Orion Q4’21 Revenue Rose 37% to $35.5M on Strong LED Lighting Retrofit Activity; FY 2022 Revenue Expected to Rise at least 28% vs. FY 2021 Revenue of $116.8M; Investor Call Today at 4:30 pm ET

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Orion Energy Systems (OESX) reported a strong Q4’21 with revenue of $35.5M, up 37% year-over-year, and net income of $22.1M, driven by national account activity. Despite challenges from COVID-19, FY 2021 revenue reached $116.8M. A significant non-cash tax benefit of $20.9M was recognized, inflating net income figures. The company expects FY 2022 revenue to rise by at least 28%, targeting $150M to $155M. New product lines, operational efficiencies, and a diverse customer base support this optimistic outlook, emphasizing substantial growth potential in the LED market.

Positive

• Q4'21 revenue grew 37% to $35.5M, attributed to national account activities.
• FY 2021 revenue of $116.8M despite COVID-19 disruptions.
• Gross profit margin improved to 26.0% in Q4'21, indicating operational efficiencies.
• Net income excluding tax benefit improved to $1.2M in Q4'21.
• Launch of new product lines, including ISON PureMotion™, enhancing market presence.
• Projected FY 2022 revenue growth of 28% to $150M-$155M.

Negative

• FY 2021 revenue declined by $34M compared to FY 2020 due to the pandemic.
• Net income excluding tax benefits fell to $5.2M in FY 2021, down from $12.5M in FY 2020.
• Operating expenses increased as a percentage of sales to 19.9% in FY 2021.

MANITOWOC, Wis., June 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Orion Energy Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: OESX) (Orion Lighting), a provider of energy-efficient LED lighting, controls and IoT systems, including turnkey project implementation, program management and system maintenance, today reported results for its fiscal 2021 fourth quarter (Q4’21) and year ended March 31, 2021 (FY 2021). Orion will hold an investor call today at 4:30 p.m. ET – details below.

Orion Q4’21 and FY 2021 Highlights
$ in millions except per share figures	Q4’21	Q4'20	Change		FY 2021	FY 2020	Change
Revenue	$35.5	$25.9	+$9.6		$116.8	$150.8	-$34.0
Gross Profit	$9.2	$5.8	+$3.4		$30.1	$37.1	-$7.0
Gross Profit %	26.0%	22.3%	+370 bps		25.8%	24.6%	+120 bps
Net Income (Loss)*	$22.1	($0.5)	+$22.7		$26.1	$12.5	+$13.7
EPS*	$0.71	($0.02)	+$0.73		$0.83	$0.40	+$0.43
Net Income (Loss) Excluding Tax Benefit*	$1.2	($0.5)	+$1.7		$5.2	$12.5	-$7.3
EPS Excluding Tax Benefit*	$0.04	($0.02)	+$0.06		$0.17	$0.40	-$0.24
EBITDA**	$2.9	$0.0	+$2.9		$8.4	$14.7	-$6.3
*Q4’21 and FY 2021 periods include a non-cash tax benefit of $20.9M, or $0.67 and $0.66 per diluted share, respectively, for the release of the valuation allowance against Orion’s deferred tax assets; see reconciliation below. **EBITDA reconciliation below.

Financial Highlights

• Q4’21 revenue rose 37% principally on strength of national account activity and some Q4’20 COVID-19 impact.
• Achieved FY 2021 full year revenue of $116.8M despite COVID-19 related business disruptions during the first half of the year.
• Gross profit percentage improved to 26.0% in Q4’21 and to 25.8% in FY 2021 primarily due to operational efficiencies and favorable product mix in the FY 2021 periods.
• Orion recorded a release of the valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets, resulting in a non-cash tax benefit of $20.9M, or $0.67 and $0.66 per diluted share, in Q4’21 and FY 2021, respectively.
• Q4’21 net income excluding the tax benefit improved to $1.2M, or $0.04 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of ($0.5M), or ($0.02) per diluted share, in Q4’20.
• FY 2021 net income excluding the tax benefit was $5.2M, or $0.17 per diluted share, versus $12.5M, or $0.40 per diluted share, in FY 2020, principally reflecting COVID-19 related business disruptions during the first half of FY 2021.
• Orion ended FY 2021 with $26.2M in net working capital, including $19.4M of cash, with no amounts drawn on its credit facility and all $25M available on the credit facility.
• Excluding any significant COVID-19 business impacts, Orion expects its FY 2022 revenue to increase at least 28% to a range of $150M to $155M.

CEO Commentary
Mike Altschaefl, Orion’s CEO and Board Chair, commented, “The Orion team achieved solid FY 2021 financial results despite very challenging first half business conditions due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our full year performance benefitted from a significant rebound in our business in the second half as many customers returned to pre-COVID-19 levels of activity. We achieved profitability and positive cash flow from operations in Q4’21 and FY 2021 while also building our pipeline of project opportunities for FY 2022 and beyond. I extend our Board and management team's sincere appreciation and thanks to our team and our business partners for their dedication and perseverance through a very challenging period.

“In FY 2021, we continued to expand the breadth and diversity of our customer base across several sectors, including retail, warehousing and logistics, automotive OEMs, healthcare and the public sector. We also further enhanced our product line with continued investment in product development, enabling the introduction of our new Starline high-bay LED fixtures, a new line of exterior lighting products, and next generation linear LED fixtures. These new products provide efficient, cost-effective design and enhanced energy efficiency to support our customers' environmental and business goals, and they have been well received in the market.

“We also recently launched our new ISON PureMotion™ product line, expanding our business into airflow solutions to create healthier indoor spaces. The line includes ISON PureMotion Air; ISON PureMotion Light; and ISON PureMotion UVC, which uses UVC light rays in a sealed chamber to kill bacteria, fungi, mold and viruses to create a safer and healthier work environment.

“Our FY 2022 is poised to benefit from a growing and more diverse group of large national account customers and projects. These customers recognize the value of Orion’s innovative, energy efficient products and our unique, customized, turnkey LED lighting design-build-install capabilities and strong customer service. We have a proven track record executing large national retrofit installation programs with efficient, high-quality and customized products and excellent, on-schedule service.

“Reflecting the national scope of our service capabilities, during FY 2021 Orion launched a lighting, electrical and other maintenance services business that we believe can grow into an important longer-term recurring service revenue opportunity.

“Given the compelling benefits our solutions provide, ranging from improved illumination, enhanced work environments, greater safety, and environmental and cost benefits, we are very optimistic regarding Orion’s outlook for FY 2022 and beyond.

“Underscoring our optimism is the enormous untapped market for LED lighting and controls upgrades at facilities that have yet to be updated. Based on a U.S. Department of Energy study, the domestic LED retrofit opportunity in Orion’s key markets is estimated to be in excess of $20B today and growing to over $80B by 2035. To pursue this substantial market potential, Orion’s Board and management team have updated the Company’s strategic plan to help guide our organic and inorganic growth initiatives, with a long-term target of building Orion to a company generating up to $500M in annual revenue in approximately five years. To achieve this long-term target, our plan envisions organic growth of at least 10% per year, augmented by external growth initiatives including the active pursuit of strategic acquisitions and business partnerships. We set these financial goals to provide our stakeholders with a vision of what we believe Orion can become."

Business Outlook
Orion currently expects to achieve FY 2022 revenue of $150M to $155M, representing growth of at least 28% over FY 2021, excluding any recurrence of COVID-19 business impacts. This outlook is based on further progress in diversifying Orion's customer base and revenue sources and is supported by the following opportunities:

• Logistics: Orion is now the primary LED lighting supplier and project manager in North America for two very large warehouse and logistics providers. These customers are expected to be meaningful sources of project activity over several years.
• Major National Retail Customer: Orion anticipates significant additional product and service revenue from an existing large national retail customer for the retrofit of additional locations, new construction, outdoor lighting and other projects.
• Global Online Retailer: Orion expects ongoing revenue for custom-designed luminaires for a global online retailer’s new facilities.
• National Specialty Retailer: Orion expects to complete LED lighting retrofits for a national specialty retailer.
• Public Sector: Orion expects continued project activity for long-standing customers, including the U.S. Military, the Veterans Administration and the U.S. Postal Service.
• Healthcare & Hospitals: Orion anticipates meaningful revenue in the healthcare and hospital market in FY 2022.    
• Academic Institutions: Orion is seeing significantly increased activity with academic institutions which should benefit FY 2022 and beyond.
• Automotive: Orion also anticipates strong activity from major existing automotive customers in FY 2022.
• Lighting, Electrical and Other Maintenance Services: Orion expects to grow this recently launched business and believes it is well positioned to achieve meaningful revenue in FY 2022.
• New Products: Orion's recently launched products, including LED outdoor and linear lighting fixtures and its ISON PureMotion™ air movement line, are expected to support revenue growth opportunities in FY 2022 and beyond.

Orion cautions investors that its financial outlook is subject to a range of factors that are difficult to predict, including but not limited to the COVID-19 pandemic and possible business and other economic impacts.

Tax Provision
As a result of the valuation allowance release at the close of FY 2021, Orion expects its financial results to reflect a GAAP tax provision in future periods that is more in line with statutory tax rates. However, based upon current tax laws and the Company’s federal net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $69M at 3/31/21, Orion does not expect to pay meaningful cash taxes for several years.

Financial Results
Orion’s Q4’21 revenue rose 37.0% or $9.6M to $35.5M from $25.9M in Q4’20, due to strong national account retrofit activity as business rebounded from COVID-19 related disruptions earlier in FY 2021. Q4’21 benefitted from several large national retrofit projects, including for a large national retail customer and a specialty retailer. FY 2021 revenue was $116.8M compared to $150.8M in FY 2020, principally due to pandemic related work stoppages and project delays during the first half of the year.

Gross profit rose 59.7% or $3.4M to $9.2M in Q4’21 from $5.8M in Q4’20. FY 2021 full year gross profit was $30.1M compared to $37.1M in FY 2020, primarily due to lower revenue, partially offset by an increase in gross profit percentage. The gross profit percentage increased 120 bps to 25.8% in FY 2021 from 24.6% in FY 2020, mainly due to improved product margins and managing supply chain and input costs, more than offsetting increases in raw material and component prices.

Total operating expenses were $23.3M in FY 2021 vs. $24.0M in FY 2020 but increased as a percentage of sales to 19.9% from 15.9%, year-over-year, primarily due to the impact of lower business volume. Q4’21 operating expenses improved to 18.8% of sales from 23.7% in Q4’20, principally reflecting the benefit of fixed cost absorption from higher business volume in Q4’21.

Orion generated EBITDA of $2.9M in Q4’21 versus $0.0M in Q4’20. FY 2021 EBITDA was $8.4M versus $14.7M in FY 2020, reflecting the pandemic’s impact on FY 2021 revenue.

Q4’21 and FY 2021 results included a non-cash tax benefit of $20.9M, or $0.67 and $0.66 per diluted share, respectively, resulting from the release of the valuation allowance previously recorded against Orion’s deferred tax assets. As a result, Orion’s reported net income and earnings per share are not representative of its operating results and comparisons to prior and future periods will not be meaningful without adjusting for such tax benefit.

Q4’21 net income excluding the tax benefit improved to $1.2M, or $0.04 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of ($0.5M), or ($0.02) per basic share, in Q4’20, reflecting higher revenue and gross profit. FY 2021 net income excluding the tax benefit was $5.2M, or $0.17 per diluted share, compared to net income of $12.5M, or $0.40 per diluted share, in FY 2020, principally reflecting higher revenue in FY 2020.

Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
Orion generated $7.4M of cash from operating activities in Q4’21 as compared to $6.1M in Q4’20. The increase was due to higher net income and favorable working capital changes. Orion generated $1.7M of cash from operating activities in FY 2021, versus $20.3M in FY 2020, with the difference attributable to lower net income plus working capital investments.

As of March 31, 2021, Orion’s net working capital balance was $26.2M, compared to $27.8M at March 31, 2020. Working capital at March 31, 2020 included $10.0M drawn from the Company’s revolving line of credit in response to pandemic uncertainties. In December 2020, Orion secured a new five-year $25.0M revolving credit facility. The facility provides a 25% increase in financing capacity and liquidity to support the Company’s strategic growth plans. As of March 31, 2021, Orion had no balance outstanding on its revolving credit facility, $19.4M of cash and cash equivalents and $25M of availability on its credit facility.

Webcast/Call Detail
Date / Time:	Today - Tuesday, June 1st at 4:30 p.m. ET (3:30 p.m. CT)
Call Dial-In:	(877) 754-5294 or (678) 894-3013 for international
Webcast/Replay:	https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/qppwkzuj
Audio Replay:	(855) 859-2056, ID# 2636878 (available shortly after the call through 6/8/21)

About Orion Energy Systems
Orion provides innovative LED lighting systems and turnkey project implementation including installation and commissioning of fixtures, controls and IoT systems, as well as ongoing system maintenance and program management. We help our customers achieve energy savings with healthy, safe and sustainable solutions, enabling them to reduce their carbon footprint and digitize their business.

Non-GAAP Measures
In addition to the GAAP results included in this presentation, Orion has also included the non-GAAP measures, EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization), net income excluding the tax benefit and diluted earnings per share excluding the tax benefit. The Company has provided these non-GAAP measures to help investors better understand its core operating performance, enhance comparisons of core operating performance from period to period and allow better comparisons of operating performance to its competitors. Among other things, management uses these non-GAAP measures to evaluate performance of the business and believes this measurement enables it to make better period-to-period evaluations of the financial performance of core business operations. The non-GAAP measurements are intended only as a supplement to the comparable GAAP measurements and Orion compensates for the limitations inherent in the use of non-GAAP measurements by using GAAP measures in conjunction with the non-GAAP measurement. As a result, investors should consider these non-GAAP measurements in addition to, and not in substitution for or as superior to, measurements of financial performance prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

Consistent with Regulation G under the U.S. federal securities laws, the non-GAAP measures in this press release have been reconciled to the nearest GAAP measures, and this reconciliation is located under the heading “Unaudited EBITDA Reconciliation” and “Unaudited Earnings Per Share Reconciliation” following the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows included in this press release.

COVID-19 Impacts
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted business, trade, commerce, financial and credit markets, in the U.S. and globally. Orion’s business has been materially adversely impacted by measures taken by government entities and others to control the spread of the virus. As part of the Company’s recent response to the impacts of the COVID-19, management has taken a number of cost reduction and cash conservation measures. While restrictions have begun to lessen in certain jurisdictions, stay-at-home, face mask, and lockdown orders remain in effect in others, with employees asked to work remotely if possible. Many customers and projects require Orion employees to travel to customers and project locations. Some customers and projects are in areas where travel restrictions have been imposed, certain customers have either closed or reduced on-site activities, and timelines for the completion of multiple projects have been delayed, suspended, or extended. As of the date of this release, it is not possible to predict the overall impact the COVID-19 pandemic will have on the Company's business, liquidity, capital resources or financial results.

Safe Harbor Statement  
Certain matters discussed in this press release, including under the headings “Financial Highlights”, “CEO Commentary”, and "Business Outlook" are "forward-looking statements" intended to qualify for the safe harbor from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements may generally be identified as such because the context of such statements will include words such as "anticipate," "believe," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "plan," "potential," "predict," "project," "should," "will," "would" or words of similar import. Similarly, statements that describe our future plans, objectives or goals are also forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause results to differ materially from those expected, including, but not limited to, the following: (i) our ability to manage general economic, business and geopolitical conditions, including the impacts of natural disasters, pandemics and outbreaks of contagious diseases and other adverse public health developments, such as the COVID-19 pandemic; (ii) the deterioration of market conditions, including our dependence on customers' capital budgets for sales of products and services, and adverse impacts on costs and the demand for our products as a result of factors such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the implementation of tariffs; (iii) our ability to successfully launch, manage and maintain our refocused business strategy to successfully bring to market new and innovative product and service offerings; (iv) our recent and continued reliance on significant revenue to be generated in fiscal 2022 from the lighting and controls retrofit projects for two major global logistics companies; (v) our dependence on a limited number of key customers, and the potential consequences of the loss of one or more key customers or suppliers, including key contacts at such customers; (vi) our ability to identify and successfully complete transactions with suitable acquisition candidates in the future as part of our growth strategy; (vii) the availability of additional debt financing and/or equity capital to pursue our evolving strategy and sustain our growth initiatives; (viii) our risk of potential loss related to single or focused exposure within the current customer base and product offerings; (ix) our ability to sustain our profitability and positive cash flows; (x) our ability to differentiate our products in a highly competitive and converging market, expand our customer base and gain market share; (xi) our ability to manage and mitigate downward pressure on the average selling prices of our products as a result of competitive pressures in the light emitting diode ("LED") market; (xii) our ability to manage our inventory and avoid inventory obsolescence in a rapidly evolving LED market; (xiii) our increasing reliance on third parties for the manufacture and development of products, product components, as well as the provision of certain services; (xix) our increasing emphasis on selling more of our products through third party distributors and sales agents, including our ability to attract and retain effective third party distributors and sales agents to execute our sales model; (xx) our ability to develop and participate in new product and technology offerings or applications in a cost effective and timely manner; (xxi) our ability to maintain safe and secure information technology systems; (xxii) our failure to comply with the covenants in our credit agreement; (xxiii) our ability to recruit, hire and retain talented individuals in all disciplines of our company; (xxiv) our ability to balance customer demand and production capacity; (xxv) our ability to maintain an effective system of internal control over financial reporting; (xxvi) price fluctuations (including as a result of tariffs), shortages or interruptions of component supplies and raw materials used to manufacture our products; (xxvii) our ability to defend our patent portfolio and license technology from third parties; (xxviii) a reduction in the price of electricity; (xxix) the reduction or elimination of investments in, or incentives to adopt, LED lighting or the elimination of, or changes in, policies, incentives or rebates in certain states or countries that encourage the use of LEDs over some traditional lighting technologies; (xxx) the cost to comply with, and the effects of, any current and future industry and government regulations, laws and policies; (xxxi) potential warranty claims in excess of our reserve estimates, and (xxxii) the other risks described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Shareholders, potential investors and other readers are urged to consider these factors carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements made herein are made only as of the date of this press release and we undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. More detailed information about factors that may affect our performance may be found in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available at http://www.sec.gov or at http://investor.oriones.com/ in the Investor Relations section of our Website.

Twitter: @OrionLighting and @OrionLightingIR
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Investor Relations Contacts
Per Brodin, CFO	William Jones; David Collins
Orion Energy Systems, Inc.	Catalyst IR
pbrodin@oesx.com	(212) 924-9800 or OESX@catalyst-ir.com

ORION ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (in thousands, except share amounts)
		March 31,
		2021				2020
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents		$	19,393			$	28,751
Accounts receivable, net			13,572				10,427
Revenue earned but not billed			2,930				560
Inventories, net			19,554				14,507
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			1,082				723
Total current assets			56,531				54,968
Property and equipment, net			11,369				11,817
Other intangible assets, net			1,952				2,216
Deferred tax assets			19,785				—
Long-term accounts receivable			—				760
Other long-term assets			3,184				2,802
Total assets		$	92,821			$	72,563
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
Accounts payable		$	17,045			$	19,834
Accrued expenses and other			13,226				7,228
Deferred revenue, current			87				107
Current maturities of long-term debt			14				35
Total current liabilities			30,372				27,204
Revolving credit facility			—				10,013
Long-term debt, less current maturities			35				50
Deferred revenue, long-term			640				715
Other long-term liabilities			3,700				3,546
Total liabilities			34,747				41,528
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value: Shares authorized: 30,000,000 shares
at March 31, 2021 and 2020; no shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2021 and 2020			—				—
Common stock, no par value: Shares authorized: 200,000,000 at
March 31, 2021 and 2020; shares issued: 40,279,050 and 39,729,569 at March 31, 2021 and 2020; shares outstanding: 30,805,300 and 30,265,997 at March 31, 2021 and 2020			—				—
Additional paid-in capital			157,485				156,503
Treasury stock: 9,473,750 and 9,463,572 common shares at
March 31, 2021 and 2020			(36,240	)			(36,163	)
Retained deficit			(63,171	)			(89,305	)
Total shareholders’ equity			58,074				31,035
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity		$	92,821			$	72,563

ORION ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
		Three Months Ended March 31,								Twelve Months Ended March 31,
		2021				2020				2021				2020
Product revenue		$	25,774			$	19,574			$	87,664			$	113,352
Service revenue			9,723				6,318				29,176				37,489
Total revenue			35,497				25,892				116,840				150,841
Cost of product revenue			18,399				14,810				63,233				83,588
Cost of service revenue			7,878				5,307				23,483				30,130
Total cost of revenue			26,277				20,117				86,716				113,718
Gross profit			9,220				5,775				30,124				37,123
Operating expenses:
General and administrative			3,183				2,910				11,262				11,184
Sales and marketing			3,035				2,754				10,341				11,113
Research and development			455				476				1,685				1,716
Total operating expenses			6,673				6,140				23,288				24,013
Income (loss) from operations			2,547				(365	)			6,836				13,110
Other income (expense):
Other income			—				6				56				28
Interest expense			(76	)			(18	)			(127	)			(279	)
Amortization of debt issue costs			(15	)			(61	)			(157	)			(243	)
Loss on debt extinguishment			—				—				(90	)			—
Interest income			—				—				—				5
Total other expense			(91	)			(73	)			(318	)			(489	)
Income (loss) before income tax			2,456				(438	)			6,518				12,621
Income tax (benefit) expense			(19,668	)			93				(19,616	)			159
Net income (loss)		$	22,124			$	(531	)		$	26,134			$	12,462
Basic net income (loss) per share attributable to common shareholders		$	0.72			$	(0.02	)		$	0.85			$	0.41
Weighted-average common shares outstanding			30,782,309				30,259,345				30,634,553				30,104,552
Diluted net income (loss) per share		$	0.71			$	(0.02	)		$	0.83			$	0.40
Weighted-average common shares and share equivalents
Outstanding			31,294,900				30,259,345				31,303,727				30,964,777

ORION ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (in thousands)
		Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
		2021				2020
Operating activities
Net income		$	26,134			$	12,462
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
operating activities:
Depreciation			1,190				1,203
Amortization of intangible assets			290				359
Stock-based compensation			753				618
Amortization of debt issue costs			157				243
Loss on debt extinguishment			90				—
Deferred income tax benefit			(19,860	)			—
Loss on sale of property and equipment			1				10
Provision for inventory reserves			275				205
Other			106				57
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable			(2,384	)			3,616
Revenue earned but not billed			(2,370	)			3,186
Inventories			(5,322	)			(1,319	)
Prepaid expenses and other assets			(396	)			66
Accounts payable			(2,637	)			(79	)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities			5,797				(192	)
Deferred revenue, current and long-term			(95	)			(92	)
Net cash provided by operating activities			1,729				20,343
Investing activities
Purchase of property and equipment			(902	)			(814	)
Additions to patents and licenses			(51	)			(131	)
Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment			7				9
Net cash used in investing activities			(946	)			(936	)
Financing activities
Payment of long-term debt			(35	)			(92	)
Proceeds from revolving credit facility			8,000				74,100
Payment of revolving credit facility			(18,013	)			(73,289	)
Payments to settle employee tax withholdings on stock-based
compensation			(84	)			(76	)
Debt issue costs			(245	)			(91	)
Net proceeds from employee equity exercises			236				63
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities			(10,141	)			615
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents			(9,358	)			20,022

ORION ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES UNAUDITED EBITDA RECONCILIATION (in thousands)
	Three Months Ended												Twelve Months Ended
	March 31, 2021				Dec. 31, 2020				March 31, 2020				March 31, 2021				March 31, 2020
Net income (loss)	$	22,124			$	4,315			$	(531	)		$	26,134			$	12,462
Interest		76				1				18				127				274
Income taxes (benefit) expense		(19,668	)			51				93				(19,616	)			159
Depreciation		301				302				293				1,190				1,203
Amortization of intangible assets		65				73				77				290				359
Amortization of debt issue costs		15				20				61				157				243
Loss on debt extinguishment		—				90				—				90				—
EBITDA	$	2,913			$	4,852			$	11			$	8,372			$	14,700

ORION ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES UNAUDITED EARNINGS PER SHARE RECONCILIATION
		For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021				For the Twelve Months Ended March 31, 2021
Numerator: (dollars in thousands)
Net income		$	22,124			$	26,134
Impact of tax benefit - valuation allowance release			20,949				20,949
Net income excluding tax benefit		$	1,175			$	5,185
Denominator:
Weighted-average common shares and share equivalents outstanding			31,294,900				31,303,727
Net income per common share:
Diluted		$	0.71			$	0.83
Diluted excluding tax benefit		$	0.04			$	0.17

FAQ

What are Orion Energy Systems' Q4'21 financial results?

Orion Energy Systems reported Q4'21 revenue of $35.5M, a 37% increase year-over-year, with a net income of $22.1M including a significant tax benefit.

How did Orion Energy Systems perform in FY 2021?

In FY 2021, Orion achieved $116.8M in revenue, down from $150.8M in FY 2020 due to COVID-19 related disruptions.

What is Orion Energy Systems' revenue outlook for FY 2022?

Orion expects FY 2022 revenue to grow by at least 28%, aiming for a range of $150M to $155M.

What new products did Orion Energy Systems launch recently?

Orion launched the ISON PureMotion™ product line, which includes solutions for healthier indoor environments.

What was Orion's gross profit margin in Q4'21?

Orion's gross profit margin improved to 26.0% in Q4'21, up from 22.3% in Q4'20.