UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

For the Quarterly Period Ended December 31, 2018

OR

Commission file number 001-33887

 

Orion Energy Systems, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (920) 892-9340

 

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  ☒    No  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405) during the preceding 12 months (or for shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).    Yes  ☒    No  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an "emerging growth company". See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ☐    No  ☒

There were 29,576,944 shares of the Registrant’s common stock outstanding on January 31, 2019.

 

 

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ORION ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC.

QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

FOR THE QUARTER ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1: Financial Statements

ORION ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except share amounts)

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Statements.

 

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ORION ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Statements.

 

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ORION ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Statements.

 

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ORION ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1 — DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

Organization

Orion includes Orion Energy Systems, Inc., a Wisconsin corporation, and all consolidated subsidiaries. Orion is a developer, manufacturer and seller of lighting and energy management systems to commercial and industrial businesses, and federal and local governments, predominantly in North America.

Orion’s corporate offices and leased primary manufacturing operations are located in Manitowoc, Wisconsin.  Orion leases office space in Jacksonville, Florida. Orion had leased office space in Chicago, Illinois, and Houston, Texas, but as of June 30, 2018, Orion had vacated these locations. During fiscal 2018, Orion had leased warehouse space in Manitowoc, Wisconsin and Augusta, Georgia, but as of March 31, 2018, Orion had vacated these storage locations.

NOTE 2 — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Principles of Consolidation

The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Orion Energy Systems, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of Orion have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP) for interim financial information and with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC").  Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2019 or other interim periods.

The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2018 has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information required by GAAP for complete financial statements.

The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in Orion’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018 filed with the SEC on June 13, 2018.

In the warranty rollforward in Note 9 – Accrued Expenses and Other, certain prior period balances have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation.  The reclassifications were immaterial to the financial statements.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and reported amounts of revenues and expenses during that reporting period. Areas that require the use of significant management estimates include revenue recognition, inventory obsolescence, allowance for doubtful accounts, accruals for warranty and loss contingencies, income taxes, impairment analyses, and certain equity transactions. Accordingly, actual results could differ from those estimates.

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Concentration of Credit Risk and Other Risks and Uncertainties

Orion's cash is deposited with three financial institutions. At times, deposits in these institutions exceed the amount of insurance provided on such deposits.  Orion has not experienced any losses in such accounts and believes that it is not exposed to any significant financial institution viability risk on these balances.

Orion purchases components necessary for its lighting products, including ballasts, lamps and LED components, from multiple suppliers.  For the three months ended December 31, 2018, one supplier accounted for 11.7% of total cost of revenue. For the nine months ended December 31, 2018, no supplier accounted for more than 10% of total cost of revenue. For the three months ended December 31, 2017, one supplier accounted for 13.9% of total cost of revenue. For the nine months ended December 31, 2017, no supplier accounted for more than 10.0% of total cost of revenue.

For the three months ended December 31, 2018, one customer accounted for 11.6% of total revenue.  For the nine months ended December 31, 2018, no customers accounted for more than 10.0% of total revenue.  For the three months ended December 31, 2017, one customer accounted for 13.4% of total revenue.  For the nine months ended December 31, 2017, one customer accounted for 11.1% of total revenue.

As of December 31, 2018, no customer accounted for more than 10.0% of Accounts receivable. As of March 31, 2018, one customer accounted for 13.2% of Accounts receivable.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Issued: Not Yet Adopted

In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2016-02, "Leases" (Subtopic 842).  The pronouncement, and subsequent amendments, which is included in the Accounting Standards Codification as Subtopic 842 (“ASC 842”), requires that lessees recognize right-of-use assets and liabilities on the balance sheet for the rights and obligations created by long-term leases and disclose additional quantitative and qualitative information about leasing arrangements. Under ASU 842, leases will be classified as either finance or operating, with classification affecting the timing of expense recognition. Similarly, lessors will be required to classify leases as sales-type, finance or operating leases, with classification affecting the timing of income recognition. Classification for both lessees and lessors will be based on an assessment of whether risks and rewards, as well as substantive control, have been transferred through the lease contract. ASU 842 also provides guidance on the presentation of the effects of leases in the income statement and statement of cash flows. Orion will adopt ASU 842 on April 1, 2019 and expects to elect certain practical expedients permitted under the transition guidance.  Additionally, Orion expects to elect the optional transition method that allows for a cumulative-effect adjustment in the period of adoption and will not restate prior periods.  Orion has completed an initial assessment of potential leases but has not yet completed its review of the full provisions of ASU 842 against its outstanding lease arrangements and is in the process of quantifying the lease liability and related right-of-use asset which will be recorded to its condensed consolidated balance sheets upon adoption of ASU 842.  In addition, the Company is in the process of identifying and implementing the appropriate changes to business processes and controls to support recognition and disclosure under the new standard.  Management continues to assess the impact of adoption of ASU 842 on its condensed consolidated statements of operations, cash flows, and the related footnote disclosures.

 

Recently Adopted Standards

On April 1, 2018, Orion adopted ASU 2014-09 and subsequent amendments, which is included in the Accounting Standards Codification as "Revenue from Contracts with Customers" (Topic 606) (“ASC 606”) and Sub-Topic 340-40 (“ASC 340-40”), using the modified retrospective approach. ASC 606 superseded the revenue recognition requirements in “Revenue Recognition” (Topic 605) ("ASC 605") and provides guidance on the accounting for other assets and deferred costs associated with contracts with customers.   ASC 606 requires entities to recognize revenue when control of the promised goods or services is transferred to customers at an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services.  ASC 340-40 limits the circumstances that an entity can recognize an asset from the costs incurred to obtain or fulfill a contract that are not subject to the guidance in other portions in the Accounting Standards Codification, such as those related to

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inventory.   The provisions of ASC 606 and ASC 340-40 require entities to use more judgments and estimates than under previous guidance when allocating the total consideration in a contract to the individual promises to customers (“performance obligations”) and determining when a performance obligation has been satisfied and revenue can be recognized. Orion’s adoption of ASC 606 did not have a material effect on Orion's financial statements. Orion has updated its processes and controls necessary for implementing ASC 606, including the increased footnote disclosure requirements.

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, "Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments," which provided clarification and additional guidance as to the presentation and classification of certain cash receipts and cash payments in the statement of cash flows.  This ASU provided guidance as to the classification of a number of transactions including:  contingent consideration payments made after a business combination, proceeds from the settlement of insurance claims, proceeds from the settlement of corporate-owned life insurance policies, and distributions received from equity method investees.  This new ASU was effective for Orion in the first quarter of fiscal 2019 and has been applied through retrospective adjustment to all periods presented.  The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on Orion’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-09, “Compensation-Stock Compensation: Scope of Modification Accounting” which provides guidance about which changes to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award would require an entity to apply modification accounting. The provisions of this ASU were effective for Orion beginning on April 1, 2018. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on Orion’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

NOTE 3 — REVENUE

Changes in Accounting Policies

Orion adopted ASC 606 and ASC 340-40 (the “new standards”) as of April 1, 2018 for contracts with customers that were not fully complete as of April 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective transition method. The cumulative effect of initially applying the new standards was recorded as an immaterial adjustment to the opening balance of retained deficit within Orion’s Condensed Consolidated Statement of Shareholders’ Equity.

The new standards are applied separately for each contract between Orion and a customer.  While the impact of the new standards vary for each contract based on its specific terms, in general, the new standards result in Orion (a) delaying the recognition of some of its Product revenue from the point of shipment until a later date during the installation period, (b) recording Service revenue associated with installing lighting fixtures as such fixtures are installed instead of recording all Services revenue at the completion of the installation, and (c) recording costs associated with installing lighting fixtures as they are incurred instead of deferring such costs and recognizing them at the time Service revenue was recorded.

The adoption of the new standards also resulted in reclassifications (a) between Product revenue and Service revenue, and between Cost of service revenue and Sales and marketing expenses in Orion’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, and (b) between Accounts receivable, net, Revenue earned but not billed, Inventories, net, Deferred contract costs, Prepaid expenses and other current assets, Accounts payable, Accrued expenses and other, Deferred revenue, current, Deferred revenue, long-term, and Other long-term liabilities in Orion’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

For all adjustments and changes as a result of adopting the new standards for the current period, refer to the section “Impacts on Financial Statements” below.  In accordance with the modified retrospective transition method, the historical information within Orion’s financial statements has not been restated and continues to be reported under the accounting standard in effect for those periods. As a result, Orion has disclosed the accounting policies in effect prior to April 1, 2018, as well as the policies applied starting April 1, 2018.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

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Periods prior to April 1, 2018

Revenue was recognized in accordance with ASC 605 when the following criteria were met:

Revenue was recorded net of estimated provisions for returns, early payment discounts and rebates and other consideration paid to Orion’s customers.  Revenues were presented net of sales tax and other sales related taxes.

Deferred contract costs consisted primarily of the costs of products delivered, and services performed, that were subject to additional performance obligations or customer acceptance. These Deferred contract costs were expensed at the time the related revenue was recognized.

Deferred revenue related to advance customer billings and investment tax grants received related to power purchase agreement contracts still outstanding related to Orion’s legacy solar business.

 

Period Commencing April 1, 2018

General Information

Orion generates revenues primarily by selling commercial lighting fixtures and components and by installing these fixtures in its customer’s facilities.  Orion recognizes revenue in accordance with the guidance in ASC 606 when control of the goods or services being provided (which Orion refers to as a performance obligation) is transferred to a customer at an amount that reflects the consideration that management expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services.  Prices are generally fixed at the time of order confirmation.  The amount of expected consideration includes estimated deductions and early payment discounts calculated based on historical experience, customer rebates based on agreed upon terms applied to actual and projected sales levels over the rebate period, and any amounts paid to customers in conjunction with fulfilling a performance obligation.

If there are multiple performance obligations in a single contract, the contract’s total sales price is allocated to each individual performance obligation based on their relative standalone selling price.  A performance obligation’s standalone selling price is the price at which Orion would sell such promised good or service separately to a customer.  Orion uses an observable price to determine the stand-alone selling price for separate performance obligations or a cost-plus margin approach when one is not available.  The cost-plus margin approach is used to determine the stand-alone selling price for the installation performance obligation and is based on average historical installation margin.

Revenue derived from customer contracts which include only performance obligation(s) for the sale of lighting fixtures and components is classified as Product revenue in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.   The revenue for these transactions is recorded at the point in time when management believes that the customer obtains control of the products, generally either upon shipment or upon delivery to the customer’s facility. This point in time is determined separately for each contract and requires judgment by management of the contract terms and the specific facts and circumstances concerning the transaction.

Revenue from a customer contract which includes both the sale of fixtures and the installation of such fixtures (which Orion refers to as a turnkey project) is allocated between each lighting fixture and the installation performance obligation based on relative standalone selling prices.

Revenue from turnkey projects that is allocated to the sale of the lighting fixtures is recorded at the point in time when management believes the customer obtains control of the product(s) and is reflected in Product revenue.  This point in time is determined separately for each customer contract based upon the terms of the contract and the nature and extent of Orion’s control of the light fixtures during the installation.  Product revenue associated with turnkey projects can be recorded (a) upon shipment or delivery, (b) subsequent to shipment or delivery and upon customer payments for the light fixtures, (c) when an individual light fixture is installed and working correctly, or (d) when the customer acknowledges that the entire installation project is

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substantially complete.  Determining the point in time when a customer obtains control of the lighting fixtures in a turnkey project can be a complex judgment and is applied separately for each individual light fixture included in a contract.  In making this judgment, management considers the timing of various factors, including, but not limited to, those detailed below:

 

Revenue from turnkey projects that is allocated to the single installation performance obligation is reflected in Service  revenue.  Service revenue is recorded over-time as Orion fulfills its obligation to install the light fixtures.  Orion measures its performance toward fulfilling its performance obligations for installations using an output method that calculates the number of light fixtures completely installed as of the measurement date in comparison to the total number of light fixtures to be installed under the contract.

Most products are manufactured in accordance with Orion’s standard specifications.  However, some products are manufactured to a customer’s specific requirements with no alternative use to Orion.  In such cases, and when Orion has an enforceable right to payment, Product revenue is recorded on an over-time basis measured using an input methodology that calculates the costs incurred to date as compared to total expected costs.  There was no over-time revenue related to custom products recognized in the three and nine months ended December 31, 2018.

Orion also records revenue in conjunction with several limited power purchase agreements (“PPAs”) still outstanding. Those PPAs are supply-side agreements for the generation of electricity.  Orion’s last PPA expires in 2031.  Revenue associated with the sale of energy generated by the solar facilities under these PPAs is within the scope of ASC 606.  Revenues are recognized over-time and are equal to the amount billed to the customer, which is calculated by applying the fixed rate designated in the PPAs to the variable amount of electricity generated each month.  This approach is in accordance with the “right to invoice” practical expedient provided for in ASC 606.  Orion also recognizes revenue upon the sale to third parties of tax credits received from operating the solar facilities and from amortizing a grant received from the federal government during the period starting when the power generating facilities were constructed until the expiration of the PPAs; these revenues are not derived from contracts with customers and therefore not under the scope of ASC 606.

When shipping and handling activities are performed after a customer obtains control of the product, Orion has elected to treat shipping and handling costs as an activity necessary to fulfill the performance obligation to transfer product to the customer and not as a separate performance obligation.  Any shipping and handling costs charged to customers are recorded in Product revenue.  Shipping and handling costs are accrued and included in Cost of product revenue.

See Note 9, Accrued Expenses and Other for a discussion of Orion’s accounting for the warranty it provides to customers for its products and services.

Sales taxes collected from customers and remitted to governmental authorities are accounted for on a net (excluded from revenues) basis.

 

Contract Fulfillment Costs

Costs associated with product sales are accumulated in inventory as the fixtures are manufactured and are transferred to Cost of product revenue at the time revenue is recorded.  See Note 5, Inventories, Net.  Costs associated with installation sales are expensed as incurred.

 

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Disaggregation of Revenue

Orion’s Product revenue includes revenue from contracts with customers accounted for under the scope of ASC 606 and revenue which is accounted for under other guidance.  For the three and nine months ended December 31, 2018, Product revenue included $1.0 million and $2.1 million, respectively, derived from sales-type leases for light fixtures, $25,615 and $0.2 million, respectively, derived from the sale of tax credits generated from Orion’s legacy operation for distributing solar energy, and $18,889 and $0.1 million, respectively, derived from the amortization of federal grants received in 2010 and 2011 as reimbursement for a portion of the costs to construct the legacy solar facilities which are not under the scope of ASC 606.  All remaining Product revenue, and all Service revenue, are derived from contracts with customers as defined in ASC 606.

The primary end-users of Orion’s lighting products and services are (a) the federal government, and (b) commercial or industrial companies.

The federal government obtains Orion products and services primarily through turnkey project sales that Orion makes to a select group of contractors who focus on the federal government. Revenues associated with government end-users are primarily included in the Orion Engineered Systems Division segment.

Commercial or industrial end-users obtain Orion products and services through turnkey project sales or by purchasing products either direct from Orion or through distributors or energy service companies ("ESCOs").  Revenues associated with commercial and industrial end-users are included within each of Orion’s segments, dependent on the sales channel.

See Footnote 16, Segments, for additional discussion concerning Orion’s reportable segments.

The following table provides detail of Orion’s total revenues for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2018 (dollars in thousands):

 

 

Cash Flow Considerations

Customer payments for material only orders are due shortly after shipment.

Turnkey projects where the end-user is the federal government typically span a three to six-month period.  The contracts for these sales often provide for monthly progress payments equal to ninety percent (90%) of the value provided by Orion during the month.

Turnkey projects where the end-user is a commercial or industrial company typically span between two weeks to three months.  Customer payment requirements for these projects vary by contract.  Some contracts provide for customer payments for products and services as they are delivered, other contracts specify that the customer will pay for the project in its entirety upon completion of the installation.

Orion provides long-term financing to one customer who frequently engages Orion in large turnkey projects that span between three and nine months.  The customer executes an agreement providing for monthly payments of the contract price, plus interest, over a five-year period.  The total transaction price in these contracts is allocated between product and services in the same manner as all other turnkey projects.  The portion of the transaction associated with the installation is accounted for

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consistently with all other installation related performance obligations.  The portion of the transaction associated with the sale of the multiple individual light fixtures is accounted for as sales-type leases in accordance with ASC 840, "Leases".  Revenues associated with the sales-type leases are included in Product revenue and recorded for each fixture separately based on the customer’s monthly acknowledgment that specified fixtures have been installed and are operating as specified.

The payments associated with these transactions that are due during the twelve months subsequent to December 31, 2018 are included in Accounts receivable, net in Orion’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.  The remaining amounts due that are associated with these transactions are included in Other long-term assets in Orion’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The customer’s monthly payment obligation commences after completion of the turnkey project.  Orion generally sells the receivable from the customer to an independent financial institution either during, or shortly after completion of, the installation period.  Upon execution of the receivables purchase / sales agreement, all amounts due from the customer are included in Revenues earned but not billed on Orion’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets until cash is received from the financial institution.  The financial institution releases funds to Orion based on the customer’s monthly acknowledgment of the progress Orion has achieved in fulfilling its installation obligation.  Orion provides the progress certifications to the financial institution one month in arrears.

The total amount received from the sales of these receivables during the three and nine months ended December 31, 2018 was $1.5 million and $4.4 million, respectively.  Orion’s losses on these sales aggregated to $28,891 and $0.2 million for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2018 and is included in Interest expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

 

Practical Expedients and Exemptions

Orion expenses sales commissions when incurred because the amortization period is one year or less. These costs are recorded within Sales and marketing expense.  There are no other capitalizable costs associated with obtaining contracts with customers.

Orion’s performance obligations related to lighting fixtures typically do not exceed nine months in duration.  As a result, Orion has elected the practical expedient that provides an exemption to the disclosure requirements regarding information about value assigned to remaining performance obligations on contracts that have original expected durations of one year or less.

Orion has also adopted the practical expedient that provides an exemption to the disclosure requirement of the value assigned to performance obligations associated with contracts that were not complete as of April 1, 2018.

Orion also elected the practical expedient that permits companies to not disclose quantitative information about the future revenue when revenue is recognized as invoices are issued to customers for services performed.

Other than the turnkey projects which result in sales-type leases discussed above, Orion generally receives full payment for satisfied performance obligations in less than one year.  Accordingly, Orion does not adjust revenues for the impact of any potential significant financing component as permitted by the practical expedients provided in ASC 606.

 

Contract Balances

A receivable is recognized when Orion has an enforceable right to payment in accordance with contract terms and an invoice has been issued to the customer.  Payment terms on invoiced amounts are typically 30 days from the invoice date.

Revenue earned but not billed represents revenue that has been recognized in advance of billing the customer, which is a common practice in Orion turnkey contracts.  Once Orion has an unconditional right to consideration under a turnkey contract, Orion typically bills the customer accordingly and reclassifies the amount to Accounts receivable, net.  Revenue earned but not billed as of December 31, 2018 and April 1, 2018 includes $0.6 million and $0.6 million, respectively, which was not derived from contracts with customers and therefore not classified as a contract asset as defined by the new standards.

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Deferred revenue, current as of December 31, 2018, included $43,448 of contract liabilities which represented consideration received from customers prior to the point that Orion has fulfilled the promises included in a performance obligation and recorded revenue.

Deferred revenue, long-term consists of the unamortized portion of the funds received from the federal government in 2010 and 2011 as reimbursement for the costs to build the two facilities related to the PPAs.  As the transaction is not considered a contract with a customer, this value is not a contract liability as defined by the new standards.

The following chart shows the balance of Orion’s receivables arising from contracts with customers, contract assets and contract liabilities as of December 31, 2018, and April 1, 2018, after the adoption of the new standards (dollars in thousands):

 

 

There were no significant changes in the contract assets outside of standard reclassifications to Accounts receivable, net upon billing.  There were no significant changes to contract liabilities.

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Impact on Financial Statements

 

ORION ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except share amounts)

 

 

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ORION ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

 

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ORION ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

 

 

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NOTE 4 — ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NET

As of December 31, 2018, and March 31, 2018, Orion's Accounts receivable and Allowance for doubtful accounts balances were as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

 

NOTE 5 — INVENTORIES, NET

As of December 31, 2018, and March 31, 2018, Orion's Inventory balances were as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

 

NOTE 6 — PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS

As of December 31, 2018, and March 31, 2018, Prepaid expenses and other current assets included the following (dollars in thousands):

 

 

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NOTE 7 — PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET

As of December 31, 2018, and March 31, 2018, Property and equipment, net, included the following (dollars in thousands):

 

 

As of September 30, 2018, a triggering event occurred requiring Orion to evaluate its long-lived assets for impairment. Due to the central nature of its operations, Orion’s tangible and intangible definite-lived assets support its full operations, are utilized by all three of its reportable segments, and do not generate separately identifiable cash flows. As such, these assets together represent a single asset group. In reviewing the asset group for impairment, Orion elected to bypass the qualitative impairment assessment and went directly to performing the Step 1 recoverability test. Orion performed the Step 1 recoverability test for the asset group comparing its carrying value to the group’s expected future undiscounted cash flows. Orion concluded that the undiscounted cash flows of the definite lived asset group exceeded its carrying value. As such the asset group was deemed recoverable and no impairment was recorded.

Equipment included above under capital leases was as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

 

Orion recorded depreciation expense of $0.3 and $1.0 million for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2018, respectively, and $0.4 and $1.1 million for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2017, respectively.

NOTE 8 —OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET

As of December 31, 2018, and March 31, 2018, the components of, and changes in, the carrying amount of Other intangible assets, net, were as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

 

As of September 30, 2017, a triggering event occurred requiring Orion to evaluate its long-lived assets for impairment.  As such Orion performed a quantitative impairment review of its indefinite lived intangible assets related to the Harris trade name applying the royalty replacement method to determine the asset’s fair value as of September 30, 2017. Under the royalty

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replacement method, the fair value of the Harris tradename was determined based on a market participant’s view of the royalty that would be paid to license the right to use the tradename.  This quantitative analysis incorporated several assumptions including forecasted future revenues and cash flows, estimated royalty rate, based on similar licensing transactions and market royalty rates, and discount rate, which incorporates assumptions such as weighted-average cost of capital and risk premium.  As a result of this impairment test, the carrying value of the Harris trade name exceeded its estimated fair value and an impairment of $0.7 million was recorded to Impairment of intangible assets during the quarter ended September 30, 2017 to reduce the asset’s carrying value to its calculated fair value.  This fair value determination was categorized as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

Amortization expense on intangible assets was $0.1 and $0.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.  Amortization expense on intangible assets was $0.3 and $0.5 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

As of December 31, 2018, the weighted average remaining useful life of intangible assets was 5.1 years.

The estimated amortization expense for the remainder of fiscal 2019, the next five fiscal years and beyond is shown below (dollars in thousands):

 

 

NOTE 9 — ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER

As of December 31, 2018, and March 31, 2018, Accrued expenses and other included the following (dollars in thousands):

 

 

Orion generally offers a limited warranty of one to ten years on its lighting products, including the pass through of standard warranties offered by major original equipment component manufacturers. The manufacturers’ warranties cover lamps, ballasts, LED modules, chips and drivers, control devices, and other fixture related items, which are significant components in Orion's lighting products.

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Changes in Orion’s warranty accrual (both current and long-term) were as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

 

NOTE 10 — NET LOSS PER COMMON SHARE

Basic net loss per common share is computed by dividing Basic net loss attributable to common shareholders by the Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period and does not consider common stock equivalents.

For the three and nine months ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, Orion was in a net loss position; therefore, the Basic and Diluted Weighted average shares outstanding are equal because any increase to the basic shares would be anti-dilutive. Basic and Diluted net loss per common share was calculated based upon the following:

 

 

The following table indicates the number of potentially dilutive securities excluded from the calculation of Diluted net loss per common share because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive.  The number of shares are as of the end of each period:

 

 

NOTE 11 — LONG-TERM DEBT

Long-term debt consisted of the following (dollars in thousands):

 

 

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Revolving Credit Agreement

On October 26, 2018, Orion and its subsidiaries entered into a new secured revolving Business Financing Agreement with Western Alliance Bank, as lender (the “New Credit Agreement”). The New Credit Agreement replaced Orion’s existing Credit Agreement.

The New Credit Agreement provides for a two-year revolving credit facility (the “New Credit Facility”) that matures on October 26, 2020. Borrowings under the New Credit Facility are initially limited to $20.15 million, subject to a borrowing base requirement based on eligible receivables and inventory.  The New Credit Agreement includes a $2.0 million sublimit for the issuance of letters of credit. As of December 31, 2018, Orion’s borrowing base was $4.4 million, and Orion had $3.3 million in borrowings outstanding which were included in non-current liabilities in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Orion had no outstanding letters of credit leaving additional borrowing availability of $1.1 million.   

The New Credit Agreement is secured by a security interest in substantially all of Orion's and its subsidiaries’ personal property.

Borrowings under the New Credit Agreement generally bear interest at floating rates based upon the prime rate (but not be less than 5.00% per year) plus an applicable margin determined by reference to Orion’s quick ratio (defined as the aggregate amount of unrestricted cash, unrestricted marketable securities and, with certain adjustments, receivables convertible into cash divided by total current liabilities, including the obligations under the New Credit Agreement). As of December 31, 2018, the interest rate was 6.0%. Among other fees, Orion is required to pay an annual facility fee equal to 0.45% of the credit limit under the New Credit Agreement, which was paid at commencement (October 26, 2018) and is due on each anniversary thereof.  With certain exceptions, if the New Credit Agreement is terminated prior to the first anniversary of the closing date of the New Credit Agreement, Orion is required to pay a termination fee equal to 0.50% of the credit limit under the New Credit Agreement.

The New Credit Agreement requires Orion to maintain nine months’ of “RML” as of the end of each month.  For purposes of the New Credit Agreement, RML is defined as, as of the applicable determination date, unrestricted cash on deposit with Western Alliance Bank plus availability under the New Credit Agreement divided by an amount equal to, for the applicable trailing three-month period, consolidated net profit before tax, plus depreciation expense, amortization expense and stock-based compensation, minus capital lease principal payments, tested as of the end of each month.

The New Credit Agreement also contains customary events of default and other covenants, including certain restrictions on Orion’s ability to incur additional indebtedness, consolidate or merge, enter into acquisitions, pay any dividend or distribution on Orion’s stock, redeem, retire or purchase shares of Orion’s stock, make investments or pledge or transfer assets. If an event of default under the New Credit Agreement occurs and is continuing, then Western Alliance Bank may cease making advances under the New Credit Agreement and declare any outstanding obligations under the New Credit Agreement to be immediately due and payable. In addition, if Orion becomes the subject of voluntary or involuntary proceedings under any bankruptcy or similar law, then any outstanding obligations under the New Credit Agreement will automatically become immediately due and payable.

Equipment Lease Obligations

In June 2015, Orion entered into a lease agreement with a financing company in the principal amount of $0.4 million to fund certain equipment. The lease is secured by the related equipment. The lease bears interest at a rate of 3.6%, and matures in June 2020. The lease contains a one dollar buyout option.

Customer Equipment Finance Notes Payable

In December 2014, Orion entered into a secured borrowing agreement with a financing company in the principal amount of $0.4 million to fund completed customer contracts under its Orion Throughput Agreement (“OTA”) finance program that were previously funded under a different OTA credit agreement.  The loan amount was secured by the OTA-related equipment and the expected future monthly payments under the supporting 25 individual OTA customer contracts. The borrowing agreement bore an interest rate of 8.36% and matured in April 2018.

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Other Long-Term Debt

In September 2010, Orion entered into a note agreement with the Wisconsin Department of Commerce that provided Orion with $0.3 million to fund Orion’s rooftop solar project at its Manitowoc facility.  The note matured in June 2017 and was paid in full upon maturity.

NOTE 12 — INCOME TAXES

Orion’s income tax provision was determined by applying an estimated annual effective tax rate based upon the facts and circumstances known to book loss before income tax, adjusting for discrete items. Orion’s actual effective tax rate is adjusted each interim period, as appropriate, for changes in facts and circumstances. For the three-month period ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, Orion recorded income tax expense (benefit) of $0 and $(23,330), respectively, using this methodology.  For the nine-month period ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, Orion recorded income tax expense (benefit) of $25,748 and $(23,330), respectively, using this methodology.

As of December 31, 2018, and March 31, 2018, Orion had a full valuation allowance recorded against its deferred tax assets. Orion considers future taxable income and ongoing prudent and feasible tax planning strategies in assessing the need for the valuation allowance. In the event that Orion determines that the deferred tax assets are able to be realized, an adjustment to the valuation allowance would increase income in the period such determination is made.   

During fiscal 2018, Orion recognized a provisional reduction to its deferred tax assets of ($9.9 million) related to the Tax Cut and Jobs Act (“Act”). Substantially all of this decrease was offset by a corresponding decrease to the valuation allowance. Orion also provisionally estimated it would incur no transition tax. As of December 31, 2018, Orion did not adjust its estimates and considers all changes due to the Act final.

Uncertain Tax Positions

As of December 31, 2018, Orion’s balance of gross unrecognized tax benefits was approximately $0.1 million, all of which would reduce Orion’s effective tax rate if recognized.

Orion has classified the amounts recorded for uncertain tax benefits in the balance sheet as Other long-term liabilities to the extent that payment is not anticipated within one year. Orion recognizes penalties and interest related to uncertain tax liabilities in Income tax expense. Penalties and interest are included in the unrecognized tax benefits.

NOTE 13 — COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Operating Leases

Orion leases office space and equipment under operating leases expiring at various dates through 2020. Rent expense under these operating leases was $0.2 million and $0.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.  Rent expense under these operating leases was $0.5 million and $0.7 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

Litigation

Orion is subject to various claims and legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. As of the date of this report, Orion is unable to currently assess whether the final resolution of any of such claims or legal proceedings may have a material adverse effect on our future results of operations.  In addition to ordinary-course litigation, Orion was a party to the proceedings described below.

On March 27, 2014, Orion was named as a defendant in a civil lawsuit filed by Neal R. Verfuerth, a former chief executive officer who left Orion in November 2012, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin (Green Bay Division).  The plaintiff alleged, among other things, that Orion breached certain agreements entered into with the plaintiff, including the plaintiff’s employment agreement, and violated certain laws. The complaint sought, among other relief, unspecified

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pecuniary and compensatory damages, fees and such other relief as the court may deem just and proper.  On January 11, 2018, a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit unanimously affirmed the dismissal of all of the plaintiff’s claims against Orion.

On November 10, 2017, a purported shareholder, Stephen Narten, filed a civil lawsuit in the Circuit Court for Manitowoc County against those individuals who served on Orion's board of directors during fiscal years 2015, 2016, and 2017 and certain current and former officers during the same period.  The plaintiff, who purported to bring the suit derivatively on behalf of Orion, alleged that the director defendants breached their fiduciary duties in connection with granting certain stock-based incentive awards under Orion's 2004 Stock and Incentive Awards Plan and that the directors and current and former officers breached their fiduciary duties by accepting those awards.  During the first quarter of fiscal 2019, the parties reached a settlement of the claims and the case was dismissed.  The settlement did not have a material impact on Orion's results of operations, cash flows or financial condition.

State Tax Assessment

During fiscal 2018, Orion was notified of a pending sales and use tax audit by the Wisconsin Department of Revenue for the period covering April 1, 2013 through March 31, 2017.   Although the final resolution of Orion's sales and use tax audit is uncertain, based on current information, in the opinion of Orion's management, the ultimate disposition of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on Orion's consolidated balance sheets, statements of operations, or liquidity.

During fiscal 2019, Orion was notified of a pending sales and use tax audit by the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration for the period covering April 1, 2015 through March 31, 2018. Although the final resolution of Orion's sales and use tax audit is uncertain, based on current information, in the opinion of Orion's management, the ultimate disposition of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Orion's consolidated balance sheets, statements of operations, or liquidity.

NOTE 14 — SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

In August 2010, Orion’s board of directors approved a non-compensatory employee stock purchase plan, or ESPP.  Orion issued the following shares from treasury under the ESPP during the nine months ended December 31, 2018:

 

 

In prior years, Orion issued loans to non-executive employees to purchase shares of its stock under the ESPP. The loan program has been discontinued and new loans are no longer issued.  As of March 31, 2017, $4,000 of such loans remained outstanding and were reflected on Orion’s balance sheet as a contra-equity account. During the nine months ended December 31, 2017, Orion entered into agreements with the counterparties to these loans. In exchange for the forgiveness of their outstanding loan balance, the employees returned their shares to Orion. As a result of these transactions, 1,230 shares were recorded within treasury stock and the loan balances were eliminated.

NOTE 15 — STOCK OPTIONS AND RESTRICTED SHARES

At Orion's 2016 annual meeting of shareholders held on August 3, 2016, Orion's shareholders approved the Orion Energy Systems, Inc. 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). The Plan authorizes grants of equity-based and incentive cash awards to eligible participants designated by the Plan's administrator.  Awards under the Plan may consist of stock options, stock appreciation rights, performance shares, performance units, common stock, restricted stock, restricted stock units, incentive awards or dividend equivalent units.

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Prior to shareholder approval of the Plan, the Company maintained its 2004 Stock and Incentive Awards Plan, as amended, which authorized the grant of cash and equity awards to employees (the “Former Plan”).  No new awards are being granted under the Former Plan; however, all awards granted under the Former Plan that are outstanding will continue to be governed by the Former Plan.  Forfeited awards originally issued under the Former Plan are canceled and are not available for subsequent issuance under the Plan.  The Plan and the Former Plan also permit accelerated vesting in the event of certain changes of control of Orion as well as under other special circumstances.

Certain non-employee directors have from time to time elected to receive stock awards in lieu of cash compensation pursuant to elections made under Orion’s non-employee director compensation program.

The following amounts of stock-based compensation were recorded (dollars in thousands):

 

 

During the first nine months of fiscal 2019, Orion had the following activity related to its stock-based compensation:

 

 

As of December 31, 2018, the amount of deferred stock-based compensation expense to be recognized, over a remaining period of 1.7 years, was approximately $1.0 million.

NOTE 16 — SEGMENTS

Orion has the following business segments: Orion Engineered Services Division ("OES"), Orion Distribution Services Division ("ODS"), and Orion U.S. Markets Division ("USM").  The accounting policies are the same for each business segment as they are on a consolidated basis.

Orion Engineered Systems Division

The OES segment develops and sells lighting products and provides construction and engineering services for Orion's commercial lighting and energy management systems. OES provides turnkey solutions for large national accounts, governments, municipalities and schools.

Orion Distribution Services Division

The ODS segment focuses on selling lighting products through manufacturer representative agencies and a network of broadline North American distributors.

Orion U.S. Markets Division

The USM segment sells commercial lighting systems and energy management systems to the wholesale contractor markets. USM customers include ESCOs and electrical contractors.

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Corporate and Other

Corporate and Other is comprised of operating expenses not directly allocated to Orion’s segments and adjustments to reconcile to consolidated results (dollars in thousands).

 

 

 

NOTE 17 — REORGANIZATION OF BUSINESS

During fiscal 2018, Orion executed on a cost reduction plan by entering into separation agreements with multiple employees. Orion's restructuring expense for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 is reflected within its Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

 

Total restructuring expense by segment was recorded as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

 

Cash payments for employee separation costs in connection with its reorganization of its business were $8,573 and $0.1 million in the three months ended December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.  Cash payments for employee separation costs in connection with the reorganization of its business were $0.2 million and $1.6 million in the nine months ended December 31, 2018, and December 31, 2017, respectively.  The remaining restructuring cost accruals as of December 31, 2018 were $0.1 million, which represents post-retirement medical benefits for one former employee which will be paid over several years.

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NOTE 18 — SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Subsequent events are events or transactions that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued. Recognized subsequent events are events or transactions that provide additional evidence about conditions that existed at the date of the balance sheet, including the estimates inherent in the process of preparing financial statements. Non-recognized subsequent events are events that provide evidence about conditions that did not exist at the date of the balance sheet but arose after that date.

 

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The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read together with our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes included in this Form 10-Q, as well as our audited Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Any statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q about our expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, prospects, financial condition, assumptions or future events or performance are not historical facts and are “forward-looking statements” as that term is defined under the federal securities laws. These statements are often, but not always, made through the use of words or phrases such as “believe”, “anticipate”, “should”, “intend”, “plan”, “will”, “expects”, “estimates”, “projects”, “positioned”, “strategy”, “outlook” and similar words. You should read the statements that contain these types of words carefully. Such forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from what is expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements. There may be events in the future that we are not able to predict accurately or over which we have no control. Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those discussed in “Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018. We urge you not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this report. We do not undertake any obligation to release publicly any revisions to such forward-looking statements to reflect events or uncertainties after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

Overview

We provide enterprise-grade light emitting diode ("LED") lighting and energy project solutions.  We research, develop, design, manufacture, market, sell and implement energy management systems consisting primarily of high-performance, energy-efficient commercial and industrial interior and exterior lighting systems and related services. Our products are targeted for applications in three primary market segments: commercial office and retail, area lighting and industrial applications, although we do sell and install products into other markets. Virtually all of our sales occur within North America.

Our lighting products consist primarily of LED lighting fixtures. Our principal customers include national account end-users, electrical distributors, energy service companies ("ESCOs") and electrical contractors.  Currently, substantially all of our products are manufactured at our leased production facility location in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, although as the LED market continues to evolve, we have the flexibility to source products and components from third parties in order to provide versatility in our product development.

We believe the market for lighting products has shifted to LED lighting systems, and that the customer base for our legacy high intensity fluorescent ("HIF") technology products will continue to decline.  Compared to our legacy HIF lighting systems, we believe that LED lighting technology allows for better optical performance, significantly reduced maintenance costs due to performance longevity and reduced energy consumption. Due to their size and flexibility in application, we also believe that LED lighting systems can address opportunities for retrofit applications that cannot be satisfied by HIF or other legacy technologies.   Although we continue to sell some lighting products using our legacy HIF technology, we do not build to stock HIF products and instead build to committed customer orders as received.  We plan to maintain our primary focus on developing and selling innovative LED products.

We do not have long-term contracts with our customers that provide us with recurring revenue from period to period and we typically generate substantially all of our revenue from sales of lighting systems and related services to governmental, commercial and industrial customers on a project-by-project basis. We typically sell our lighting systems in replacement of our customers’ existing fixtures. We call this replacement process a "retrofit".  We frequently engage our customers’ existing electrical contractor to provide installation and project management services. We also sell our lighting systems on a wholesale basis, principally to electrical contractors, electrical distributors, and ESCOs to sell to their own customer bases.

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Our ability to achieve our desired revenue growth and profitability goals depends on our ability to effectively engage distribution and sales agents, develop recurring revenue streams, implement our cost reduction initiatives, manage pricing pressures in the LED market, and improve our marketing, new product development, project execution, customer service, margin enhancement and operating expense management, as well as other factors.  In addition, the gross margins of our products can vary significantly depending upon the types of products we sell, with margins typically ranging from 10% to 50%. As a result, a change in the total mix of our sales among higher or lower margin products can cause our profitability to fluctuate from period to period.

Our fiscal year ends on March 31. We refer to our current fiscal year which will end on March 31, 2019 as "fiscal 2019".  We refer to our most recently completed fiscal year, which ended on March 31, 2018, as “fiscal 2018”, and our prior fiscal year which ended on March 31, 2017 as "fiscal 2017".  Our fiscal first quarter of each fiscal year ends on June 30, our fiscal second quarter ends on September 30, our fiscal third quarter ends on December 31, and our fiscal fourth quarter ends on March 31.

Reportable segments are components of an entity that have separate financial data that the entity's chief operating decision maker ("CODM") regularly reviews when allocating resources and assessing performance. Our CODM is our chief executive officer. We have three reportable segments:  Orion Engineered Systems Division ("OES"), Orion Distribution Services Division ("ODS"), and Orion U.S. Markets Division ("USM").

Market Shift to Light Emitting Diode Products

The rapid market shift in the lighting industry from legacy lighting products to LED lighting products has caused us to adopt new strategies, approaches and processes in order to respond proactively to this industry transition. These changing underlying business fundamentals in this transition include:

As we continue to focus our primary business on selling our LED product lines to respond to the rapidly changing market dynamics in the lighting industry, we face intense competition from an increased number of other LED product companies, a number of which have substantially greater resources and more experience and history with LED lighting products than we do.

Management Restructuring and Focus on Profitability

During fiscal 2018, we executed on a cost reduction plan to reduce our costs and streamline operations. This cost reduction plan included a reduction in headcount, restructuring of management and board compensation, and other cost reduction measures.  Restructuring expenses included severance, outplacement services and continued medical benefits for terminated employees for a limited post-employment period.

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Our restructuring expense for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 is reflected within our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

 

Total restructuring expense by segment was recorded as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

 

Cash payments for employee separation costs in connection with our reorganization of our business were $8,573 and $0.1 million in the three months ended December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.  Cash payments for employee separation costs in connection with our reorganization of our business were $0.2 million and $1.6 million in the nine months ended December 31, 2018, and December 31, 2017, respectively.

Fiscal 2019 Outlook

We remain optimistic about our near-term and long-term financial performance. Our executive leadership team has developed a fiscal 2019 strategic plan to reflect our current business environment and the continuing opportunities and challenges of the LED and connected lighting marketplace.  The overall goal of the plan is to build on what we achieved in fiscal 2018, both in terms of our distribution network and reinvigoration of our direct sales effort, while leveraging our achieved cost containment efforts.

Our outlook for the remainder of fiscal 2019 is positive, as we believe that the following factors will directly or indirectly drive customer spending on lighting solutions:

Beyond the benefits of our lighting fixtures, we believe that there is also an opportunity to utilize our platform as a “connected ceiling”, or a framework or network that can support the installation and integration of other business solutions on our digital platform.  This anticipated potential growth opportunity is also known as the “Industrial Internet of Things” or IoT, and is still early in its development; however, we have already participated in a few compelling applications that deliver cost savings and efficiency in areas outside of lighting.

There continues to be a great amount of debate regarding a wide range of policy options with respect to monetary, regulatory, and trade, amongst others, that the U.S. federal government has and may pursue, including the recent imposition of tariffs on certain imports. Certain sourced finished products and certain of the components used in our products are impacted by the recently imposed tariffs on China imports.  Our efforts to mitigate the impact of added costs include a variety of activities, such as sourcing from non-tariff impacted countries and raising prices. We believe that these mitigation activities will assist to offset added costs,

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and we currently believe that such tariffs will have a limited adverse financial effect on our results of operations. Any future policy changes that may be implemented could have a positive or negative consequence on our financial performance depending on how the changes would influence many factors, including business and consumer sentiment.

Recent Developments

On January 11, 2019, we secured a letter of intent with an existing customer to retrofit a number of the customer's locations with our state-of-the-art LED lighting solutions. We expect to realize revenue of approximately $11 million under the letter of intent.

The project involves initial energy audits, custom design, production, logistics, wireless control systems commissioning and full project management through installation at a number of the customer's locations nationwide.

A significant portion of the installations are expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019.

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

We adopted ASC 606 ("ASC 606") and ASC 340-40 (the “new standards”) as of April 1, 2018 for contracts with customers that were not fully complete as of April 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective transition method. The cumulative effect of initially applying the new standards was recorded as an immaterial adjustment to our opening balance of retained deficit within our condensed consolidated statement of shareholders’ equity.

The new standards are applied separately for each contract between us and a customer.  While the impact of the new standards vary for each contract based on its specific terms, in general, the new standards result in us (a) delaying the recognition of some of our Product revenue from the point of shipment until a later date during the installation period, (b) recording Service revenue associated with installing lighting fixtures as such fixtures are installed instead of recording all Services revenue at the completion of the installation, and (c) recording costs associated with installing lighting fixtures as they are incurred instead of deferring such costs and recognizing them at the time Service revenue was recorded.

The adoption of the new standards also resulted in reclassifications (a) between Product revenue and Service revenue, and between Cost of service revenue and Sales and marketing expenses in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, and (b) among Accounts receivable, Revenue earned but not billed, Inventories, net, Deferred contract costs, Prepaid expenses and other current assets, Accounts payable, Accrued expenses and other, Deferred revenue, current, Deferred revenue, long-term, and Other long-term liabilities in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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Results of Operations - Three Months Ended December 31, 2018 versus Three Months Ended December 31, 2017

The following table sets forth the line items of our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and as a relative percentage of our total revenue for each applicable period, together with the relative percentage change in such line item between applicable comparable periods (dollars in thousands, except percentages):

 

 

Revenue. Product revenue decreased 12.8%, or $2.0 million, for the third quarter of fiscal 2019 versus the third quarter of fiscal 2018. The decrease in Product revenue was principally due to a decrease in sales volume through our distribution channel, as well as the timing of delivery of our turnkey projects.  Service revenue increased 84.2%, or $1.1 million, primarily due to the timing of project completions.  Total revenue decreased by 5.6%, or $1.0 million, primarily due to the items discussed above.  Excluding the impact of the adoption of ASC 606, Product revenue decreased 9.8%, or $1.6 million, Service revenue decreased 32.0%, or $0.4 million, and Total revenue decreased by 11.5%, or $2.0 million, compared to the prior year quarter.

Cost of Revenue and Gross Margin. Cost of product revenue decreased 6.0%, or $0.7 million, in the third quarter of fiscal 2019 versus the third quarter of fiscal 2018 primarily due to the decrease in sales.  Cost of service revenue increased 67.0%, or $0.6 million, in the third quarter of fiscal 2019 versus the third quarter of fiscal 2018.  The increase was primarily due to the timing of project installations compared to the prior year quarter.  Gross margin decreased to 25.6% of revenue in the third quarter fiscal 2019 from 29.6% in the third quarter of fiscal 2018, primarily due to the impact of fixed cost absorption on lower revenue.  Excluding the impact of the adoption of ASC 606, gross margin as a percent of sales in the third quarter of fiscal 2019 was 26.9%.

Operating Expenses

General and Administrative. General and administrative expenses decreased 21.2%, or $0.6 million, in the third quarter of fiscal 2019 compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2018, primarily due to reduced employee costs, legal expense, and consulting expense as a result of our cost reduction plan.

Sales and Marketing. Sales and marketing expenses decreased 26.5%, or $0.8 million, in the third quarter of fiscal 2019 compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2018. Excluding the impact of the adoption of ASC 606, Sales and marketing expenses decreased 14.7%, or $0.4 million, in the third quarter of fiscal 2019 compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2018.  The decrease quarter over quarter was primarily due to a decrease in commission expense on lower sales, reduced employee costs as a result of our cost reduction plan, and lower travel and entertainment and marketing expenses.

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Research and Development. Research and development expenses decreased by 51.6%, or $0.3 million, in the third quarter of fiscal 2019 compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2018 primarily due to a decrease in testing costs based on timing of new product rollouts and lower employee costs as a result of our cost reduction plan.

Other Income. Other income in the third quarter of fiscal 2019 primarily represented product royalties received from licensing agreements for our patents.

Interest Expense. Interest expense in the third quarter of fiscal 2019 increased by 4.1%, or $3,000, from the third quarter of fiscal 2018. The increase in interest expense was due to increased third party financing costs.

Amortization of debt issue costs. Amortization of debt issue costs in the third quarter of fiscal 2019 increased by 10.7%, or $3,000, from the third quarter of fiscal 2018. The increase in amortization of debt issue costs was due to the execution of the new revolving credit agreement.

Interest Income. Interest income in the third quarter of fiscal 2019 remained relatively flat compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2018. Interest income relates to interest earned on sweep bank accounts.

Income Taxes. Income tax expense was $0 in the third quarter of fiscal 2019. Our income tax expense is due primarily to minimum state tax liabilities.

Orion Engineered Systems Division

The OES segment develops and sells lighting products and provides construction and engineering services for our commercial lighting and energy management systems. OES provides turnkey solutions for large national accounts, governments, municipalities and schools.

The following table summarizes our OES segment operating results (dollars in thousands):

 

 

OES revenue decreased in the third quarter of fiscal 2019 by 7.0%, or $0.5 million, compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2018 primarily as a result of the timing of delivery of our turnkey projects.

OES segment operating income in the third quarter of fiscal 2019 was $33,000, a decrease of $0.1 million from the third quarter of fiscal 2018. The decrease in the segment’s operating income was the result of lower sales.

Orion Distribution Services Division

The ODS segment focuses on selling lighting products through manufacturer representative agencies and a network of broadline North American distributors.

The following table summarizes our ODS segment operating results (dollars in thousands):

 

 

ODS segment revenue decreased in the third quarter of fiscal 2019 by 21.6%, or $1.7 million, compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2018, primarily due to a decrease in sales volume through our distribution channel.

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ODS segment operating loss in the third quarter of fiscal 2019 was ($0.2 million), a decrease of $0.5 million from the operating income of $0.2 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2018. The segment’s operating loss was primarily due to the decrease in sales.

Orion U.S. Markets Division

The USM segment sells commercial lighting systems and energy management systems to the wholesale contractor markets. USM customers include ESCOs and electrical contractors.

The following table summarizes our USM segment operating results (dollars in thousands):

 

 

USM segment revenue increased from the third quarter of fiscal 2018 by 56.2%, or $1.2 million.  The increase in revenue during the third quarter of fiscal 2019 compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2018 was primarily due to an increase in sales volume as a result of our reengagement in the sales channel.

USM segment operating income for the third quarter of fiscal 2019 was $0.6 million, an improvement of $1.1 million over the third quarter of fiscal 2018. The improvement from the operating loss in the third quarter of fiscal 2018 represented the increase in sales volume, as well as improved operating expense leverage on lower allocated corporate costs.

Results of Operations - Nine Months Ended December 31, 2018 versus Nine Months Ended December 31, 2017

The following table sets forth the line items of our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and as a relative percentage of our total revenue for each applicable period, together with the relative percentage change in such line item between applicable comparable periods (in thousands, except percentages):

 

 

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Revenue. Product revenue decreased 8.4%, or $3.5 million, for the first nine months of fiscal 2019 versus the first nine months of fiscal 2018. The decrease in Product revenue was primarily the result of the timing of delivery of our turnkey projects, partially offset by higher sales through our distribution and reseller channels.  Service revenue increased 47.6%, or $1.6 million, primarily due to the timing of project installations.  Total revenue decreased by 4.3%, or $1.9 million, primarily due to the items discussed above.  Excluding the impact of the adoption of ASC 606, Product revenue decreased 4.8%, or $2.0 million, Service revenue decreased 29.9%, or $1.0 million, and Total revenue decreased by 6.6%, or $3.0 million, compared to the first nine months of fiscal 2018.

Cost of Revenue and Gross Margin. Cost of product revenue decreased 3.2%, or $1.0 million, in the first nine months of fiscal 2019 versus the first nine months of fiscal 2018 primarily due to the decrease in sales.  Cost of service revenue increased 10.4%, or $0.3 million, in the first nine months of fiscal 2019 versus the first nine months of fiscal 2018, primarily due to the increase in service revenue on timing of delivery of our turnkey projects.  Gross margin decreased to 23.5% of revenue in the first nine months of fiscal 2019 from 25.3% in the first nine months of 2018, primarily reflecting the impact of fixed cost absorption on lower revenue. Excluding the impact of the adoption of ASC 606, gross margin in the first nine months of fiscal 2019 was 25.5%.

Operating Expenses

General and Administrative. General and administrative expenses decreased 32.4%, or $3.7 million, in the first nine months of fiscal 2019 compared to the first nine months of fiscal 2018, primarily due to $1.8 million in employee separation costs incurred in fiscal 2018 which did not recur in fiscal 2019, as well as reduced employee costs, legal expense, and consulting expense as a result of our cost reduction plan.

Sales and Marketing. Sales and marketing expenses decreased 25.3%, or $2.3 million, in the first nine months of fiscal 2019 compared to the first nine months of fiscal 2018. Excluding the impact of the adoption of ASC 606, Sales and marketing expenses decreased 15.3%, or $1.4 million, in the first nine months of fiscal 2019 compared to the prior year period.  The decrease year over year was primarily due to reduced employee costs due to the impact of our cost reduction plan, and lower travel and entertainment and marketing expenses.

Research and Development. Research and development expenses decreased by 30.4%, or $0.5 million, in the first nine months of fiscal 2019 compared to the first nine months of fiscal 2018 primarily due to lower employee costs as a result of our cost reduction plan, as well as a decrease in testing costs based on timing of new product rollouts.

Other income. Other income in the first nine months of fiscal 2019 primarily represented product royalties received from licensing agreements for our patents.

Interest Expense. Interest expense in the first nine months of fiscal 2019 increased by 48.9%, or $0.1 million, from the first nine months of fiscal 2018. The increase in interest expense was due to increased third-party financing costs related to the sale of receivables.

Amortization of debt issue costs. Amortization of debt issue costs in the first nine months of fiscal 2019 decreased by 62.7%, or $0.1 million, from the first nine months of fiscal 2018. The decrease in amortization of debt issue costs is due to the execution of the new revolving credit facility.

Interest Income. Interest income in the first nine months of fiscal 2019 remained relatively flat compared to the first nine months of fiscal 2018. Interest income relates to interest earned on sweep bank accounts.

Income Taxes. Income tax expense of $26,000 in the first nine months of 2019 primarily reflected state tax liabilities. Our income tax expense is due primarily to minimum state tax liabilities.

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Orion Engineered Systems Division

The OES segment develops and sells lighting products and provides construction and engineering services for our commercial lighting and energy management systems. OES provides turnkey solutions for large national accounts, governments, municipalities and schools.

 

The following table summarizes our OES segment operating results (dollars in thousands):

 

 

OES revenue decreased in the first nine months of fiscal 2019 by 19.6%, or $3.7 million, compared to the first nine months of fiscal 2018 primarily as a result of the timing of delivery of our turnkey projects.

OES segment operating loss in the first nine months of fiscal 2019 was ($1.9 million), an improvement of $0.9 million from the first nine months of fiscal 2018.  The improvement in the segment’s operating loss was the result of the benefit of lower corporate allocated costs due to the impact of cost reduction initiatives, as well as a non-recurring asset impairment charge of $0.5 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2018.

Orion Distribution Services Division

The ODS segment focuses on selling lighting products through manufacturer representative agencies and a network of broadline North American distributors.

The following table summarizes our ODS segment operating results (dollars in thousands):

 

 

ODS segment revenue increased in the nine months of fiscal 2019 by 1.0%, or $0.2 million, compared to the first nine months of fiscal 2018, primarily due to an increase in sales volume through our distribution channel.

ODS segment operating loss in the first nine months of fiscal 2019 was ($1.1 million), an increase in the operating loss of ($0.5 million) in the first nine months of fiscal 2018, primarily due to higher allocated corporate costs compared to the prior year and an increase in selling expenses on higher sales.

 

Orion U.S. Markets Division

The USM segment sells commercial lighting systems and energy management systems to the wholesale contractor markets. USM customers include ESCOs and electrical contractors.

The following table summarizes our USM segment operating results (dollars in thousands):

 

 

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USM segment revenue increased from the first nine months of fiscal 2018 by 24.3%, or $1.6 million. The increase in revenue during the first nine months of fiscal 2019 compared to the first nine months of fiscal 2018 was primarily due to an increase in sales volume as a result of our reengagement in the sales channel.

USM segment operating income for the first nine months of fiscal 2019 was $0.8 million, an improvement of $3.8 million over the operating loss in the first nine months of fiscal 2018.  The improvement was primarily due to better operating leverage on lower allocated corporate costs, as well as a non-recurring asset impairment charge of $0.2 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2018.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Overview

We had approximately $6.6 million in cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2018, compared to $9.4 million at March 31, 2018.  Our cash position decreased primarily as a result of our net loss, offset by continued progress on managing working capital and the net repayment of $0.6 million on our new and prior revolving credit facility.

During the second quarter, we listed our corporate office location in Manitowoc, Wisconsin for sale or lease to increase liquidity from divesting a non-core asset. Because of the uncertainty of a sale of our building in the next twelve months, the building continues to be classified as held and used as of December 31, 2018.

Our future liquidity needs and forecasted cash flows are dependent upon many factors, including our relative revenue, gross margins, cash management practices, cost reduction initiatives, working capital management, capital expenditures, pending or future litigation results and cost containment measures. In addition, we tend to experience higher working capital costs when we increase sales from existing levels. Based on our current expectations, while we anticipate realizing improved operating results in the future, we also currently believe that we may experience negative working capital cash flows during some interim periods.

Cash Flows

The following table summarizes our cash flows for the nine months ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 (in thousands):

 

 

Cash Flows Related to Operating Activities. Cash provided by or used in operating activities primarily consisted of a net loss adjusted for certain non-cash items, including depreciation, amortization of intangible assets, stock-based compensation, amortization of debt issue costs, provisions for reserves, and the effect of changes in working capital and other activities.

Cash used in operating activities for the first nine months of fiscal 2019 was ($1.6 million) and consisted of a net loss adjusted for non-cash expense items of ($3.8 million) and net cash provided by changes in operating assets and liabilities of $2.2 million.  Cash used by changes in operating assets and liabilities consisted primarily of a decrease of $0.7 million in Revenue earned but not billed due to timing on revenue recognition compared to invoicing, and an increase in Inventory of $0.4 million on anticipated fourth quarter sales. Cash provided by changes in operating assets and liabilities consisted primarily of a decrease of $2.9 million in Accounts receivable due to lower sales and the timing of customer collections, and an increase of $0.6 million in Accounts payable based on timing of payments.

Cash used in operating activities for the first nine months of fiscal 2018 was ($3.1 million) and consisted of a net loss adjusted for non-cash expense items of ($7.8 million) and net cash provided by changes in operating assets and liabilities of $4.7 million. Cash used by changes in operating assets and liabilities consisted of a decrease of $0.8 million in accrued expenses and other primarily due to the timing of payment of commissions and lower accrued bonuses in the current fiscal year, a decrease of $0.3 million in deferred revenue due to the timing of project completion and a decrease of $0.2 million in deferred contract costs

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due to the timing of project completions. Cash provided by changes in operating assets and liabilities included a decrease of $0.5 million in accounts receivable due to the decline in sales and the timing of customer collections, a decrease in inventory of $4.1 million as a result of increased focus on inventory management in consideration of the lower sales volume, a decrease of $1.3 million in prepaid and other assets primarily due to the timing of project billings, and a negligible decrease in accounts payable.

Cash Flows Related to Investing Activities. Cash used in investing activities of ($0.2 million) in the first nine months of fiscal 2019 consisted of purchases of Property and equipment and additions to patents and licenses.

Cash used by investing activities was ($0.5 million) in the first nine months of fiscal 2018 which consisted of purchases of property and equipment and additions to patents and licenses.

Cash Flows Related to Financing Activities. Cash used in financing activities was ($1.0 million) for the first nine months of fiscal 2019. This use of cash consisted primarily of net repayments of ($0.6 million) of our new and prior revolving credit facility and deferred financing costs associated with our New Credit Agreement (defined below) of ($0.4 million).

Cash used in financing activities was ($3.1 million) for the first nine months of fiscal 2018 was due primarily to the net repayment of our prior revolving credit facility.

Working Capital

Our net working capital as of December 31, 2018 was $8.6 million, consisting of $25.5 million in current assets and $16.9 million in current liabilities. Our net working capital as of March 31, 2018 was $13.0 million, consisting of $29.4 million in current assets and $16.4 in current liabilities. Our current Accounts receivable, net balance decreased by $2.6 million from the fiscal 2018 year-end primarily due to lower sales and the timing of customer collections. Our Revenue earned but not billed balance increased $3.1 million from the fiscal 2018 year-end; the change in the account included reclassifications of $2.4 million as of April 1, 2018 which were recorded in conjunction with the adoption of ASC 606. Our Prepaid expenses and other current assets decreased $1.8 million primarily due to the reclassification of Revenue earned not billed of $1.9 million to its own balance sheet line item in conjunction with the adoption of ASC 606.  Our Inventories, net increased from the fiscal 2018 year-end by $1.2 million due to reclassifications of $0.7 million as of April 1, 2018 in conjunction with the adoption of ASC 606 and an increase in inventory of $0.5 million due primarily to anticipated fourth quarter sales. Our Deferred contract costs decreased $1.0 million from the fiscal 2018 year-end due to the adoption of ASC 606 and reclassification of these costs to either equity or inventory as part of the transition adjustment on April 1, 2018. Deferred costs is not used subsequent to the adoption of ASC 606.  Our Accounts payable decreased $0.3 million due to reclassifications of $0.9 million of April 1, 2018 in conjunction with the adoption of ASC 606, offset by the timing of purchases during the quarter.  Our Accrued expenses increased from our fiscal 2018 year-end by $1.1 million due to reclassifications of $1.3 million as of April 1, 2018 in conjunction with the adoption of ASC 606 offset by payments for commissions and other expenses.

We generally attempt to maintain at least a three-month supply of on-hand inventory of purchased components and raw materials to meet anticipated demand, as well as to reduce our risk of unexpected raw material or component shortages or supply interruptions. Our Accounts receivable, Inventory and payables may increase to the extent our revenue and order levels increase.

Indebtedness

Revolving Credit Agreement

On October 26, 2018, we entered into a new secured revolving Business Financing Agreement with Western Alliance Bank, as lender (the “New Credit Agreement”). The New Credit Agreement replaced our existing Credit Agreement.

The New Credit Agreement provides for a two-year revolving credit facility (the “New Credit Facility”) that matures on October 26, 2020. Borrowings under the New Credit Facility are initially limited to $20.15 million subject to a borrowing base requirement based on eligible receivables and inventory.  The New Credit Agreement includes a $2.0 million sublimit for the issuance of letters of credit. As of December 31, 2018, our borrowing base was $4.4 million, and we had $3.3 million in borrowings outstanding which were included in non-current liabilities in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of December 31, 2018, we had no outstanding letters of credit leaving additional borrowing availability of $1.1 million.

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The New Credit Agreement is secured by a security interest in substantially all of our and our subsidiaries’ personal property.

Borrowings under the New Credit Agreement generally bear interest at floating rates based upon the prime rate (but not be less than 5.00% per year) plus an applicable margin determined by reference to our quick ratio (defined as the aggregate amount of unrestricted cash, unrestricted marketable securities and, with certain adjustments, receivables convertible into cash divided by the total current liabilities, including the obligations under the New Credit Agreement). As of December 31, 2018, the interest rate was 6.0%. Among other fees, we are required to pay an annual facility fee equal to 0.45% of the credit limit under the New Credit Agreement due on October 26, 2018 and on each anniversary thereof.  With certain exceptions, if the New Credit Agreement is terminated prior to the first anniversary of the closing date of the New Credit Agreement, we are required to pay a termination fee equal to 0.50% of the credit limit under the New Credit Agreement.

The New Credit Agreement requires us to maintain nine months’ of “RML” as of the end of each month.  For purposes of the New Credit Agreement, RML is defined as, as of the applicable determination date, unrestricted cash on deposit with Western Alliance Bank plus availability under the New Credit Agreement divided by an amount equal to, for the applicable trailing three-month period, consolidated net profit before tax, plus depreciation expense, amortization expense and stock-based compensation, minus capital lease principal payments, tested as of the end of each month.

The New Credit Agreement also contains customary events of default and other covenants, including certain restrictions on our ability to incur additional indebtedness, consolidate or merge, enter into acquisitions, pay any dividend or distribution on our stock, redeem, retire or purchase shares of our stock, make investments or pledge or transfer assets. If an event of default under the New Credit Agreement occurs and is continuing, then Western Alliance Bank may cease making advances under the New Credit Agreement and declare any outstanding obligations under the New Credit Agreement to be immediately due and payable. In addition, we become the subject of voluntary or involuntary proceedings under any bankruptcy or similar law, then any outstanding obligations under the New Credit Agreement will automatically become immediately due and payable.

Capital Spending

Our capital expenditures are primarily for general corporate purposes for our corporate headquarters and technology center, production equipment and tooling and for information technology systems. Our capital expenditures totaled $0.2 million and $0.5 million for the nine-month periods ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. We plan to incur approximately $0.3 million in capital expenditures in fiscal 2019.  We expect to finance these capital expenditures primarily through our existing cash, equipment-secured loans and leases, to the extent needed, long-term debt financing, or by using our available capacity under our New Credit Facility.

Backlog

Backlog represents the amount of revenue that we expect to realize in the future as a result of firm, committed orders. Backlog totaled $5.1 million and $3.3 million as of December 31, 2018 and March 31, 2018, respectively.  We generally expect our backlog to be recognized as revenue within one year.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We have no off-balance sheet arrangements.

Inflation

Our results from operations have not been, and we do not expect them to be, materially affected by inflation.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of our consolidated financial statements requires us to make certain estimates and judgments that affect our reported assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses, and our related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. We re-evaluate our

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estimates on an ongoing basis, including those related to revenue recognition, inventory valuation, collectability of receivables, stock-based compensation, warranty reserves and income taxes. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ from these estimates.  A summary of our critical accounting policies is set forth in the “Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates” section of our Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2018. For the three months ended December 31, 2018, there were no material changes in our accounting policies.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

For a complete discussion of recent accounting pronouncements, refer to Note 2 in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this report.

Our exposure to market risk was discussed in the “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” section contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2018. There have been no material changes to such exposures since March 31, 2018.

Material Weaknesses on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act). Internal control over financial reporting is a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, or persons performing similar functions, and effected by the board of directors, management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP and includes those policies and procedures that:

Because of inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, our management has assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the criteria set forth in the Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).

As previously disclosed under "Item 9A. Controls and Procedures" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for our fiscal year ended March 31, 2018, we identified the following material weaknesses that existed as of March 31, 2018 and continued to exist at December 31, 2018.  A material weakness is a control deficiency or a combination of control deficiencies that results in more

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than a remote likelihood that a material misstatement of the annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected.

Because of the material weaknesses described above, in consultation with management, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that we did not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting and our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2018, based on the criteria in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by COSO.

For the year ended March 31, 2018 and the subsequent interim period, we enhanced our closing procedures to ensure that, in all material respects, our financial statements are presented in conformity with GAAP and free of material misstatement as of and for the periods ended March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2018.

Plans for Remediation of Material Weaknesses

Our board, audit and finance committee and management have identified additional resources to assist in the remediation effort with respect to our above mentioned material weakness and are developing and implementing new processes, procedures and internal controls to remediate the material weakness that existed in our internal control over financial reporting as it related to project cost accounting, the accounting close and forecasting processes, and our disclosure controls and procedures, as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2018.

We have developed a remediation plan (the “Remediation Plan”) to address the material weakness for the affected areas presented above. The Remediation Plan ensures that each area affected by a material control weakness is put through a comprehensive remediation process. The Remediation Plan entails a thorough analysis which includes the following phases:

We have taken or are in the process of taking the following steps toward completion of our Remediation Plan:

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The Remediation Plan is being administered by our Chief Financial Officer and involves key leaders from across our organization.

We will continue to monitor the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting in the areas affected by the material weaknesses described above and employ any additional tools and resources deemed necessary to ensure that our financial statements are fairly stated in all material respects.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Effective April 1, 2018, we adopted Topic 606, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” ("ASC 606"), using the modified retrospective approach. Although the adoption of this standard did not have a significant impact on our financial results, we have implemented changes to our controls related to revenue recognition. These changes include enhanced reviews around customer contracts, the evaluation of contracts based on the five-step revenue recognition model, and additional ongoing monitoring activities. These enhanced controls are designed to provide reasonable assurance of the fair presentation of our financial statements and related disclosures.

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended December 31, 2018, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting, other than with respect to the implementation of our Remediation Plans, as described above.

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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

We are subject to various claims and legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. As of the date hereof, we are unable to currently assess whether the final resolution of any of such claims or legal proceedings may have a material adverse effect on Orion’s future results of operations.

See Note 13, "Commitments and Contingencies - Litigation", to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

We operate in a rapidly changing environment that involves a number of risks that could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results, some of which are beyond our control. In addition to the other information set forth in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the risks and uncertainties that we believe are most important for you to consider are discussed in Part I - Item 1A under the heading “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018, which we filed with the SEC on June 13, 2018 and in Part 1 - Item 2 under the heading "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in this Form 10-Q.

None

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SIGNATURE

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, thereunto duly authorized, on February 7, 2019.

 

 

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Exhibit 31.1

Certification

I, Michael W. Altschaefl, certify that:

Date: February 7, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 31.2

Certification

I, William T. Hull, certify that:

Date: February 7, 2019

 

 

Exhibit 32.1

Certification of CEO Pursuant To

18 U.S.C. Section 1350,

As Adopted Pursuant To

Section 906 Of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act Of 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Orion Energy Systems, Inc., a Wisconsin corporation (the “Company”), on Form 10-Q for the period ended December 31, 2018, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Michael W. Altschaefl, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, based on my knowledge:

 

 

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

 

Exhibit 32.2

Certification of CFO Pursuant To

18 U.S.C. Section 1350,

As Adopted Pursuant To

Section 906 Of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act Of 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Orion Energy Systems, Inc., a Wisconsin corporation (the “Company”), on Form 10-Q for the period ended December 31, 2018, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, William T. Hull, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, based on my knowledge:

 

 

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.