Company: ARRY
Filing Date: 2025-03-03
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001820721-25-000023
Chunk: 86

Company: Array Technologies, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-03
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 7
Chunk 86
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 2024 and higher yields on our cash management program. 

Legal Settlement

Legal settlement income in 2022 resulted from the settlement of litigation related to trade secret misappropriation, for which we received a $42.8 million settlement. The settlement is related to Nextracker’s acknowledgment that an Array employee was hired in violation of his non-compete agreement, certain Array confidential information was improperly obtained, and Nextracker’s behavior was wrongful. The parties concluded the matter and plan to continue their shared missions of mainstreaming clean energy worldwide. As part of the settlement, the parties agreed to treat the settlement terms as confidential except to the extent required or necessitated by law, regulation, or the corporate parties’ shareholder disclosure standards. 

Foreign Currency Loss

Consolidated foreign currency loss was $4.5 million during 2024 due to certain monetary assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the Brazilian Real, which weakened significantly during 2024. The foreign currency loss recorded during 2023 was not material.

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Interest Expense 

Consolidated interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2024 decreased by $9.4 million, or 21%, compared to the prior year period, primarily due to the impact of the $4.3 million and $74.3 million principal pay downs on our Term Loan Facility during 2024 and 2023, respectively. These pay downs were the result of focused efforts to decrease our outstanding debt balance with free cash flows from operations.

Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

Consolidated income tax expense (benefit) decreased by $50.1 million, or (126)%, We recorded income tax benefit of $10.2 million and an expense of $39.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The decrease in the tax expense is mostly related to the decrease in pre-tax income, which includes an impairment charge of $91.9 million for acquired intangibles and PP&E. The impairment resulted in a benefit of $31.2 million, offset by a valuation allowance against deferred tax assets of $7.2 million. In addition, the income tax expense for the year ended December 31, 2024, was favorably impacted by losses in non-U.S. jurisdictions which have higher tax rates than the U.S., additional tax credits, and reduced state income tax expense, partially offset by benefits related to excess equity-based compensation deductions and non-deductible expense.