Third quarter net income and per-share figures include preproduction costs of $1.3 million or $0.03 per share, and restructuring costs of $139,000 or less than $0.01 per share. Gross margin on solar product sales in the third quarter was 29.2 percent and consolidated gross margin was 31.6 percent. United Solar Ovonic produced 33.3 MWs of solar laminates in the third quarter.
For the nine months ended March 31, 2009, total consolidated revenues were $264.9 million compared to $173.5 million in the prior year. Solar product sales were $246.4 million for the first nine months of fiscal 2009 compared to $154.5 million for the prior year. Net income for the first nine months of fiscal 2009 was $28.2 million or $0.66 per fully diluted share versus a net loss of $6.0 million or a net loss of $0.15 per fully diluted share in the year-ago period. Cumulative net operating cash flow for the first nine months of fiscal 2009 was $33.7 million versus $12.5 million during the first nine months of fiscal 2008.
Mark Morelli, ECD’s president and chief executive officer said, The global market continues to be difficult, with the biggest challenge being the sufficiency of project financing and our customers’ continued access to capital. We are actively managing our business through this uncertain period by focusing on demand creation, preservation of capital, and reduction of costs. We are also working more closely with our downstream partners so that we are well-positioned for continued growth as the economy recovers.
