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| Trina Solar leadership team is made up of employees from a number of nationalities, each with significant management and PV industry experience, who work together to bring the highest quality solar modules and the best service to customers around the world. |
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| Jifan Gao Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | |
| Mr. Gao established Trina Solar in December 1997. His success in developing Trina Solar over the past ten years originated from his experience with his prior two companies. Prior to founding Trina Solar, Mr. Gao established and managed Wujin Xiehe Fine Chemical Factory for five years. Earlier, Mr. Gao spent four years establishing and managing his first company, Guangdong Shunde Fuyou Detergent Plant. Mr. Gao currently serves as the Vice Chairman of the China Renewable Energy Society Solar Power Construction Committee and the standing Vice Chairman of New Energy Chamber of Commerce of All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce. He graduated from Jilin University with a MS degree in Physical Chemistry in 1988. He received his BS in Chemistry from Nanjing University in 1985. | |
| Terry Wang Chief Financial Officer | |
| Mr. Wang joined Trina Solar as our Senior Vice President of Finance in January 2008. Mr. Wang has 20 years of extensive experience in international financial operations and management in technology and manufacturing industries. Before joining Trina Solar, Mr. Wang served as the Executive Vice President of Finance of Spreadtrum Communications, Inc., a fabless semiconductor company listed on NASDAQ. Prior to Spreadtrum Communications, Mr. Wang served as CFO of a silicon valley-based technology company and controller at one of the world's largest NASDAQ-listed semiconductor assembly and testing companies. Mr. Wang holds a Certified Management Accountant (CMA) and a Certified in Financial Management (CFM) as well as an MBA in Finance from the University of Wisconsin. | |
| Mark Kingsley Chief Commercial Officer | |
| Mr. Mark Kingsley has been appointed to the new position of Chief Commercial Officer effective May 1, 2011. Mr. Kingsley will report directly to Mr. Jifan Gao, Trina Solar's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and will be responsible for leading the global sales, marketing and product management efforts. He will also help to further develop the Company's global commercial presence and achieve a sustainable global leadership position in the solar space. Mr. Kingsley brings to Trina Solar more than 20 years of extensive global business operations and marketing experience from the world's largest technology firms. Prior to joining the Company, he served as a Senior Vice President and Head of ABB Robotics' business unit based in Zurich. Before that, he was the Chief Marketing Officer at GE Sensing & Inspection Technologies and a member of GE's corporate marketing council. | |
| Stephanie Yang Shao Chief Human Resources Officer | |
| Ms. Stephanie Yang Shao has joined the Company as Chief Human Resources Officer on September 15, 2010, reporting directly to Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Jifan Gao. Ms. Shao brings to Trina Solar more than 15 years of global experience in FORTUNE 500 companies and expertise in key human resources ("HR") areas, including corporate and international recruitment, performance management and organization development. Ms. Shao will oversee Trina Solar's overseas HR management system and compensation and benefits for its employees globally. Before joining Trina Solar, Ms. Shao worked at Colgate-Palmolive (New York) in various roles, including the position of Global Employee Relations & Engagement Director. Prior to Colgate-Palmolive, she worked at Bristol-Myers Squibb and The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation in functions related to HR, marketing, and business development. Ms. Shao holds a Doctorate degree in Social & Organizational Psychology from Rutgers University and received an Executive Education in Marketing Management from the Graduate School of Business of Columbia University in New York. | |
| Gary Yu Senior Vice President, Operations | |
| Mr. Yu who served as Trina Solar's Vice President of Manufacturing since May of 2007, has been promoted to the position of Senior Vice President, Operations since July 2010. Mr. Yu has 17 years manufacturing management experience in semiconductor-related industries. Before joining Trina Solar, he was Managing Director of Wuxi Lite-On Technology, a LED assembly company in China. Prior to Wuxi Lite-On Technology, he served as a Director of Manufacturing for 1st Silicon Sdn. Bhd, Malaysia. Earlier, he worked at Macronix International, a semiconductor integrated device manufacturer in Taiwan. Mr. Yu received his master's degree in Industrial Engineering and Management from National Chiao Tung University in Taiwan and his bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from Tunghai University. | |
From 175-210W, Trina Solar's monocrystalline series provides the best $/KWH value under the sun.
From 225-285W, Trina Solar's multicrystalline series include the most popular, vertical and adaptable panels for large-scale installations.
Combining PV module expertise with a highly innovative mounting system solution, Trina Solar is introducing Trinamount solutions.
One of the driving trends in the solar industry is increasing the overall value of solar modules by increasing the amount of energy generated per area required. With the continuous improvement of our mono and multicrystalline cell technologies we strive to live up to our motto of "more power, less space".
Here at Trina Solar, we take customer suggestions seriously, and incorporate their feedback in our panel design to make our products aesthetically pleasing.
One of the major advantages of solar energy is its versatility. Our panels are designed with the same goal of wide applicability.
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| Average volume | 2.69m |
|---|---|
| Shares outstanding | 79.49m |
| Free float | 78.70m |
| P/E (TTM) | 3.60 |
| Market cap | 644.66m USD |
| EPS (TTM) | 2.26 USD |
| Fiscal Year Ending Dec 31 2010 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 |
| REVENUE AND GROSS PROFIT | |||
| Total revenue | 1,858 | 845 | 832 |
| OPERATING EXPENSES | |||
| Cost of revenue total | 1,273 | 608 | 667 |
| Selling, general and admin. expenses, total | 148 | 96 | 61 |
| Depreciation/amortization | -- | -- | -- |
| Unusual expense(income) | -- | -- | -- |
| Other operating expenses, total | -- | -- | -- |
| Total operating expense | 1,440 | 710 | 732 |
| Operating income | 417 | 135 | 100 |
| Other, net | 0.22 | 2.61 | (0.16) |
| INCOME TAXES, MINORITY INTEREST AND EXTRA ITEMS | |||
| Net income before taxes | 360 | 121 | 65 |
| Provision for income taxes | 48 | 25 | 4.61 |
| Net income after taxes | 311 | 96 | 61 |
| Minority interest | -- | -- | -- |
| Net income before extra. Items | 311 | 96 | 61 |
| Total extraordinary items | -- | -- | -- |
| Net income | 311 | 96 | 61 |
| Inc.avail. to common excl. extra. Items | 311 | 96 | 61 |
| Inc.avail. to common incl. extra. Items | 311 | 96 | 61 |
| EPS RECONCILIATION | |||
| Basic/primary weighted average shares | 3,403 | 2,724 | 2,501 |
| Basic/primary eps excl. extra items | 0.09 | 0.04 | 0.02 |
| Basic/primary eps incl. extra items | 0.09 | 0.04 | 0.02 |
| Dilution adjustment | 9.42 | 9.43 | 4.00 |
| Diluted weighted average shares | 3,834 | 3,132 | 2,691 |
| Diluted eps excl. extra items | 0.08 | 0.03 | 0.02 |
| Diluted eps incl. extra items | 0.08 | 0.03 | 0.02 |
| COMMON STOCK DIVIDENDS | |||
| DPS - common stock primary issue | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gross dividend - common stock | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PRO FORMA INCOME | |||
| Pro forma net income | -- | -- | -- |
| Interest expense, supplemental | 34 | 27 | 25 |
| SUPPLEMENTAL INCOME | |||
| Depreciation, supplemental | 52 | 34 | 20 |
| Total special items | -- | -- | -- |
| NORMALIZED INCOME | |||
| Normalized income before taxes | 360 | 121 | 65 |
| Effect of special items on income taxes | -- | -- | -- |
| Income tax excluding impact of special items | 48 | 25 | 4.61 |
| Normalized income after tax | 311 | 96 | 61 |
| Normalized income avail. to common | 311 | 96 | 61 |
| Basic normalized EPS | 0.09 | 0.04 | 0.02 |
| Diluted normalized EPS | 0.08 | 0.03 | 0.02 |
| Fiscal Year Ending Dec 31 2010 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 |
| ASSETS | |||
| Cash And Short Term Investments | 753 | 410 | 132 |
| Total Recivables, Net | 377 | 288 | 105 |
| Total Inventory | 79 | 81 | 86 |
| Prepaid expenses | 122 | 69 | 50 |
| Other current assets, total | 83 | 79 | 47 |
| Total current assets | 1,415 | 928 | 420 |
| Property, plant & equipment, net | 571 | 477 | 358 |
| Goodwill, net | -- | -- | -- |
| Intangibles, net | 37 | 27 | 27 |
| Long term investments | -- | -- | -- |
| Note receivable - long term | -- | -- | -- |
| Other long term assets | 94 | 107 | 133 |
| Total assets | 2,132 | 1,549 | 940 |
| LIABILITIES | |||
| Accounts payable | 189 | 187 | 63 |
| Accrued expenses | 82 | 49 | 21 |
| Notes payable/short-term debt | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Current portion long-term debt/capital leases | 295 | 267 | 249 |
| Other current liabilities, total | 34 | 13 | 3.65 |
| Total current liabilities | 600 | 515 | 336 |
| Total long term debt | 300 | 316 | 144 |
| Total debt | 595 | 583 | 393 |
| Deferred income tax | -- | -- | -- |
| Minority interest | -- | -- | -- |
| Other liabilities, total | 58 | 38 | 23 |
| Total liabilities | 958 | 869 | 504 |
| SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY | |||
| Common stock | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| Additional paid-in capital | 643 | 460 | 313 |
| Retained earnings (accumulated deficit) | 520 | 208 | 112 |
| Treasury stock - common | -- | -- | -- |
| Unrealized gain (loss) | -- | -- | -- |
| Other equity, total | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Total equity | 1,174 | 679 | 437 |
| Total liabilities & shareholders' equity | 2,132 | 1,549 | 940 |
| Total common shares outstanding | 3,964 | 3,487 | 2,958 |
| Treasury shares - common primary issue | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2011 Press Releases
SEC Filings
| Filing Date | Form | Description | Filing Group | Downloads | |||
| 22.11.11 | SC 13G/A | An amendment to the SC 13G filing | Other |  |  |  |  |
| 22.11.11 | 6-K | Report of foreign issuer rules 13a-16 and 15d-16 of the Securities Exchange Act | Current Reports | | | | |
| 17.11.11 | SC 13G | A statement of beneficial ownership of common stock by certain persons | Other | | | | |
| 10.11.11 | SC 13G | A statement of beneficial ownership of common stock by certain persons | Other | | | | |
| 08.11.11 | 6-K | Report of foreign issuer rules 13a-16 and 15d-16 of the Securities Exchange Act | Current Reports | | | | |
| 28.10.11 | 6-K | Report of foreign issuer rules 13a-16 and 15d-16 of the Securities Exchange Act | Current Reports | | | | |
| 13.10.11 | 3 | Initial filing by director officer or owner of more than ten percent. | 3,4,5 | | | | |
| 14.09.11 | 6-K | Report of foreign issuer rules 13a-16 and 15d-16 of the Securities Exchange Act | Current Reports | | | | |
| 24.08.11 | 6-K | Report of foreign issuer rules 13a-16 and 15d-16 of the Securities Exchange Act | Current Reports | | | | |
| 23.08.11 | SC 13G | A statement of beneficial ownership of common stock by certain persons | Other | | | | |
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