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Suntech Power Announces Loss

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Chinese solar company Suntech Power Holdings have reported a quarterly loss after shipment decrease and lowered ASP.
Suntech Power Holdings has announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2008.




Fourth Quarter 2008 Financial Highlights(1)



-- Total net revenues grew 4.2% year-over-year to $414.4 million.



-- GAAP gross margin was 0.6% and non-GAAP(2) gross margin was 0.9%.
Excluding the provision for inventory and purchase commitments,
adjusted non-GAAP consolidated gross margin in the fourth quarter
was 13.1%.



-- GAAP net loss was $65.9 million, or negative $0.42 per diluted
American Depository Share (ADS). On a non-GAAP basis, Suntech's net
loss was $42.4 million, or negative $0.27 per diluted ADS. Each ADS
represents one ordinary share.



-- Net debt decreased by $273.7 million to $1,117.8 million as of
December 31, 2008.



Full Year 2008 Financial Highlights(1)



-- Total net revenues grew 42.7% year-over-year to $1,923.5 million.



-- Full year 2008 total shipments of solar products grew 36.0%
year-over-year to 497.5 MW.



-- GAAP gross margin was 17.8% and non-GAAP(2) gross margin was 18.2%.



-- GAAP net income for the full year was $111.0 million or $0.66 per
ADS. On a non-GAAP basis, Suntech's net income for the full year was
$149.7 million or $0.89 per diluted ADS.



-- Achieved 1GW solar cell and module production capacity.



"Customer recognition of Suntech's high performance and premium quality modules enabled us to deliver close to 500MW in the full year 2008 and extend our position as a world leader in solar," said Dr. Zhengrong Shi, Suntech's Chairman and CEO. "During 2008, we bolstered our on-the-ground customer service and support capability by opening branches in key markets and hiring experienced solar professionals, achieved 1GW production capacity, and demonstrated our strength in solar innovation with the successful commercialization of our Pluto technology."



"We believe that we are now in a position to service all avenues of solar demand globally, including residential roof-top, commercial roof-top, ground mounted and utility scale. In particular, our continued investment in the U.S. should position us for strong growth in that key market and its burgeoning utility-scale segment via our systems integration unit, Suntech Energy Solutions, and our project development joint venture, Gemini Solar."



"Despite the challenging market conditions, we are confident that we are well positioned to expand our market share in 2009. We believe that the project financing environment is improving and will continue to do so as the year progresses, leading to further growth of the solar industry. We are confident that Suntech's reputation as a global solar leader will benefit us as more and more customers realize the value in partnering with a company that offers stability, first class service, industry-leading scale, superior technology, quality and a broad product portfolio," added Dr. Shi.


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