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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 


FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
July 26, 2011
 

Active Power, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
 
000-30939
 
74-2961657
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 


2128 W. Braker Lane, BK12
Austin, Texas 78758
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(512) 836-6464
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
 
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Item 2.02.
Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
 
On July 26, 2011, Active Power, Inc. issued a press release reporting its preliminary results of operations for its fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2011. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
 
The information furnished in this Current Report, including under this Item 2.02 and the exhibit attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits
 
99.1
Press Release of Active Power, Inc. dated July 26, 2011.
 
 
 
 

 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

   
ACTIVE POWER, INC.
     
     
Date:  July 26, 2011
By:
/s/ John Penver  
   
John Penver
   
Chief Financial Officer

 
 
 

 
 
EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.
Description
Press Release of Active Power, Inc. dated July 26, 2011.
 
 

ex99_1.htm

Exhibit 99.1
 
Company Logo
 
Active Power Reports Second Quarter 2011 Results

YTD Revenues Up 35%

 
AUSTIN, Texas (July 26, 2011) –Active Power, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACPW), manufacturer of critical backup power systems and continuous power and infrastructure solutions, reported results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2011.

Financial Highlights
 
 
·
Q2 2011 revenues increased $3.2 million, or 20%, to $19.2 million versus the same year-ago quarter. For the six months ended June 30, 2011, revenues increased $9.4 million to $36.5 million, or 35%, compared to the same period in 2010.
 
 
·
$11.9 million in revenue from continuous power and infrastructure solutions, representing 62% of revenue in the quarter.

 
·
125% increase in IT channel revenues compared to the same year-ago quarter.

 
·
Reduced net loss by 9% to $1.4 million or $0.02 per share in the quarter compared to the same year-ago quarter. On a year to date basis, reduced net loss by 40% to $2.5 million.

Operational Highlights
 
 
·
Opened new 19,000 square foot operations and demonstration facility in United Kingdom to support growing critical power solutions business in local market, enabling company to design, build, and commission a greater number of continuous power and infrastructure solutions.

 
·
Announced the deployment of critical power infrastructure equipment to Capgemini Merlin datacenter facility in Swindon, United Kingdom, helping customer achieve industry-leading energy efficiencies and full tier 3 certification from Uptime Institute.

 
·
Increased sales revenue in Asia Pacific region, particularly in Japan and delivered two PowerHouse systems to a large China based utility company.
 
 
 

 
 
 
·
Received multiple new orders for continuous power systems and UPS (uninterruptible power supply) systems, including two multimillion dollar PowerHouse projects made in conjunction with strategic IT partner.

 
·
Joined the Russell 3000 Index, Russell Global, and Russell Microcap Indexes.

Q2 2011 Financial Results
 
Revenues for the second quarter of 2011 were $19.2 million, an increase of 20% from the same year-ago quarter and an increase of 11% from the first quarter of 2011. For the six months ended June 30, 2011, total revenues of $36.5 million increased 35% from $27.2 million in the same period in 2010.

Gross profit margin for the quarter decreased to 24%, compared to 27% in the same year-ago quarter and 27% in the previous quarter due to changes in sales mix.

Net loss for the quarter was $1.4 million, or $(0.02) per share. This compares to a net loss of $1.5 million or $(0.02) per share in the same year-ago quarter and a net loss of $1.1 million or $(0.01) per share in the previous quarter. For the six months ended June 30, 2011, net loss was $2.5 million or $(0.03) per share compared to a net loss of $4.1 million or $(0.05) per share in the same year-ago period.

Management Commentary
 
“As the second highest revenue quarter in company history, the second quarter of 2011 demonstrated the performance and economic benefits of our products and solutions – from industry-leading energy and space efficiencies to high reliability – continue to resonate with datacenter and technology centric customers worldwide,” said Jim Clishem, president and CEO of Active Power.

“We realized a greater proportion of infrastructure solutions sales globally this quarter, including a number of large transactions in Asia. This change in product mix and some larger support costs for certain continuous power system deployments resulted in lower gross and operating margins. We see strong growth in our UPS and solutions business in the second half of 2011 and expect our margins to improve to enable us to reach profitability.”

“At the end of June, we had a number of large orders in progress and scheduled for second half delivery, which in turn resulted in a large increase in inventory and payables. We also made certain investments in research and development and added personnel to meet the increased demand in our sales pipeline. While these factors impacted the quarter’s profitability, we believe these investments will enable us to continue to grow the business and meet our financial and strategic objectives.”
 
 
 

 
 
Outlook
 
Active Power expects third quarter 2011 revenues to be between $18 million and $21 million. Third quarter earnings per share is expected to range between $(0.02) and $0.02 cents per share. Changes in cash and investments are expected to be driven by changes in working capital requirements.
 
Conference Call and Webcast
 
Active Power will host a conference call today (Tuesday, July 26, 2011) at 4:30 p.m. (ET) to discuss its second quarter 2011 results. Interested parties can dial into the call at the time of the event at (877) 641-0093. For callers outside the U.S. and in Canada, please dial (904) 520-5773.

To listen to the live Webcast, please click here. A replay of the Webcast will be available through Aug. 9, 2011, via Active Power’s Web site at www.activepower.com.
 
About Active Power
Founded in 1992, Active Power (NASDAQ: ACPW) designs and manufactures continuous power solutions and critical backup power systems that enable datacenters and other mission critical operations to remain ‘on’ 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Active Power solutions are intelligently efficient, inherently reliable and economically green, providing environmental benefits and energy and space efficiencies to customers’ financial benefit. The company’s products and solutions are built with pride in Austin, Texas, at a state-of-the-art, ISO 9001:2008 registered manufacturing and test facility. Global customers are served via Austin and four regional operations centers located in the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan and China, supporting the deployment of systems in more than 40 countries. For more information, visit www.activepower.com.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements:
This release may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including statements relating to Active Power’s current expectations of operating results for the second quarter of 2011, its future operating results and customers’ current intentions. Any forward-looking statements and all other statements that may be made in this news release that are not historical facts are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially. Factors that could cause the actual results to differ materially from the results predicted include, among others, the deferral or cancellation of sales commitments as a result of general economic conditions or uncertainty, risks related to our international operations, and product performance and quality issues. For more information on the risk factors that could cause actual results to differ from these forward looking statements, please refer to Active Power filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2011, and its Current Reports on Form 8-K filed since such year ended. Active Power assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements or information which are in effect as of their respective dates.

Active Power, CleanSource and CoolAir are registered trademarks of Active Power, Inc. The Active Power logo, PowerHouse and PowerCentre are trademarks of Active Power, Inc. All other trademarks are the properties of their respective companies.
 
Investor Contact:   Media Contact:
Ron Both   Lee Higgins
Liolios Group, Inc.  Public Relations Manager
949-574-3860   512-744-9488
info@liolios.com   lhiggins@activepower.com
 
 
 

 

ACTIVE POWER, INC.
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Thousands, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)
 
   
Three
Months Ended
June 30,
   
Six
Months Ended
June 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
    2010  
   
 
       
Revenues:
                 
Product revenue
  $ 16,156     $ 13,307     $ 30,894     $ 22,693  
Service and other revenue
    3,059       2,740       5,650       4,471  
Total revenue
    19,215       16,047       36,544       27,164  
                                 
Cost of goods sold:
                               
Cost of product revenue
    11,991       10,171       22,513       17,036  
Cost of service and other revenue
    2,591       1,514       4,688       2,915  
Total cost of goods sold
    14,582       11,685       27,201       19,951  
                                 
Gross profit
    4,633       4,362       9,343       7,213  
                                 
Operating expenses:
                               
Research and development
    1,086       849       2,007       1,684  
Selling and marketing
    3,400       3,526       6,870       6,784  
General & administrative
    1,435       1,433       2,803       2,750  
Total operating expenses
    5,921       5,808       11,680       11,218  
Operating loss
    (1,288 )     (1,446 )     (2,337     (4,005 )
                                 
Interest expense, net
    (48 )     (26 )     (81     (52 )
Other expense, net
    (58 )     (64 )     (42     (68 )
Net loss
  $ (1,394 )   $ (1,536 )   $ (2,460 )   $ (4,125 )
                                 
Net loss per share, basic & diluted
  $ (0.02 )   $ (0.02 )   $ (0.03 )   $ (0.05 )
Shares used in computing net loss per share, basic & diluted
    80,045       79,656       79,934       75,540  
                                 
Comprehensive loss:
                               
Net loss
  $ (1,394 )   $ (1,536 )   $ (2,460 )   $ (4,125 )
Translation gain (loss) on subsidiaries in foreign currencies
    299       (98 )     609       (259 )
Comprehensive loss
  $ (1,095 )   $ (1,634 )   $ (1,851 )   $ (4,384 )
 
 
 

 
 
ACTIVE POWER, INC.
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands)
   
June 30
   
December 31
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
Assets
 
(unaudited)
       
             
Current assets:
           
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 10,953     $ 15,416  
Short-term investments in marketable securities
    145       134  
Accounts receivable, net
    17,805       14,708  
Inventories
    12,051       6,430  
Prepaid expenses and other
     405        511  
Total current assets
    41,359       37,199  
Property and equipment, net
    2,589       2,005  
Deposits and other
    404       314  
Total assets
  $ 44,352     $ 39,518  
                 
Liabilities and stockholders' equity
               
                 
Current liabilities:
               
Accounts payable
  $ 10,995     $ 6,022  
Accrued expenses
    4,874       7,068  
Deferred revenue
    2,299       2,492  
Revolving line of credit
    5,535       2,535  
Total current liabilities
    23,703       18,117  
                 
Long-term liabilities
    712       579  
Stockholders' equity:
               
Common stock
    80       80  
Treasury stock
    (115 )     (103 )
Additional paid-in capital
    275,787       274,807  
Accumulated deficit
    (256,261 )     (253,801 )
Other accumulated comprehensive loss
    446       (161 )
Total stockholders’ equity
    19,937       20,822  
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 44,352     $ 39,518  

 
 

 

ACTIVE POWER, INC.
SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL DATA

   
Three Months Ended
June 30,
   
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
$'000
 
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
 
Product Revenue:
                       
UPS products
  $ 5,458     $ 6,643     $ 14,773     $ 14,853  
Continuous Power Solutions
    8,399       4,509       13,071       5,087  
Infrastructure Solutions
    2,299       2,155       3,050       2,753  
    $ 16,156     $ 13,307     $ 30,894     $ 22,693  
                                 
MW of critical Power delivered
 
23.4MW
   
24.3MW
   
54.7MW
   
47.9MW
 
Revenue per MW of Critical Power ($'000)
  $ 660     $ 491     $ 557     $ 453  
                                 
                                 
 
Selected Balance Sheet Data: ($'000)
                 
June 30,
2011
   
Dec. 31,
2010
 
                                 
Inventory:
                               
Raw material
                  $ 6,655     $ 5,243  
Work in progress
                    5,461       2,382  
Finished goods
                    1,750       1,148  
Less reserves for obsolescence
                    (1,815 )     (2,343 )
                    $ 12,051     $ 6,430  
                                 
Receivables:
                               
Americas
                  $ 10,132     $ 10,681  
EMEA
                    4,866       4,020  
Asia
                    2,807       7  
                    $ 17,805     $ 14,708