FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The accounting guidance defines fair value as the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. When determining the fair value measurements for assets and liabilities recorded at fair value, the Company considers the principal or most advantageous market in which it would transact and considers assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability, such as inherent risk, transfer restrictions, and risk of nonperformance.

The fair value hierarchy requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. An asset’s or liability’s categorization within the fair value hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Three levels of inputs may be used to measure fair value:


•	Level 1—Valuations based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company is able to access. Since valuations are based on quoted prices that are readily and regularly available in an active market, valuation of such assets or liabilities do not entail a significant degree of judgment.


•	Level 2—Valuations based on one or more quoted prices in markets that are not active or for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly.


•	Level 3—Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement.

The following table presents the Company’s assets and liabilities that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis and its categorization within the fair value hierarchy.



	March 31, 2020				December 31, 2019
	(In thousands)
	Level 2		Level 3		Level 2		Level 3
Assets:
Convertible notes hedge	$	47,885	$	—	$	—	$	—

Liabilities:

Debt, non-current
Convertible notes embedded derivative	45,100		—		—		—
Warrants liability	38,637		—		—		—

Warranty obligations
Current	—		6,578		—		6,794
Non-current	—		13,847		—		13,012
Total warranty obligations measured at fair value	—		20,425		—		19,806
Total liabilities measured at fair value	$	83,737	$	20,425	$	—	$	19,806

Level 1. The Company's cash and cash equivalents primarily include highly liquid money market fund instruments and are within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy because they are valued using quoted market prices for identical instruments in active markets. As of March 31, 2020, cash and cash equivalents balance includes money market funds of $542.2 million.

Level 2.

Convertible Notes due 2025 Derivatives

On March 9, 2020, the Company issued $320 million aggregate principal amount of 0.25% convertible senior notes due 2025 (the “Notes due 2025”) as further described in Note. 8 “Debt”. Concurrently with the issuance of the Notes due 2025, the Company entered into privately-negotiated convertible note hedge and warrant transactions which in combination are intended to reduce the potential dilution from the conversion of the Notes due 2025 and to effectively increase the overall conversion price from $81.54 to $106.94 per share. Initially, conversion of the Notes due 2025 will be settled solely in cash; however, following satisfaction of certain share reservation conditions (as defined in the relevant Indenture), conversion of the Notes due 2025 may be settled in cash, shares of the Company’s common stock or a combination of cash and shares of its common stock, at the Company’s election. The conversion option associated with the Notes due 2025 currently meets the criteria for an embedded derivative liability which required bifurcation and separate accounting. In addition, the privately-negotiated convertible note hedge and warrant transactions are also currently classified as a derivative asset and liability, respectively, on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet. On the date the Company increases its authorized shares of common stock and satisfies the share reservation condition, the derivative asset and liabilities will be reclassified to additional paid-in capital as the equity classification criteria is met. Changes in the fair value of these derivatives prior to being classified in equity are reflected in other income (expense), net, in the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of operations.

The fair value of the Convertible notes embedded derivative is estimated using Binomial Lattice model and the fair value of Convertible notes hedge and Warrants liability is estimated using Black-Scholes-Merton model. Based on the fair value hierarchy, the Company classified the Convertible notes embedded derivative, Convertible notes hedge and Warrants liability derivatives (collectively the “derivatives”) to be Level 2 as significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly. The significant inputs and assumptions used in the models to calculate the fair value of the derivatives include the Company’s common stock price, exercise price of the derivatives, risk-free interest rate, volatility, annual coupon rate and remaining contractual term.

Notes due 2025 and Notes due 2024. The Company carries the Notes due 2025 and Notes due 2024 (as defined below) at face value less unamortized discount and issuance costs on its condensed consolidated balance sheets. The fair value of the Notes due 2025 and Notes due 2024 of $262.3 million and $252.9 million, respectively, was determined based on the closing trading prices per $100 principal amount as of the last day of trading for the period. The Company considers the fair value of the Notes due 2025 and Notes due 2024 to be a Level 2 measurement as they are not actively traded.

Level 3.

Warranty Obligations.

Fair Value Option for Warranty Obligations Related to Microinverters Sold Since January 1, 2014

The Company estimates the fair value of warranty obligations by calculating the warranty obligations in the same manner as for sales prior to January 1, 2014 and applying an expected present value technique to that result. The expected present value technique, an income approach, converts future amounts into a single current discounted amount. In addition to the key estimates of failure rates, claim rates and replacement costs, the Company used certain Level 3 inputs which are unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement. Such additional assumptions included a discount rate based on the Company’s credit-adjusted risk-free rate and compensation comprised of a profit element and risk premium required of a market participant to assume the obligation.

The following table provides information regarding changes in nonfinancial liabilities related to the Company’s warranty obligations measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the periods indicated.



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2020			2019
	(In thousands)
Balance at beginning of period	$	19,806		$	11,757
Accruals for warranties issued during period	1,524			858
Changes in estimates	615			341
Settlements	(1,993		)	(1,272		)
Increase due to accretion expense	774			551
Other	(301		)	(170		)
Balance at end of period	$	20,425		$	12,065

Quantitative and Qualitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements

As of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Company’s liabilities designated as Level 3 are as follows:



			Percent Used (Weighted Average)
Item Measured at Fair Value	Valuation Technique	Description of Significant Unobservable Input	March 31, 2020	December 31, 2019
Warranty obligations for microinverters sold since January 1, 2014	Discounted cash flows	Profit element and risk premium	15%	14%
	Discounted cash flows	Credit-adjusted risk-free rate	16%	16%

Sensitivity of Level 3 Inputs - Warranty Obligations

Each of the significant unobservable inputs is independent of the other. The profit element and risk premium are estimated based on requirements of a third-party participant willing to assume the Company’s warranty obligations. The credit‑adjusted risk‑free rate (“discount rate”) is determined by reference to the Company’s own credit standing at the fair value measurement date. Increasing the profit element and risk premium input by 100 basis points would result in a $0.2 million increase to the liability. Decreasing the profit element and risk premium by 100 basis points would result in a $0.2 million reduction of the liability. Increasing the discount rate by 100 basis points would result in a $0.9 million reduction of the liability. Decreasing the discount rate by 100 basis points would result in a $1.0 million increase to the liability.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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