SUNPOWER CORPORATION Reports Operating Results (10-Q)

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Aug 13, 2010
SUNPOWER CORPORATION (SPWRB, Financial) filed Quarterly Report for the period ended 2010-07-04.

Sunpower Corporation has a market cap of $495.5 million; its shares were traded at around $11.79 with a P/E ratio of 17.5 and P/S ratio of 0.3. SPWRB is in the portfolios of Chuck Royce of Royce& Associates, Steven Cohen of SAC Capital Advisors.

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The net loss per share for the three months ended July 4, 2010 reported in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q differs from our previously announced preliminary results by $0.01 since we incorrectly allocated losses of $10,000 to unvested restricted stock awards, which amount changed the rounding from a loss of $0.06 to $0.07 per share for the three months ended July 4, 2010. Net income per share for the six months ended July 4, 2010 was not affected. For additional details regarding how we calculate net income (loss) per share under the two-class method see Note 16 of Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements.

Total Revenue: During the three and six months ended July 4, 2010, our total revenue of $384.2 million and $731.5 million, respectively, represented an increase of 28% and 43%, respectively, from total revenue reported in each of the comparable periods of fiscal 2009. The increase in our total revenue during the three and six months ended July 4, 2010 compared to the same periods in fiscal 2009 is attributable to growing demand for our solar power products in the residential and commercial markets, particularly in the United States, Germany and Italy, partially offset by deferred revenue recognition experienced by our UPP Segment. Revenue in our UPP Segment is susceptible to large fluctuations from quarter to quarter. Our UPP Segment is dependent on large scale projects and often a single project can account for a material portion of our total revenue in a given quarter. In some cases, a delayed sale of a project could require us to recognize a gain on the sale of assets instead of recognizing revenue.

UPP Revenue: Our UPP revenue for the three and six months ended July 4, 2010 was $120.0 million and $264.1 million, respectively, which accounted for 31% and 36%, respectively, of our total revenue. Our UPP revenue for the three and six months ended June 28, 2009 was $124.3 million and $233.6 million, respectively, which accounted for 42% and 46%, respectively, of our total revenue. During the three and six months ended July 4, 2010, our UPP revenue decreased 3% and increased 13%, respectively, as compared to revenue earned in the three and six months ended June 28, 2009, respectively, due to increased sales through our components business, offset by decreased revenue related to utility scale projects as a result of the deferral of revenue recognition on projects under construction.

R&C Revenue: Our R&C revenue for the three and six months ended July 4, 2010 was $264.2 million and $467.4 million, respectively, or 69% and 64%, respectively, of our total revenue. R&C revenue for the three and six months ended June 28, 2009 was $175.0 million and $277.4 million, respectively, or 58% and 54%, respectively, of our total revenue. During the three and six months ended July 4, 2010, our R&C revenue increased 51% and 68%, respectively, as compared to revenue earned in the three and six months ended June 28, 2009, respectively, primarily due to growing demand for our solar power products in the United States, Germany and Italy due to the growth of our third-party global dealer network.

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