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The Untold Story Releases Zhang Liming’s Short Documentary on An Electrician’s Innovation Dream


BEIJING, July 17, 2021Zhang Liming has held the field electrician for over 30 years. As an employee of the State Grid Tianjin branch’s Binhai subsidiary, Zhang has been granted several titles for his work, including Role Model of the Times and National Morale Model.

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While he is proud of his blue-collar work, Zhang has also concentrated on introducing technological innovations. Zhang has developed four generations of live wire robots to improve the efficiency and safety of live wire working conditions.

Zhang said the robots have the abilities of visual recognition, motion control and electromagnetic interference, which give them the functions of accurate positioning, independent path planning in line with technical standards.

This short documentary was produced by The Untold Story, and it mainly told the innovation story of Zhang Liming. In this video, the audience could know how an ordinary blue-collar worker become a leading role in innovation. Meanwhile, it showed Zhang’s good personality and his professional pursuit. 

Live wire robots have been put into service in North China’s Tianjin Municipality, replacing humans in the dangerous work on high-voltage power lines.

Zhang has not only inspired the Binhai arm of the company, but also the entire Tianjin branch following his lead on voluntary work and innovations.

Contact: Jane Cheng 
Tel:008610-68996566
E-mail:1163514639@qq.com  

 

 

KYMCO and Taiwan Taxi Announce Partnership to Electrify Taiwan’s Largest Two-wheeler B2B Delivery Fleets with Ionex

TAIPEI, July 9, 2021 — KYMCO announced a strategic partnership with Taiwan Taxi to transform the 26,000 two-wheeler delivery fleets operated by its subsidiary GBG Express to Ionex electric vehicles. GBG Express is the largest B2B delivery company in Taiwan specializing in last-mile delivery. It has 40,000 corporate clients from more than 100 industries, including most of Taiwan’s leading on-line retailers.

CBG Express will use a digital technology platform to ride on KYMCO lonex electric motorcycles
CBG Express will use a digital technology platform to ride on KYMCO lonex electric motorcycles

An integral part of the partnership will be KYMCO’s deployment of dedicated Ionex battery swapping stations at GBG Express operation centers across Taiwan. Both companies will jointly develop Ionex electric vehicles optimized for delivery purposes and promote viable incentive schemes to accelerate EV adoption of GBG Express’s rider partners.

"KYMCO Ionex is the leading EV turnkey solution that empowers all businesses and governments to go electric," said Allen Ko, Chairman of KYMCO Group. "The partnership with Taiwan Taxi is another important testament of KYMCO’s commitment to lead the world in bringing the electric era to every rider."

"The partnership with KYMCO creates a win-win situation for everyone," said Gary Lin, Chairman of Taiwan Taxi Group. "It demonstrates our continuous efforts to seek new opportunities to better service to our riders and customers, as well as to build an environmentally sustainable transport network with leading strategic partners and pioneering technologies."

KYMCO is on an accelerating path to building the largest battery swapping network in Taiwan. With the addition of the in-house battery swapping stations deployed for GBG Express, the partnership aims to electrify more than 50% of the 26,000 GBG Express rider partners to Ionex electric vehicles by 2023.

ABOUT KYMCO

KYMCO is one of the global leading powersports brands. KYMCO’s mission is to create personal vehicles that win the hearts of consumers all over the world. KYMCO always goes above and beyond to bring to customers the most thoughtful riding experience for everyday life. KYMCO’s current product range includes scooters, motorcycles, mobility scooters, ATVs and utility vehicles.

www.kymco.com  

ABOUT TAIWAN TAXI

Taiwan Taxi is the largest taxi service company in Taiwan, managing 22,000 taxies, servicing 350,000 customers per day and accounting for 24% total market share. Beyond taxi services, Taiwan Taxi has used advanced technologies to build upon its vast network of taxies to provide services that take care of the daily needs of both consumers and businesses.

www.taiwantaxi.com.tw

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EcoFlow to Launch Industry-First Portable Home Battery on Kickstarter this July

The DELTA Pro ecosystem can meet up to one week’s of an average family’s emergency power needs

IRWINDALE, Calif., June 30, 2021EcoFlow, a portable power and renewable energy solutions company, announced today it will unveil the EcoFlow DELTA Pro portable home battery on Kickstarter on July 15. The DELTA Pro will be the largest capacity battery EcoFlow has launched to-date, with a base capacity of 3.6kWh that can be expanded to 25kWh – enough to meet an average family’s energy need for almost one week of emergency use. It will be the industry’s first portable home battery to harness multiple power sources – the grid, solar, wind and gas.

The DELTA Pro ecosystem (Not to scale)
The DELTA Pro ecosystem (Not to scale)

Pre-orders will be live on the Kickstarter page and EcoFlow’s website, with fulfillment to be processed later this year.

"What separates the DELTA Pro from what’s currently available on the market is that it comes along with a series of add-ons," said Thomas Chen, R&D Director at EcoFlow, "With solar panels, wind turbines, smart generators, and extra batteries, the DELTA Pro can be its own ecosystem and achieve self-sufficiency. This will be critical when it comes to disaster and emergency situations."

EcoFlow is introducing the DELTA Pro into a growing category. The global market has seen an increase in the demand of home battery in recent years. According to Mordor Intelligence, the global residential battery market size will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 6.5% and reach $23.03 billion by 2026.

It is this growing demand that EcoFlow seeks to capture as it launches the DELTA Pro on Kickstarter. Its predecessor, the EcoFlow DELTA, raised over two million dollars during the brand’s 2019 crowdfunding campaign. Coupled with the 2020 launch of the EcoFlow RIVER, these Kickstarters catapulted EcoFlow to become one of the leaders in the portable power industry.

"The connection between EcoFlow and the Kickstarter community is invaluable," said Chen. "It is a community of tech-savvy first adopters who map their own courses – and those are exactly the qualities we see among EcoFlow customers looking to take power into their own hands as they create their home resilience plans. We have supreme confidence the Kickstarter community will react positively to the EcoFlow DELTA Pro, as it is something that hasn’t been done by the industry yet."

Cyient to Release Mobius, a SaaS-Based Solution for Utility Company Outage Planning and Scheduling, Powered by Microsoft Azure

– Solution from Microsoft Gold Partner Cyient leverages Microsoft technologies to address challenges faced by utilities industry

HYDERABAD, India, June 15, 2021 — Cyient, a global engineering and technology solutions company, has announced the launch of Mobius, a software-as-a-service (SaaS)-based solution and decision support platform. Mobius—hosted on Microsoft Azure—consolidates the outage planning and approval process within a central location to provide improved information flow for optimizing schedule plans.

Mobius provides customers with:

  • A robust and secure outage planning, scheduling, and visualization system built on a strong communication platform for addressing ongoing and future outages and curtailments
  • Transparency in communicating planned outages to all connections that may be impacted
  • Reduced outages on their network and easy risk/opportunity tracking, helping reduce outage costs that can affect operational budgets

Commenting on the launch, Kimberley Reed, Product Owner at Cyient, said, "We’re excited about the launch of Mobius. Planned network outages are a routine requirement for most utilities. With the growing need for decarbonization initiatives and increasing number of distributed energy resource (DER) customers connecting to existing networks, utilities are faced with the challenge of improved communication and transparency of planned outages with DER customers."

In developing Mobius, Cyient extensively employed the following Microsoft offerings:

    1. Azure DevOps was used to manage the solution backlog and roadmap, enabling continuous enhancement and functionality for Mobius with minimal disruption during customer rollouts.
    2. Azure provides a scalable environment to offer Mobius as a SaaS solution by boosting connectivity among corporate users and accounts, as well as between external DER customers and network planners.
    3. Azure Portal is employed to manage application elements.
    4. Azure Blob Storage is used to store outages and site attachments so they can be created and viewed by all users in a centralized location.
    5. Azure Application Insights and Dashboards enables the Cyient product support team via the continuous monitoring of the application and microservices.
    6. Azure SQL Database provides the ability to manage and easily scale the database as required.

"The Microsoft Azure cloud platform was the development back end for Mobius. Integration with Azure DevOps completely removed any manual deployment tasks and provided a repeatable deployment process that enabled Cyient to focus on testing, with the certainty that any issues after deployment would be the result of code changes rather than missed dependencies during deployment," Reed explained. "Azure DevOps provided a centralized tool to enable us to manage our product backlog, define sprints, and store our code in the Git-backed code repository. This greatly simplified the product release process and subsequent rollout to customers and end-users."

Learn more about Mobius here.

About Cyient:

Cyient (Estd: 1991, NSE: CYIENT) is a global engineering and digital technology solutions company. As a Design, Build, and Maintain partner for leading organizations worldwide, Cyient takes solution ownership across the value chain to help customers focus on their core, innovate, and stay ahead of the curve. The company leverages digital technologies, advanced analytics capabilities, domain knowledge, and technical expertise to solve complex business problems. 

Cyient partners with customers to operate as part of their extended team in ways that best suit their organization’s culture and requirements. Cyient’s industry focus includes aerospace and defense, medical technology and healthcare, telecommunications, rail transportation, semiconductor, geospatial, industrial products, and energy and utilities.

Rudra Bose | Satyaki Maitra 

Cyient Press Office – Genesis BCW 

+91 9811626585 | +91 99580 41503

rudra.bose@genesis-bcw.com | satyaki.maitra@genesis-bcw.com

 

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Cyient PR Team 

+91 7829673285 | +91 9833307424

devina.wallang@cyient.com | michelle.lobo@cyient.com

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JinkoSolar Recognized as “Overall High Achiever” in RETC’s 2021 PVMI Report

SAN FRANCISCO, June 14, 2021 — JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (the "Company" or "JinkoSolar") (NYSE:JKS), one of the largest and most innovative solar module manufacturers in the world, today announced that it has been recognized as an "Overall High Achiever" in Renewable Energy Testing Center’s ("RETC") 2021 PV Module Index Report for the second consecutive year. JinkoSolar is one of only 5 module manufacturers to receive this status in 2021.

RETC’s PVMI Report compiles and ranks its independent test data, identifying the industry’s leading PV module manufacturers and technologies. The report also highlights industry trends and features a section on "Evaluating Large-Format Modules" (LFM). The list of LFM benefits include a significant increase in power, lower production costs at a manufacturing level, lower in-field labor costs, and potential BOS savings. Additionally, the report advises that not all large format modules are created equal, with some modules having the same glass thickness as its predecessors. RETC’s hail durability test indicates that modules with thicker front-side glass are more resilient to large-diameter hail stones. JinkoSolar’s modules are manufactured with 3.2mm front side glass, and is proven to withstand 55mm hailstones at 34m/s according to RETC’s test data.

"We are proud to receive this recognition again," said Nigel Cockroft, General Manager of JinkoSolar. "Our rigorous in-house quality control standards and validation from third-party labs like RETC gives our customers around the globe confidence that they are receiving high performing, reliable modules."

"Congratulations to JinkoSolar for once again becoming an RETC ‘Overall High Achiever’. We appreciate their continued partnership, and are proud to support JinkoSolar by providing key metrics highlighting their module quality, performance and durability. Our testing data has confirmed that JinkoSolar’s PV modules are great at withstanding extreme weather conditions such as hail," said Cherif Kedir, President and CEO of RETC.

About JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd.

JinkoSolar (NYSE: JKS) is one of the largest and most innovative solar module manufacturers in the world. JinkoSolar distributes its solar products and sells its solutions and services to a diversified international utility, commercial and residential customer base in China, the United States, Japan, Germany, the United Kingdom, Chile, South Africa, India, Mexico, Brazil, the United Arab Emirates, Italy, Spain, France, Belgium, and other countries and regions. JinkoSolar has built a vertically integrated solar product value chain, with an integrated annual capacity of 22 GW for mono wafers, 11 GW for solar cells, and 31 GW for solar modules, as of December 31, 2020.

JinkoSolar has 9 productions facilities globally, 23 overseas subsidiaries in Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, India, Turkey, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, United States, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Australia, Portugal, Canada, Malaysia, UAE, Kenya, Denmark, and global sales teams in China, United Kingdom, France, Spain, Bulgaria, Greece, Ukraine, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Morocco, Kenya, South Africa, Costa Rica, Colombia, Panama, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Poland and Argentina, as of December 31, 2020.

To find out more, please see: www.jinkosolar.com

Safe-Harbor Statement

This press release contains forward-looking statements. These statements constitute "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "future," "intends, "plans," "believes," "estimates" and similar statements. Among other things, the quotations from management in this press release and the Company’s operations and business outlook, contain forward-looking statements. Such statements involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in JinkoSolar’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including its annual report on Form 20-F. Except as required by law, the Company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

For investor and media inquiries, please contact:

Ms. Stella Wang
JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd.
Tel: +86 21-5180-8777 ext.7806
Email: pr@jinkosolar.com

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Unveiling JK5 Data Center Building, DCI Indonesia Sets a Higher Bar for Data Center Industry in Indonesia

Through its newly launched JK5 building, DCI has imported the global standard of operational excellence for the data center ecosystem into Indonesia.

CIBITUNG, Indonesia, May 31, 2021PT DCI Indonesia Tbk (DCI) (IDX:DCII) has officially launched its fourth data center building, JK5, in Cibitung, West Java, with a total power capacity of 15MW. With the new building,  DCI’s power capacity now sits at an astounding 37 MW, making it the leader in Indonesia’s data center colocation market, according to a 2020 report by Structure Research.

Aligning with "Making Indonesia 4.0" , JK5 has been built to support the long-term growth of Indonesia’s digital economy with its market value expected to reach USD 130 billion by 2025. Thus, local data center providers with the best quality and operational excellence must be able to cater to this surging demand as data centers play a crucial role as the backbone in providing infrastructure for Indonesia’s growing digital economy.

As a result, DCI plans to build up to 15 data center buildings with a total capacity of 300MW, equipped with internationally certified infrastructure to set a new standard for Indonesia’s data center industry.

Advanced Facilities for a Data-Based Future

Since DCI’s establishment, the brand’s uptime performance has been a testament of its commitment in supplying the best services to customers. DCI has achieved 100% uptime performance for Service Level Agreement (SLA) Operations.

"We managed to achieve this through the implementation of operational and service excellence which is always one step ahead through the utilization of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) which avoids incidents that may potentially disrupt IT operations," said Toto Sugiri, CEO of DCI.

Committed to support Indonesia’s digital economy

DCI is trusted by international and local companies including three global cloud service providers, 7 e-commerce platforms, including the largest e-commerce platform in Indonesia and Southeast Asia, more than 30 telecommunications service providers, 124 customers from the financial industry (comprising leading banks from the United States, Southeast Asia and Indonesia), and more than 100 customers from other various industries.

Moving forward, DCI is committed to support Indonesia’s digital economy infrastructure and will continue to focus on operational excellence, while maintaining international standards to become the best and most reliable data center in South East Asia.

For more information, visit https://dci-indonesia.com/
For photo documentation, visit http://bit.ly/DCIJK5 

About DCI Indonesia:

Established in 2011, DCI Indonesia (DCI) is the leading data center provider in Indonesia and the first Tier-IV data center in Southeast Asia. We provide reliable, interconnected, and well-managed cloud and carrier-neutral data center infrastructure services for various local and international customers. Our state-of-the-art campus is located in Cibitung, Bekasi. It is home to four purposely-built data centers with a current capacity of 37MW and a planned total capacity of 300MW.

PT DCI Indonesia Tbk (DCI) was established as a business enabler by providing reliable and sustainable data center infrastructure services in Indonesia with 100% uptime performance for Service Level Agreement (SLA) Operations. Our cutting edge facility is supported by a robust ecosystem of different industries and platforms, enabling customers to interconnect with each other seamlessly. Located in the prime industry area of MM2100, DCI data center is only 40 kilometers away from Jakarta’s central business district. With global operating standards and procedures, on top of state-of-the-art data center equipment, DCI is able to provide maximum availability to customers to access their most mission-critical assets, ranging from financial institutions, more than 30 network service providers, e-commerce, cloud service providers and enterprises. DCI Indonesia has zero history of downtime since the beginning of serving the market. This exceptional performance comes from mentorship from leaders who have more than 25 years of experience in the IT and data center industry. As a growing and ever-improving company, we are also adding more buildings inside our total land of 8.5ha, with a total power capacity up to 300 MW.

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Growatt receives Top Brand PV Inverters awards across global solar markets

BERLIN, April 21, 2021 — Growatt managed to excel in global solar markets last year and consolidate its leading brand positions in spite of the pandemic. German market research company EUPD Research has awarded the company nine Top Brand PV Inverters seals for achievements in Europe, Australia, South Africa, Middle East and North Africa, Poland, Netherlands, Switzerland, Hungary and Scandinavia, recognizing its outstanding performance and leading positions in terms of reliability, market penetration, brand awareness and satisfaction.

Growatt receives Top Brand PV Inverters awards across global solar markets
Growatt receives Top Brand PV Inverters awards across global solar markets

"Growatt has been building local teams in major solar markets over the years as our business expands globally," said Lisa Zhang, marketing director at Growatt. By the end of 2020, the company has shipped over 2.6 million inverters to more than 100 countries. So far, Growatt has established an extensive service network with 14 offices and warehouses worldwide. "By adopting this localization strategy, we significantly improve the efficiency of product delivery, technical support and customer service."

Zhang also attributed the achievements to the growing popularity of Growatt’s X inverter series that feature sleek and compact design, safer and smarter functionalities. "We are very glad to see our product innovations being well received by our clients and users around the world", said Zhang. "Our new generation inverters have a wide capacity range from 750W to 253kW and can be used for residential, commercial and utility-scale solar PV projects."

To meet its surging demand, the company has built a new factory in Huizhou city of China to boost its production capacity. The new facility, covering an area of 200,000 square meters, features advanced production lines, stringent quality control system, automated transfer and storage system. "With 20GW annual output, we are able to meet the growing demand across global solar markets and make sure customers can have access to smart clean energy with our advanced and reliable products," Zhang concluded.

About Growatt

Growatt is a global leader of smart energy solutions and provides residential, commercial and large scale PV inverters, energy storage, microgrid systems and smart energy management solutions. Growatt ranks among global top 10 PV inverter suppliers according to IHS Markit and Wood Mackenzie. Founded in 2010, Growatt has established an extensive network with 14 branches worldwide. By the end of 2020, Growatt had shipped over 2.6 million inverters to more than 100 countries around the world.

Contact: Whiskey Lu, whiskey.lu@growatt.com  

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JinkoSolar Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020 Financial Results

SHANGRAO, China, April 9, 2021 — JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. ("JinkoSolar" or the "Company") (NYSE: JKS), one of the largest and most innovative solar module manufacturers in the world, today announced its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2020.

Strategic Business Updates

  • Despite extreme challenges, we experienced significant growth in both revenues and shipments for the full year compared with 2019.
  • As of the end of 2020, JinkoSolar became the world’s largest PV manufacturer, with aggregate module of 70GW. We expect shipments to sustain a growth rate of over 30% in 2021.
  • Unrelenting volatility in the industrial value chain underscored the resilience to risk of integrated manufacturers. We adjusted each link of the production process smoothly and flexibly.
  • Our new generation Tiger Pro flagship products will account for 40% to 50% of the total shipments this year, with cumulative orders of over 10 GW.
  • JinkoSolar is leveraging our capacity for technical innovation and our brand reputation built on years of global marketing and excellent service, in order to continue expanding successfully and develop new business models.
  • Uncertainty has had the effect of consolidating the market, with heightened competition among key players. In response we have been optimizing supply chain management throughout the network and partners on an ongoing basis.

Fourth Quarter 2020 Operational and Financial Highlights

  • Quarterly shipments were 5,774 MW, up 27.2% year over year.
  • Total revenues were US$1.44 billion, down 1.1% year over year.
  • Gross profit was US$230.9 million, down 12.9% year over year (or US$206.4 million, down 22.1% year over year[1] if excluding the reversal benefit of Countervailing Duty ("CVD") and Anti-dumping Duty ("ADD")).
  • Gross margin of 16.0%, compared with 17.0% in Q3 2020 and 18.2% in Q4 2019. (Or 14.3%, compared with 17.0% in Q3 2020 and 18.1% in Q4 2019 if excluding the reversal benefit of CVD and ADD).
  • Income from operations of US$11.0 million, down 88.0% year over year. (or loss from operations of US$13.6 million, down 114.9% year over year, if excluding the reversal benefit of CVD and ADD ).
  • Non-GAAP net income of US$5.1 million, down 92.3% year over year.
  • Net loss of US$57.8 million, due to US$65.5 million loss of change in fair value of convertible senior notes and call option, as a result of the sharp rise in stock price for the fourth quarter.

[1] The company recorded the reversal benefit ADD and CVD in aggregate of RMB160.0 million (US$24.5 million) in cost of revenues in the fourth quarter of 2020, compared to RMB1.7 million (US$0.2 million) in the fourth quarter of 2019, based on the final results of the administrative review of the CVD and ADD order published by the U.S. Department of Commerce.

Full Year 2020 Operational and Financial Highlights

  • Annual shipments were 18,771 MW, up 31.4% year over year.
  • Total revenues were US$5.38 billion, up 18.1% year over year.
  • Gross profit was US$945.8 million, up 13.6% year over year (or US$921.3 million, up 15.2% year over year[2] if excluding the reversal benefit of CVD and ADD).
  • Gross margin of 17.6%, compared with 18.3% in full year of 2019. (of 17.1% compared with 17.5% in full year 2019 if excluding the reversal benefit of CVD and ADD).
  • Income from operations of US$273.6 million, up 3.2% year over year (or US$249.0 million up 7.2% if excluding the reversal benefit of CVD and ADD).
  • Non-GAAP net income of US$146.9 million, down 1.2% year over year.
  • Net income of US$35.3 million, including US$111.2 million loss of change in fair value of convertible senior notes and call option, given the sharp rise in stock price for 2020.

[2] The company recorded the reversal benefit of anti-dumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) of RMB160.0 million (US$24.5 million) in cost of revenues in 2020, compared to RMB213.6 million (US$30.7 million) in the 2019, based on the final results of the administrative review of the CVD and ADD order published by the U.S. Department of Commerce.

Mr. Xiande Li, JinkoSolar’s Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "2020 was a very challenging year for the solar industry as global markets were shrouded in uncertainty due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite difficult market conditions, we increased our global market share and captured growth opportunities thanks to our resilient network and strategic partnerships along the industry value chain. Gross margin for the fourth quarter was within our expectations and both revenues and shipments for the full year recorded significant growth compared with 2019. We expect total shipments in 2021 to grow over 30%, to be in the range of 25GW to 30GW. By the end of 2021, we expect our in-house annual production capacity of monocrystalline silicon wafers, high efficiency solar cells and modules to reach 33 GW, 27 GW and 37 GW, respectively."

"Since the fourth quarter of 2020, the mismatch between supply and demand continued to drive volatility upstream and downstream.  We predict this scenario will continue into the second quarter of this year. While there are still supply shortages, there is enough polysilicon to support over 180GW of module production and supply is sufficient in most segments of the supply chain. As global installation levels are still likely to increase this year, demand for modules will revive once market prices are stabilized."

"The continuous volatility in the industrial value chain further highlighted the resilience to risk of integrated manufacturers. Meanwhile, economic uncertainties continued to concentrate key players and heightened competition for "survival of the fittest" and rewarded highly adaptive companies to gain more market share. We have been closely monitoring market trends, adjusting with flexibility each link of the production process, and continuously optimizing our supply chain management throughout our network and partners."

"JinkoSolar has long been committed to promoting the acceleration of carbon neutrality through product innovation, operating excellence and collaboration with various partners. In response to rising demand, we have also been actively deploying innovative solutions for the solar+ industries and are working to promote safe and efficient energy systems."

"As the world enters into the era of grid parity, we continue to leverage years of global marketing experience and excellent service to solidify our foothold in major regions worldwide. We have shipped our energy storage products to the Middle East and Africa, and will launch products specifically designed for the U.S. and Japanese markets in the second half of 2021. Meanwhile, our business in the global distribution market is showing a rapid upward trend, and our products for Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) systems have been installed in a number of commercial real estate projects in China."

Fourth Quarter 2020 Financial Results

Total Revenues

Total revenues in the fourth quarter of 2020 were RMB9.42 billion (US$1.44 billion), an increase of 7.5% from RMB8.77 billion in the third quarter of 2020 and a decrease of 1.1% from RMB9.53 billion in the fourth quarter of 2019. The sequential increase was mainly attributable to an increase in the shipment of solar modules partially offset by a decline in the average selling price of solar modules.

Gross Profit and Gross Margin

Gross profit in the fourth quarter of 2020 was RMB1.51 billion (US$230.9 million) (or RMB1.35 billion if excluding the impact from the Countervailing Duty ("CVD") and Anti-dumping Duty ("ADD") reversal benefit, compared with RMB1.49 billion in the third quarter of 2020 and RMB1.73 billion in the fourth quarter of 2019.

Gross margin was 16.0% in the fourth quarter of 2020 (or 14.3% if excluding the impact from the CVD and ADD reversal benefit), compared with 17.0% in the third quarter of 2020 and 18.2% in the fourth quarter of 2019 (or 18.1% if excluding the impact from the CVD and ADD reversal benefit). The sequential and year-over-year decrease was mainly attributable to (i) a decline in the average selling price of solar modules due to the intensified global market competition of solar modules and (ii) an increase in the cost of raw materials.

Income/(Loss) from Operations and Operating Margin

Income from operations in the fourth quarter of 2020 was RMB71.6 million (US$11.0 million) (or RMB (88.4) million if excluding the impact from CVD and ADD reversal benefit), compared with RMB546.0 million in the third quarter of 2020 and RMB594.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2019 (or RMB593.1 million if excluding the impact from CVD and ADD reversal benefit).

Operating margin was 0.8% (or -0.9% if excluding the impact from CVD and ADD reversal benefit) in the fourth quarter of 2020, compared with 6.2% in the third quarter of 2020 and 6.2% in the fourth quarter of 2019.

Total operating expenses in the fourth quarter of 2020 were RMB1.44 billion (US$220.0 million), an increase of 51.3% from RMB948.9 million in the third quarter of 2020 and an increase of 26.5% from RMB1.13 billion in the fourth quarter of 2019. The sequential and year-over-year increase was mainly attributable to (i) an increase in disposal and impairment loss on property, plant and equipment as a result of the Company’s upgrade of production equipment in the fourth quarter of 2020 with the total amount of RMB230.6 million, (ii) an increase in impairment loss on one overseas solar power project with the amount of RMB93.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2020 (iii) an increase in shipping costs and (iv) an increase of research and development expenditure. 

Total operating expenses accounted for 15.2% of total revenues in the fourth quarter of 2020, compared to 10.8% in the third quarter of 2020 and 11.9% in the fourth quarter of 2019.

Interest Expense, Net

Net interest expense in the fourth quarter of 2020 was RMB115.2 million (US$17.6 million), a decrease of 10.9% from RMB129.2 million in the third quarter of 2020 and an increase of 37.4% from RMB83.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2019. The sequential decrease was mainly due to a decrease of bank acceptance notes discount expense. The year-over-year increases were mainly due to an increase in interest expense with the increase of interest-bearing debts.

Exchange Loss/(Gain) and Change in Fair Value of Foreign Exchange Derivatives

The Company recorded a net exchange loss (including change in fair value of foreign exchange derivatives) of RMB47.9 million (US$7.3 million) in the fourth quarter of 2020, compared to a net exchange loss of RMB63.9 million in the third quarter of 2020 and a net exchange gain of RMB77.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2019. The net exchange loss was mainly due to the depreciation of the U.S. dollars against the RMB (exchange rate of U.S. dollars against RMB dropped from 6.8101 to 6.5249) in the fourth quarter of 2020.

Change in Fair Value of Convertible Senior Notes and Call Option

The Company issued US$85.0 million of 4.5% convertible senior notes due 2024 (the "Notes") in May 2019 and has elected to measure the Notes at fair value derived by valuation model, i.e. Binomial Model. The Company recognized a loss from a change in fair value of the Notes of RMB685.4 million (US$105.0 million) in the fourth quarter of 2020, compared to a loss of RMB593.7 million in the third quarter of 2020 and RMB152.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2019. The change was primarily due to an increase in the Company’s stock price in the fourth quarter of 2020.

Concurrent with the issuance of the Notes in May 2019, the Company entered into a call option transaction with an affiliate of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC. The Company accounted for the call option transaction as freestanding derivative assets in its consolidated balance sheets, which is marked to market during each reporting period. The Company recorded a gain from a change in fair value of the call option of RMB257.8 million (US$39.5 million) in the fourth quarter of 2020, compared to a gain of RMB280.7 million in the third quarter of 2020 and RMB85.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2019. The change was primarily due to an increase in the Company’s stock price in the fourth quarter of 2020.

Equity in Gain/(Loss) of Affiliated Companies

The Company indirectly holds a 20% equity interest in Sweihan PV Power Company P.J.S.C, a developer and operator of solar power projects in Dubai, and accounts for its investment using the equity method. The Company also holds a 30% equity interest in Jiangsu Jinko-Tiansheng Co., Ltd, which processes and assembles PV modules as an OEM manufacturer, and accounts for its investments using the equity method. The Company recorded equity in gain of affiliated companies of RMB19.9 million (US$3.1 million) in the fourth quarter of 2020, compared with a gain of RMB24.7 million in the third quarter of 2020 and a gain of RMB31.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2019. The gain primarily arose from revenue generated from operations in the fourth quarter of 2020.

Income Tax (Expenses)/Benefit

The Company recorded an income tax benefit of RMB23.1 million (US$3.5 million) in the fourth quarter of 2020, compared with an income tax expense of RMB69.2 million in the third quarter of 2020 and an income tax expense of RMB221.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2019.

Net Income/(loss) and Earnings/(loss) per Share

Net loss attributable to the Company’s ordinary shareholders was RMB377.0 million (US$57.8 million) in the fourth quarter of 2020, compared with net income attributable to the Company’s ordinary shareholders of RMB6.9 million in the third quarter of 2020 and RMB369.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2019.

Basic and diluted earnings/(loss) per ordinary share were RMB(2.08) (US$(0.32)) and RMB(3.60) (US$(0.55)), respectively, during the fourth quarter of 2020, compared to RMB0.04 and RMB(1.55) in the third quarter of 2020, RMB2.08 and RMB1.67 in the fourth quarter of 2019. This translates into basic and diluted earnings/(loss) per ADS of RMB(8.32) (US$(1.27)) and RMB(14.40) (US$(2.21)), respectively in the fourth quarter of 2020; RMB0.16 and RMB(6.20) in the third quarter of 2020; RMB8.32 and RMB6.68 in the fourth quarter of 2019.  The difference between basic and diluted loss per share in the fourth quarter of 2020 was mainly due to the dilutive impact of call option.

Non-GAAP net income attributable to the Company’s ordinary shareholders in the fourth quarter of 2020 was RMB33.4 million (US$5.1 million), compared with RMB321.4 million in the third quarter of 2020 and RMB 432.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2019.

Non-GAAP basic and diluted earnings per ordinary share were both RMB0.19 (US$0.03), during the fourth quarter of 2020; RMB1.81 in the third quarter of 2020 and RMB2.43 in the fourth quarter of 2019. This translates into non-GAAP basic and diluted earnings per ADS of both RMB0.74 (US$0.11) in the fourth quarter of 2020; RMB7.22 in the third quarter of 2020 and RMB 9.74 in the fourth quarter of 2019.

Financial Position

As of December 31, 2020, the Company had RMB8.07 billion (US$1.24 billion) in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, compared with RMB6.23 billion as of December 31, 2019.

As of December 31, 2020, the Company’s accounts receivables due from third parties were RMB4.53 billion (US$695.0 million), compared with RMB5.27 billion as of December 31, 2019.

As of December 31, 2020, the Company’s inventories were RMB8.38 billion (US$1.28 billion), compared with RMB5.82 billion as of December 31, 2019.

As of December 31, 2020, the Company’s total interest-bearing debts were RMB18.28 billion (US$2.80 billion), of which RMB748.8 million (US$114.8 million) was related to the Company’s overseas downstream solar projects, compared with RMB13.41 billion, of which RMB2.05 billion was related to the Company’s overseas downstream solar projects as of December 31, 2019.

Full Year 2020 Financial Results

Total Revenues

Total revenues for full year 2020 were RMB35.13 billion (US$5.38 billion), an increase of 18.1% from RMB29.75 billion for full year 2019. The increase in total revenues was mainly attributable to an increase in the shipment of solar modules, which was partially offset by a decline in the average selling price of solar modules.

Gross Profit and Gross Margin

Gross profit for full year 2020 was RMB6.17 billion (US$945.8 million), an increase of 13.6% from RMB5.43 billion for full year 2019. Gross margin was 17.6% for full year 2020, compared with 18.3% for full year 2019. The year-over-year increase was mainly attributable to (i) an increase in the shipment of solar modules in 2020, which was partially offset by a decline in the average selling price of solar modules, (ii) an increase in self-produced production volume by increasing shift toward integrated mono-based high-efficiency products capacity, and (iii) the continued reduction of integrated production costs resulting from the Company’s industry-leading integrated cost structure.

Excluding the CVD and ADD reversal benefits, gross margin was 17.1% for full year 2020, compared with 17.5% for full year 2019. The year-over-year decrease was attributable to (i) a decline in the average selling price of solar modules due to the intensified global market competition of solar modules and (ii) an increase in the cost of raw materials.

Income from Operations and Operating Margin

Income from operations for full year 2020 was RMB1.78 billion (US$273.6 million), compared with RMB1.73 billion for full year 2019. Operating margin for full year 2020 was 5.1%, compared with 5.8% for full year 2019.

Total operating expenses for full year 2020 were RMB4.39 billion (US$672.3 million), an increase of 18.5% from RMB3.70 billion for full year 2019. As a percentage of total revenues, operating expenses accounted for 12.5% for full year 2020, compared with 12.4% for full year 2019. The increase in total operating expenses was primarily due to (i) an increase in shipping cost, (ii) an increase in disposal loss on property, plant and equipment as a result of the Company’s upgrade of production equipment and (iii) an increase in impairment loss on one overseas solar power project with the amount of RMB93.8million in the fourth quarter of 2020.

Interest Expense, Net

Net interest expense for full year 2020 was RMB459.2 million (US$70.4 million), an increase of 17.3% from RMB391.6 million for full year 2019. The increase was mainly due to an increase in interest expense with the increase of interest-bearing debts.  

Exchange Loss and Change in Fair Value of Foreign Exchange Derivatives

The Company recorded a net exchange loss (including change in fair value of foreign exchange derivatives) of RMB148.9 million (US$22.8 million) for full year 2020 due primarily to depreciation of US dollars against RMB. The Company recorded a net exchange loss of RMB69.8 million for full year 2019. With the rapid increase in overseas orders, the Company increased its foreign currency hedge ratio to hedge against anticipated cash flow denominated in U.S. dollars over the next six months.

Change in Fair Value of Interest Rate Swap

The Company entered into Interest Rate Swap agreements with several banks for the purpose of reducing interest rate risk exposure. The Company recorded a loss of RMB78.9 million (US$12.1 million) arising from change in fair value of the Interest Rate Swap agreements for full year 2020, compared to a loss of RMB70.0 million for full year 2019. The loss in 2020 was primarily due to a decrease in USD LIBOR rates. The Company did not elect to use hedge accounting for any of its derivatives.

Change in Fair Value of Convertible Senior Notes and Call Option

The Company issued the Notes in May 2019 and has elected to measure them at fair value derived by valuation model, i.e. Binomial Model. The Company recognized a loss from a change in fair value of the Notes of RMB1.20 billion (US$184.2 million) for full year 2020, compared to a loss of RMB114.1 million for full year 2019. The change in 2020 was primarily due to a significant increase in the Company’s stock price in 2020.

Concurrent with the issuance of the Notes in May 2019, the Company entered into a call option transaction with an affiliate of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC. The Company accounted for the call option transaction as freestanding derivative assets in its consolidated balance sheets, which is marked to market at each reporting period. The Company recorded a gain from a change in fair value of the call option of RMB476.3 million (US$73.0 million) for full year 2020, compared to a gain of RMB84.8 million for full year 2019. The change in 2020 was primarily due to a significant increase in the Company’s stock price in 2020.

Equity in (Loss)/Income of Affiliated Companies

The Company indirectly holds a 20% equity interest of Sweihan PV Power Company P.J.S.C, a developer and operator of solar power projects in Dubai, and accounts for its investments using the equity method. The Company also holds a 30% equity interest in Jiangsu Jinko-Tiansheng Co., Ltd, which processes and assembles PV modules as an OEM manufacturer, and accounts for its investments using the equity method. The Company recorded equity in loss of affiliated companies of RMB52.7 million (US$8.1 million) for full year 2020, compared with a loss of RMB48.9 million in 2019. The loss primarily arose from change in fair value of interest rate swap agreements purchased by Sweihan PV Power Company P.J.S.C. due to a continuous decrease in USD LIBOR rates. Hedge accounting was not applied for the derivative.

Income Tax Expense, Net

The Company recognized an income tax expense of RMB178.4 million (US$27.3 million) for full year 2020, compared with an income tax expense of RMB278.0 million in full year 2019.

Net Income and Earnings/(loss) per Share

Net income attributable to the Company’s ordinary shareholders for full year 2020 was RMB230.4 million (US$35.3 million), compared with a net income of RMB898.7 million in full year 2019.

Basic and diluted earnings/(loss) per share for full year 2020 were RMB1.29 (US$0.20) and RMB(1.36) (US$(0.21)), respectively, compared to RMB5.31 and RMB4.85 for full year 2019. This translates into basic and diluted earnings/(loss) per ADS of RMB5.15 (US$0.79) and RMB(5.42) (US$(0.83)), respectively for full year 2020, compared to RMB21.22 and RMB19.40 for full year 2019.

Non-GAAP net income for full year 2020 was RMB958.4 million (US$146.9 million), compared with non-GAAP net income of RMB969.5 million in full year 2019.

Non-GAAP basic and diluted earnings per share for full year 2020 were both RMB5.36 (US$0.82), compared to RMB5.73 for full year 2019, which translates into non-GAAP basic and diluted earnings per ADS of both RMB21.42 (US$3.28) for full year 2020, compared to RMB22.90 for full year 2019.

Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020 Operational Highlights

Solar Module Shipments

Total solar module shipments in the fourth quarter of 2020 were 5,774 MW.

Total solar module shipments in full year 2020 were 18.8 GW, compared to 14.3 GW in 2019.

Solar Products Production Capacity

As of December 31, 2020, the Company’s in-house annual mono wafer[3], solar cell and solar module production capacity was 22 GW, 11GW (10.2 GW for PERC cells and 800 MW for N type cells) and 31 GW, respectively.

Note:

In addition to the mono wafer, our multi wafer production capacity was 3.5 GW as of September 30, 2020[3]

Operations and Business Outlook

Since installations are still likely to increase, and supply is sufficient in most segments of the supply chain, we anticipate that demand for modules will revive once market prices stabilized. We remain optimistic about global installation levels in 2021.

First Quarter and Full Year 2021 Guidance

The Company’s business outlook is based on management’s current views and estimates with respect to market conditions, production capacity, the Company’s order book and the global economic environment. This outlook is subject to uncertainty on final customer demand and sale schedules. Management’s views and estimates are subject to change without notice.

For the first quarter of 2021, the Company expects total solar module shipments to be in the range of 4.5 GW to 5.0 GW. Total revenue for the first quarter is expected to be in the range of US$1.18 billion to US$1.30 billion. Gross margin for the first quarter is expected to be between 12% and 15%.

For full year 2021, the Company estimates total shipments (including solar cell and wafer) to be in the range of 25 GW to 30 GW.

Solar Products Production Capacity

JinkoSolar expects its annual mono wafer, solar cell and solar module production capacity to reach 33 GW, 27 GW (including 800 MW N-type cells) and 37 GW, respectively, by the end of 2021.

Recent Business Developments

  • In October 2020, JinkoSolar announced the completion of a RMB 3.10 billion equity financing by its principal operating subsidiary Jinko Solar Co., Ltd.
  • In November 2020, JinkoSolar and its subsidiary Sichuan Jinko signed a long-term purchase agreement with second tier subsidiaries of Tongwei Co., Ltd., namely Sichuan Yongxiang Polysilicon Co., Ltd., Sichuan Yongxiang New Energy Co., Ltd., Inner Mongolia Tongwei High-purity Crystalline Silicon Company, and Yunnan Tongwei High-purity Crystalline Silicon Company.
  • In November 2020, JinkoSolar announced the resignation of Mr. Zhiqun Xu as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer and the appointment of Dr. Jiun-Hua Allen Guo as the Company’s new Chief Operating Officer.
  • In November 2020, JinkoSolar’s wholly-owned subsidiary JinkoSolar Sweihan (HK) Limited signed a share and debt purchase agreement with Jinko Power (HK) Company Limited, an indirectly wholly-owned subsidiary of Jinko Power Technology Co., Ltd.
  • In December 2020, JinkoSolar became the sole PV company given the highest AAA rating for credit quality in the Chinese market.
  • In December 2020, JinkoSolar announced that Mr. Longgen Zhang resigned as a director of the board of directors of the Company and Mr. Haiyun (Charlie) Cao was appointed as a director of the Board.
  • In December 2020, "Weekly Toyo Keizai", an authoritative business and finance magazine in Japan, listed JinkoSolar in its latest ranking of "China’s Top 100 New Enterprises".
  • In December 2020, JinkoSolar announced changes to its senior management team, in order to comply with certain business operations and independence requirements of the Shanghai Stock Exchange Science and Technology Innovation Board, in relation to the proposed listing of its principal operating subsidiary, Jinko Solar Co., Ltd. on the STAR Market.
  • In December 2020, JinkoSolar filed a prospectus supplement to sell up to an aggregate of US$100,000,000 of the American depositary shares, each representing four ordinary shares of JinkoSolar, through an at-the-market equity offering program, which had been approved by its board of directors. This offering was completed in January 2021.
  • In January 2021, JinkoSolar won the prestigious PV Magazine Award 2020 in the Module category for its Tiger monofacial module.
  • In February 2021, JinkoSolar and its subsidiaries signed a solar glass procurement contract with Flat Glass Group Co. Ltd., securing approximately 338 million square meters of rolled glass to support the production of 59GW of JinkoSolar’s high-efficient solar modules for three years from 2021 to 2023.
  • In February 2021, JinkoSolar announced that it intends to sign a "strategic cooperation agreement" with Tongwei Co., Ltd. to jointly invest in a high-purity crystalline silicon project with annual capacity of 45,000 metric tons and a silicon wafer project with an annual production capacity of 15GW, as well as develop a more extensive industrial chain cooperation.
  • In February 2021, JinkoSolar won the Green Builder Media’s 2021 Green Innovation award.
  • In March 2021, JinkoSolar adopted a 2021 equity incentive plan with a ten-year term. The plan has a maximum number of 2,600,000 ordinary shares of the Company available for issuance pursuant to all awards under the 2021 Plan, including options, restricted shares and other share-based awards.

Conference Call Information

JinkoSolar’s management will host an earnings conference call on Friday, April 9, 2021 at 8:00 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time (8:00 p.m. Beijing / Hong Kong the same day)..

Dial-in details for the earnings conference call are as follows:

Hong Kong / International:

+852 3027 6500

U.S. Toll Free:

+1 855-824-5644

Passcode:

73382078#

Please dial in 10 minutes before the call is scheduled to begin and provide the passcode to join the call.

A telephone replay of the call will be available 2 hours after the conclusion of the conference call through 23:59 U.S. Eastern Time, April 16, 2021. The dial-in details for the replay are as follows:

International:

+61 2 8325 2405

U.S.:

+1 646 982 0473

Passcode:

319340208#

Additionally, a live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available on the Investor Relations section of JinkoSolar’s website at www.jinkosolar.com.

About JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd.

JinkoSolar (NYSE: JKS) is one of the largest and most innovative solar module manufacturers in the world. JinkoSolar distributes its solar products and sells its solutions and services to a diversified international utility, commercial and residential customer base in China, the United States, Japan, Germany, the United Kingdom, Chile, South Africa, India, Mexico, Brazil, the United Arab Emirates, Italy, Spain, France, Belgium, and other countries and regions. JinkoSolar has built a vertically integrated solar product value chain, with an integrated annual capacity of 20 GW for mono wafers, 11 GW for solar cells, and 30 GW for solar modules, as of December 31, 2020.

JinkoSolar has 9 productions facilities globally, 21 overseas subsidiaries in Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, India, Turkey, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, United States, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Australia, Portugal, Canada, Malaysia, UAE, Kenya, Hong Kong, Denmark, and global sales teams in China, United Kingdom, France, Spain, Bulgaria, Greece, Ukraine, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Morocco, Kenya, South Africa, Costa Rica, Colombia, Panama, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Poland and Argentina, as of September 30, 2020.

To find out more, please see: www.jinkosolar.com

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement its consolidated financial results presented in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP"), JinkoSolar uses certain non-GAAP financial measures including, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP earnings per Share, and non-GAAP earnings per ADS, which are adjusted from the comparable GAAP results to exclude certain expenses or incremental ordinary shares relating to share-based compensation, convertible senior notes and call option:

  • Non-GAAP net income is adjusted to exclude the expenses relating to issuance cost of convertible senior notes, change in fair value of convertible senior notes and call option, interest expenses of convertible senior notes and call option, exchange (gain)/loss on the convertible senior notes and call option, and stock-based compensation (benefit)/expense; given these Non-GAAP net income adjustments above are either related to the Company or its subsidiaries incorporated in Cayman Islands, which are not subject to tax exposures, or related to those subsidiaries with tax loss positions which result in no tax impacts, therefore no tax adjustment is needed in conjunction with these Non-GAAP net income adjustments; and
  • Non-GAAP earnings per share and non-GAAP earnings per ADS are adjusted to exclude the expenses relating to issuance cost of convertible senior notes, change in fair value of convertible senior notes and call option, interest expenses of convertible senior notes and call option, exchange gain on the convertible senior notes and call option, and stock-based compensation. As the Non-GAAP net income is adjusted to exclude the change in fair value of call option, the dilutive impact of call option, if any, is also excluded from the denominator for the calculation of Non-GAAP earnings per share and non-GAAP earnings per ADS.

The Company believes that the use of non-GAAP information is useful for analysts and investors to evaluate JinkoSolar’s current and future performances based on a more meaningful comparison of net income and diluted net income per ADS when compared with its peers and historical results from prior periods. These measures are not intended to represent or substitute numbers as measured under GAAP. The submission of non-GAAP numbers is voluntary and should be reviewed together with GAAP results.

Impact of the Recently Adopted Major Accounting Pronouncement

The Company adopted the update of ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): "Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments" on January 1, 2020.

Upon adoption of ASC 326 on January 1, 2020, the Company used the modified retrospective transition method through a RMB6.6 million cumulative-effect increase to retained earnings, among which RMB30.9 million was related to the decrease of allowance for accounts receivables-third parties, RMB15.0 million was related to the increase of allowance for accounts receivables- related parties and RMB9.3 million was related to the increase of allowance for other receivables and other current/non-current assets. The adoption of the new guidance did not have a material impact to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Currency Convenience Translation

The conversion of Renminbi into U.S. dollars in this release, made solely for the convenience of the readers, is based on the noon buying rate in the city of New York for cable transfers of Renminbi as certified for customs purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as of December 31, 2020, which was RMB6.5250 to US$1.00. No representation is intended to imply that the Renminbi amounts could have been, or could be, converted, realized, or settled into U.S. dollars at that rate or any other rate. The percentages stated in this press release are calculated based on Renminbi.

Safe-Harbor Statement

This press release contains forward-looking statements. These statements constitute "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "future," "intends, "plans," "believes," "estimates" and similar statements. Among other things, the quotations from management in this press release and the Company’s operations and business outlook, contain forward-looking statements. Such statements involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in JinkoSolar’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including its annual report on Form 20-F. Except as required by law, the Company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

For investor and media inquiries, please contact:

In China:
Ms. Stella Wang
JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd.
Tel: +86 21- 5180-8777 ext.7806
Email: ir@jinkosolar.com

Rene Vanguestaine
Christensen
Tel: +86 178 1749 0483
Email: rvanguestaine@ChristensenIR.com

In the U.S.:
Ms. Linda Bergkamp
Christensen
Tel: +1-480-614-3004
Email: lbergkamp@ChristensenIR.com

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except ADS and Share data)

2019

2020

RMB

RMB

USD

 Revenues from third parties 

29,592,010

35,067,287

5,374,297

 Revenues from related parties 

154,278

62,172

9,528

 Total revenues 

29,746,288

35,129,459

5,383,825

 Cost of revenues 

(24,314,602)

(28,957,798)

(4,437,977)

 Gross profit 

5,431,686

6,171,661

945,848

 Operating expenses: 

   Selling and marketing 

(2,250,336)

(2,473,980)

(379,154)

   General and administrative 

(1,059,025)

(1,409,371)

(215,996)

   Research and development 

(324,435)

(389,192)

(59,646)

   Impairment of long-lived assets 

(68,262)

(114,168)

(17,497)

 Total operating expenses 

(3,702,058)

(4,386,711)

(672,293)

 Income from operations 

1,729,628

1,784,950

273,555

 Interest expenses, net 

(391,582)

(459,234)

(70,381)

 Subsidy income 

63,017

191,981

29,422

 Exchange gain/(loss) 

8,809

(336,523)

(51,574)

 Change in fair value of interest rate
swap 

(69,974)

(78,878)

(12,089)

 Change in fair value of foreign
exchange derivatives 

(78,615)

187,578

28,748

 Convertible senior notes issuance
costs 

(18,646)

 Change in fair value of convertible
senior notes and call option 

(29,257)

(725,792)

(111,232)

 Other income, net 

17,873

2,292

351

 Gain on disposal of subsidiaries 

19,935

 Income before income taxes

1,251,188

566,374

86,800

 Income tax expense 

(277,979)

(178,411)

(27,343)

 Equity in loss of affiliated companies 

(48,855)

(52,706)

(8,078)

 Net income 

924,354

335,257

51,379

 Less: Net income attributable to non-
controlling interests 

25,690

104,871

16,072

 Net income attributable to JinkoSolar
 Holding Co., Ltd.’s ordinary
shareholders 

898,664

230,386

35,307

 Net income/(loss) attributable to
JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd.’s
 ordinary shareholders per share: 

   Basic 

5.31

1.29

0.20

   Diluted 

4.85

(1.36)

(0.21)

 Net income/(loss) attributable to
JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd.’s
 ordinary shareholders per ADS: 

   Basic 

21.22

5.15

0.79

   Diluted 

19.40

(5.42)

(0.83)

 Weighted average ordinary shares
outstanding: 

   Basic 

169,363,306

178,938,853

178,938,853

   Diluted 

166,567,757

171,438,853

171,438,853

 Weighted average ADS outstanding: 

   Basic 

42,340,827

44,734,713

44,734,713

   Diluted 

41,641,939

42,859,713

42,859,713

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

 Net income 

924,354

335,257

51,379

 Other comprehensive income/(loss): 

   -Foreign currency translation
adjustments 

13,741

(251,894)

(38,604)

   -Change in the instrument-specific
credit risk 

(21,090)

60,326

9,245

 Comprehensive income 

917,005

143,689

22,020

 Less: Comprehensive income
attributable to non-controlling
interests 

25,690

104,871

16,072

 Comprehensive income attributable
to JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd.’s
ordinary shareholders 

891,315

38,818

5,948

 Reconciliation of GAAP and non-
GAAP Results 

 1. Non-GAAP earnings per share
and non-GAAP earnings per ADS 

 GAAP net income attributable to
ordinary shareholders 

898,664

230,386

35,307

 Convertible senior notes issuance
costs 

18,646

 Change in fair value of convertible
senior notes and call option 

29,257

725,792

111,232

 Net interest expenses of convertible
senior notes and call option 

15,384

26,614

4,079

 Exchange loss/(gain) on convertible
senior notes and call option 

3,002

(25,347)

(3,885)

 Stock-based compensation
expense 

4,578

923

141

 Non-GAAP net income attributable
to ordinary shareholders 

969,531

958,368

146,874

 Non-GAAP earnings per share
attributable to ordinary shareholders – 

   Basic 

5.73

5.36

0.82

   Diluted 

5.73

5.36

0.82

 Non-GAAP earnings per ADS
attributable to ordinary shareholders – 

   Basic 

22.90

21.42

3.28

   Diluted 

22.90

21.42

3.28

 Non-GAAP weighted average
ordinary shares outstanding  

   Basic 

169,363,306

178,938,853

178,938,853

   Diluted 

169,363,306

178,938,853

178,938,853

 Non-GAAP weighted average ADS
outstanding  

   Basic 

42,340,827

44,734,713

44,734,713

   Diluted 

42,340,827

44,734,713

44,734,713

 

JINKOSOLAR HOLDING CO., LTD. 

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except ADS and Share data)

For the quarter ended

December 31, 2019

September 30, 2020

December 31, 2020

RMB

RMB

RMB

USD

 Revenues from third parties 

9,528,920

8,768,376

9,418,979

1,443,522

 Revenues from related parties 

538

1,919

5,599

858

 Total revenues 

9,529,458

8,770,295

9,424,578

1,444,380

 Cost of revenues 

(7,799,733)

(7,275,366)

(7,917,667)

(1,213,436)

 Gross profit 

1,729,725

1,494,929

1,506,911

230,944

 Operating expenses: 

   Selling and marketing 

(632,871)

(498,221)

(652,751)

(100,038)

   General and administrative 

(342,048)

(345,228)

(531,097)

(81,394)

   Research and development 

(91,740)

(105,445)

(137,320)

(21,045)

   Impairment of long-lived assets 

(68,262)

(114,168)

(17,497)

 Total operating expenses 

(1,134,921)

(948,894)

(1,435,336)

(219,974)

 Income from operations 

594,804

546,035

71,575

10,970

 Interest expenses, net 

(83,826)

(129,221)

(115,161)

(17,649)

 Subsidy income 

14,366

62,839

109,702

16,812

 Exchange loss  

(14,003)

(175,650)

(223,439)

(34,243)

 Change in fair value of interest rate
swap 

24,466

 Change in fair value of foreign
exchange derivatives 

91,889

111,710

175,521

26,900

 Change in fair value of convertible
senior notes and call option 

(67,119)

(312,992)

(427,624)

(65,536)

 Other income/(expense), net 

1,432

(1,409)

3,762

577

 Gain on disposal of subsidiaries 

19,935

 Income/(loss) before income taxes

581,944

101,312

(405,664)

(62,169)

 Income Tax (Expenses)/Benefit 

(220,993)

(69,226)

23,089

3,539

 Equity in gain of affiliated companies 

31,780

24,704

19,906

3,051

 Net income/(loss) 

392,731

56,790

(362,669)

(55,579)

 Less: Net income attributable to non-
controlling interests 

23,225

49,937

14,282

2,189

 Net income/(loss) attributable to
JinkoSolar  Holding Co., Ltd.’s
ordinary shareholders 

369,506

6,853

(376,951)

(57,768)

 Net income/(loss) attributable to
JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd.’s
 ordinary shareholders per share: 

   Basic 

2.08

0.04

(2.08)

(0.32)

   Diluted 

1.67

(1.55)

(3.60)

(0.55)

 Net income/(loss) attributable to
JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd.’s
   ordinary shareholders per ADS: 

   Basic 

8.32

0.16

(8.32)

(1.27)

   Diluted 

6.68

(6.20)

(14.40)

(2.21)

 Weighted average ordinary shares
outstanding: 

   Basic 

177,524,685

177,992,073

181,285,886

181,285,886

   Diluted 

171,509,296

170,492,073

173,785,886

173,785,886

 Weighted average ADS outstanding: 

   Basic 

44,381,171

44,498,018

45,321,472

45,321,472

   Diluted 

42,877,324

42,623,018

43,446,472

43,446,472

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

 Net income/(loss) 

392,731

56,790

(362,669)

(55,579)

 Other comprehensive income/(loss): 

   -Foreign currency translation
adjustments 

(21,970)

(100,718)

(187,456)

(28,729)

   -Change in the instrument-specific
credit risk 

(26,579)

(36,727)

71,330

10,932

 Comprehensive income/(loss) 

344,182

(80,655)

(478,795)

(73,376)

 Less: Comprehensive income
attributable to non-controlling
interests 

23,225

49,937

14,282

2,189

 Comprehensive income/(loss)
attributable to JinkoSolar Holding Co.,
Ltd.’s ordinary shareholders 

320,957

(130,592)

(493,077)

(75,565)

 Reconciliation of GAAP and non-
GAAP Results 

 1. Non-GAAP earnings per share
and non-GAAP earnings per ADS 

 GAAP net income/(loss) attributable
to ordinary shareholders 

369,506

6,853

(376,951)

(57,768)

 Convertible senior notes issuance
costs 

 Change in fair value of convertible
senior notes and call option 

67,119

312,992

427,624

65,536

 Net interest expenses of convertible
senior notes and call option 

6,281

7,217

6,535

1,002

 Exchange gain on convertible senior
notes and call option 

(4,112)

(5,904)

(23,816)

(3,650)

 Stock-based compensation
(benefit)/expense 

(6,630)

194

56

9

 Non-GAAP net income attributable to
ordinary shareholders 

432,164

321,352

33,448

5,129

 Non-GAAP earnings per share
attributable to ordinary shareholders – 

   Basic 

2.43

1.81

0.19

0.03

   Diluted 

2.43

1.81

0.19

0.03

 Non-GAAP earnings per ADS
attributable to ordinary shareholders – 

   Basic 

9.74

7.22

0.74

0.11

   Diluted 

9.74

7.22

0.74

0.11

 Non-GAAP weighted average
ordinary shares outstanding  

   Basic 

177,524,685

177,992,073

181,285,886

181,285,886

   Diluted 

177,524,685

177,992,073

181,285,886

181,285,886

 Non-GAAP weighted average ADS
outstanding  

   Basic 

44,381,171

44,498,018

45,321,472

45,321,472

   Diluted 

44,381,171

44,498,018

45,321,472

45,321,472

 

JINKOSOLAR HOLDING CO., LTD. 

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands)

December 31, 2019

December 31, 2020

RMB

RMB

USD

ASSETS

Current assets:

  Cash and cash equivalents

5,653,854

7,481,678

1,146,617

  Restricted cash 

576,546

593,094

90,896

  Restricted short-term investments

6,930,502

6,400,637

980,941

  Short-term investments

570,000

87,356

  Accounts receivable, net – related parties

520,504

410,358

62,890

  Accounts receivable, net – third parties

5,266,351

4,534,758

694,982

  Notes receivable, net – related parties

18,629

33,001

5,058

  Notes receivable, net – third parties

1,529,801

1,051,561

161,159

  Advances to suppliers, net – third parties

2,522,373

1,002,613

153,657

  Inventories, net

5,818,789

8,376,936

1,283,822

  Forward contract receivables

52,281

183,146

28,068

  Prepayments and other current assets, net – related parties

54,318

23,756

3,641

  Prepayments and other current assets, net

1,573,482

3,020,592

462,926

  Held-for-sale assets

1,170,818

Total current assets

31,688,248

33,682,130

5,162,013

Non-current assets:

  Restricted cash

531,158

1,389,194

212,903

  Accounts receivable, net – third parties

26,405

4,047

  Project Assets

798,243

645,355

98,905

  Long-term investments

278,021

194,258

29,771

  Property, plant and equipment, net

10,208,205

12,455,444

1,908,880

  Land use rights, net

597,922

760,962

116,623

  Intangible assets, net

36,395

35,838

5,492

  Financing lease right-of-use assets, net

1,259,713

829,122

127,069

  Operating lease right-of-use assets, net

317,904

316,512

48,507

  Deferred tax assets 

271,286

255,107

39,097

  Call Option – concurrent with issuance of convertible
  senior notes

294,178

756,929

116,004

  Other assets, net – related parties

96,753

107,319

16,447

  Other assets, net – third parties

1,466,692

1,777,799

272,460

Total non-current assets

16,156,470

19,550,244

2,996,205

Total assets

47,844,718

53,232,374

8,158,218

LIABILITIES

Current liabilities:

  Accounts payable – related parties

36,310

14,114

2,163

  Accounts payable – third parties

4,952,630

4,436,495

679,923

  Notes payable – third parties

7,518,570

9,334,876

1,430,632

  Accrued payroll and welfare expenses

879,465

995,054

152,499

  Advances from related parties

749

  Advances from  third parties

4,350,380

2,451,495

375,708

  Income tax payable

117,422

73,720

11,298

  Other payables and accruals

3,055,928

3,408,391

522,359

  Other payables due to related parties

13,127

71,515

10,960

  Forward contract payables

3,857

17,895

2,743

  Convertible senior notes – current

1,831,612

280,707

  Financing lease liabilities – current

227,613

272,330

41,736

  Operating lease liabilities – current

40,043

48,244

7,394

  Short-term borrowings from third parties,
     including current portion of long-term bank
     borrowings

9,047,250

8,238,531

1,262,610

  Guarantee liabilities to related parties

25,688

22,519

3,451

  Held-for-sale liabilities

1,008,196

Total current liabilities

31,277,228

31,216,791

4,784,183

Non-current liabilities:

  Long-term borrowings

1,586,187

7,301,536

1,119,009

  Convertible senior notes

728,216

  Accrued warranty costs – non current

651,968

769,332

117,905

  Financing lease liabilities

583,491

313,088

47,983

  Operating lease liabilities

279,534

277,239

42,489

  Deferred tax liability

250,734

328,713

50,377

  Long-term Payables

97

15

  Guarantee liabilities to related parties 
   – non current

46,332

34,812

5,335

Total non-current liabilities

4,126,462

9,024,817

1,383,113

Total liabilities

35,403,690

40,241,608

6,167,296

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Ordinary shares (US$0.00002 par value, 500,000,000
shares authorized, 180,653,497 and 190,380,309 shares
issued as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2020,
respectively)

25

26

4

Additional paid-in capital

4,582,850

5,251,245

804,789

Subscription Receivable

Statutory reserves

689,707

692,009

106,055

Accumulated other comprehensive income

62,952

(128,615)

(19,711)

Treasury stock, at cost; 1,723,200 and 2,945,840 ordinary
shares as of  December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2020,
respectively

(13,876)

(43,170)

(6,616)

Accumulated retained earnings

3,981,661

4,216,353

646,184

Total JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. shareholders’ equity

9,303,319

9,987,848

1,530,705

Non-controlling interests

3,137,709

3,002,918

460,217

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

47,844,718

53,232,374

8,158,218

 

Related Links :

http://www.jinkosolar.com

JinkoSolar to Report Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020 Results on April 9, 2021

SHANGRAO, China, March 26, 2021 — JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. ("JinkoSolar" or the "Company") (NYSE: JKS), one of the largest and most innovative solar module manufacturers in the world, today announced that it plans to release its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2020 before the open of U.S. markets on Friday, April 9, 2021.

JinkoSolar’s management will host an earnings conference call on Friday, April 9, 2021 at 8:00 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time (8:00 p.m. Beijing / Hong Kong the same day).

Dial-in details for the earnings conference call are as follows:

Hong Kong / International:

+852 3027 6500

U.S. Toll Free:

+1 855-824-5644

Passcode:

73382078#

Please dial in 10 minutes before the call is scheduled to begin and provide the passcode to join the call.

A telephone replay of the call will be available 2 hours after the conclusion of the conference call through 23:59 U.S. Eastern Time, April 16, 2021. The dial-in details for the replay are as follows:

International:

+61 2 8325 2405

U.S.:

+1 646 982 0473

Passcode:

319340208#

Additionally, a live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available on the Investor Relations section of JinkoSolar’s website at http://www.jinkosolar.com.

About JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd.

JinkoSolar (NYSE: JKS) is one of the largest and most innovative solar module manufacturers in the world. JinkoSolar distributes its solar products and sells its solutions and services to a diversified international utility, commercial and residential customer base in China, the United States, Japan, Germany, the United Kingdom, Chile, South Africa, India, Mexico, Brazil, the United Arab Emirates, Italy, Spain, France, Belgium, and other countries and regions. JinkoSolar has built a vertically integrated solar product value chain, with an integrated annual capacity of 20 GW for mono wafers, 11 GW for solar cells, and 25 GW for solar modules, as of September 30, 2020.

JinkoSolar has 9 productions facilities globally, 20 overseas subsidiaries in Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, India, Turkey, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, United States, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Australia, Portugal, Canada, Malaysia, UAE, Kenya, Denmark, and global sales teams in China, United Kingdom, France, Spain, Bulgaria, Greece, Ukraine, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Morocco, Kenya, South Africa, Costa Rica, Colombia, Panama, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Poland and Argentina, as of September 30, 2020.

To find out more, please see: www.jinkosolar.com

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release contains forward-looking statements. These statements constitute "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "future," "intends, "plans," "believes," "estimates" and similar statements. Among other things, the quotations from management in this press release and the Company’s operations and business outlook, contain forward-looking statements. Such statements involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in JinkoSolar’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including its annual report on Form 20-F. Except as required by law, the Company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

For investor and media inquiries, please contact:

In China:

Ms. Stella Wang
JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd.
Tel: +86 21-5180-8777 ext.7806
Email: ir@jinkosolar.com

Mr. Rene Vanguestaine
Christensen
Tel: + 86 178 1749 0483
Email: rvanguestaine@ChristensenIR.com

In the U.S.:

Ms. Linda Bergkamp
Christensen, Scottsdale, Arizona
Tel: +1-480-614-3004
Email: lbergkamp@ChristensenIR.com

Related Links :

http://www.jinkosolar.com

ReneSola Power Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020 Financial Results

— Reports Net Profits in Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020

— Enters 2021 Well-Capitalized for Growth

STAMFORD, Conn., March 26, 2021 — ReneSola Ltd ("ReneSola Power" or the "Company") (www.renesolapower.com) (NYSE: SOL), a leading fully integrated solar project developer, today announced its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2020. ReneSola Power’s fourth quarter and full year 2020 financial results and management commentary can be found by accessing the Company’s shareholder letter on the quarterly results page of the Investor Relations section of ReneSola Power’s website at: http://ir.renesolapower.com.

ReneSola Power will hold a conference call today to discuss results and to provide an update on the business.

Conference Call Details

ReneSola Power’s management will hold a conference call today, March 26, 2021 at 8:30 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time (8:30 p.m. China Standard Time) to discuss financial results. 

Please register in advance to join the conference call using the link provided below and dial in 10 minutes before the call is scheduled to begin. Conference call access information will be provided upon registration.

Participant Online Registration: http://apac.directeventreg.com/registration/event/7836968

A replay of the conference call may be accessed by phone at the following numbers until April 3, 2021. To access the replay, please reference the conference ID 7836968.

Phone Number

Toll-Free Number

United States

+1 (646) 254-3697

+1 (855) 452-5696

Hong Kong

+852 3051-2780

+852 8009-63117

Mainland China

+86 (800) 870-0206

+86 (400) 602-2065

Other International

+61 (2) 8199-0299

A webcast of the conference call will be available on the ReneSola Power website at http://ir.renesolapower.com.

About ReneSola Power

ReneSola Power (NYSE: SOL) is a leading global solar project developer and operator. The Company focuses on solar power project development, construction management and project financing services. With local professional teams in more than 10 countries around the world, the business is spread across a number of regions where the solar power project markets are growing rapidly, and can sustain that growth due to improved clarity around government policies. The Company’s strategy is to pursue high-margin project development opportunities in these profitable and growing markets; specifically, in the U.S. and Europe, where the Company has a market-leading position in several geographies, including Poland, Hungary, Minnesota and New York.

Related Links :

http://www.renesolapower.com