$AMRC
Ameresco, Inc. Stock $amrc

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2013 Q1 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000148813913000017 Filed on May 10, 2013

Income Statement

Concept	2013 Q1	2012 Q1
Revenue	$110.1M	$146.6M
YoY Change	-24.86%	100004.49%
Cost Of Revenue	$88.62M	$117.3M
YoY Change	-24.48%	-0.92%
Gross Profit	$21.52M	$29.22M
YoY Change	-26.37%	4.43%
Gross Profit Margin	19.54%	19.94%
Selling, General & Admin	$23.60M	$21.60M
YoY Change	9.26%	41.18%
% of Gross Profit	109.67%	73.91%
Research & Development		$4.200M
YoY Change		-4.55%
% of Gross Profit		14.37%
Depreciation & Amortization	$5.048M	$4.939M
YoY Change	2.2%	84.3%
% of Gross Profit	23.46%	16.9%
Operating Expenses	$23.60M	$25.80M
YoY Change	-8.52%	130992.58%
Operating Profit	-$2.082M	$3.425M
YoY Change	-160.79%	41147.62%
Interest Expense	$518.0K	$1.209M
YoY Change	-57.14%	-234.3%
% of Operating Profit		35.29%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$465.0K	-$1.108M
YoY Change	-58.02%	175452.93%
Pretax Income	-$2.547M	$2.317M
YoY Change	-209.92%	30101.39%
Income Tax	-$623.0K	$581.9K
% Of Pretax Income		25.11%
Net Earnings	-$1.924M	$1.735M
YoY Change	-210.89%	31121.88%
Net Earnings / Revenue	-1.75%	1.18%
Basic Earnings Per Share	-$0.04	$0.04
Diluted Earnings Per Share	-$0.04	$0.04
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	45.33M shares	44.15M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	45.33M shares	46.13M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2013 Q1	2012 Q1
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$21.00M	$38.40M
YoY Change	-45.31%	31.06%
Cash & Equivalents	$20.96M	$38.44M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$94.80M	$83.60M
YoY Change	13.4%	6.91%
Inventory	$11.49M	$8.776M
Prepaid Expenses	$8.640M	$6.184M
Receivables	$110.4M	$105.5M
Other Receivables	$6.600M	$10.30M
Total Short-Term Assets	$244.4M	$246.6M
YoY Change	-0.91%	13.54%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$9.736M	$7.695M
YoY Change	26.52%	-94.83%
Goodwill	$50.38M	$47.92M
YoY Change	5.13%
Intangibles	$9.423M	$11.07M
YoY Change	-14.89%
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$3.731M	$3.990M
YoY Change	-6.48%	-46.08%
Total Long-Term Assets	$386.5M	$379.4M
YoY Change	1.89%	-3.47%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$244.4M	$246.6M
Total Long-Term Assets	$386.5M	$379.4M
Total Assets	$630.9M	$626.0M
YoY Change	0.79%	2.59%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$66.40M	$71.42M
YoY Change	-7.02%	-1.35%
Accrued Expenses	$9.541M	$10.76M
YoY Change	-11.3%	-16.62%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$10.74M	$12.37M
YoY Change	-13.16%	12.46%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$109.9M	$122.5M
YoY Change	-10.29%	0.98%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$197.7M	$197.3M
YoY Change	0.2%	-14.93%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$28.38M	$28.14M
YoY Change	0.86%	-22.7%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$259.5M	$225.4M
YoY Change	15.13%	-15.98%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$109.9M	$122.5M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$259.5M	$225.4M
Total Liabilities	$369.4M	$260.8M
YoY Change	41.67%	-35.8%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$175.2M	$162.8M
YoY Change	7.62%
Common Stock
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$9.183M	-$9.183M
YoY Change	-200.0%
Treasury Stock Shares	4.833M shares	4.833M shares
Shareholders Equity	$261.6M	$242.6M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$630.9M	$626.0M
YoY Change	0.79%	2.59%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2013 Q1	2012 Q1
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	-$1.924M	$1.735M
YoY Change	-210.89%	31121.88%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$5.048M	$4.939M
YoY Change	2.2%	84.3%
Cash From Operating Activities	-$33.62M	$33.21M
YoY Change	-201.24%	-229.61%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$1.094M	$1.277M
YoY Change	-14.3%	42.59%
Acquisitions	$1.808M	$0.00
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$520.0K	$3.840M
YoY Change	-113.54%	-42.69%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$14.47M	-$7.441M
YoY Change	94.43%	841.0%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net	$3.806M	$807.5K
YoY Change	371.35%	-11.45%
Cash From Financing Activities	$4.360M	-$13.71M
YoY Change	-131.8%	-227.45%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	-$33.62M	$33.21M
Cash From Investing Activities	-$14.47M	-$7.441M
Cash From Financing Activities	$4.360M	-$13.71M
Net Change In Cash	-$43.73M	$12.06M
YoY Change	-462.65%	-177.02%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	-$33.62M	$33.21M
Capital Expenditures	$1.094M	$1.277M
Free Cash Flow	-$34.71M	$31.93M
YoY Change	-208.71%	-220.42%

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