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SOLAREDGE TECHNOLOGIES INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
NOTE 1: GENERAL (Cont.)
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NOTE 3: INVENTORIES, NET
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NOTE 6: FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
NOTE 7: WARRANTY OBLIGATIONS
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NOTE 8: DEFERRED REVENUES
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NOTE 10: CONVERTIBLE SENIOR NOTES
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NOTE 11: STOCK CAPITAL (Cont.)
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Three Months Ended March 31,
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NOTE 12: COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
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NOTE 13: ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
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We are a leader in the global module-level power electronics (“MLPE”) market. As of March 31, 2022, we have shipped approximately 89.6 million power optimizers, 3.7 million inverters and 16.3 thousand residential batteries. Over 2.6 million installations, many of which may include multiple inverters, are currently connected to, and monitored through, our cloud-based monitoring platform. As of March 31, 2022, we have shipped approximately 31.6 GW of our DC optimized inverter systems and approximately 160.4 MW of our residential batteries.
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1 Excluding residential batteries, based on the aggregate nameplate capacity of inverters shipped during the applicable period. Nameplate capacity is the maximum rated power output capacity of an inverter as specified by the manufacturer.
Income taxes increased by $4.3 million, or 54.5%, in the three months ended March 31, 2022, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2021, primarily due to an increase of $3.4 million in current tax expenses mainly attributed to an increase in taxable income in our foreign subsidiaries. This increase in taxable income is associated with the provisions of Section 174 of the U.S Internal Revenue Code, which went into effect on January 1, 2022, and required capitalization of our research and development expenses.
Investing cash flows consist primarily of capital expenditures, investment in, sales and maturities of available for sale marketable securities, investment and withdrawal of bank deposits and restricted bank deposits, and cash used for acquisitions. Cash used for investing activities decreased by $138.4 million in the three months ended March 31, 2022 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2021, primarily driven by a $172.5 million decrease in purchases of available-for-sale debt investments, net. This decrease was partially offset by an increase of $17.5 million in capital expenditures, net and a $16.5 million decrease in cash provided by withdrawal from bank deposits and restricted bank deposits.
Financing cash flows consisted primarily of the issuance and repayment of short-term and long-term debt and proceeds from the sale of shares of common stock in a public offering and employee equity incentive plans. Cash provided by financing activities in the three months ended March 31, 2022 was $652.3 million compared to $2.1 million cash used in financing activities in the three months ended March 31, 2021, primarily due to a $650.5 million increase in cash provided by the issuance of common stock, net through a secondary public offering and a $4.0 million increase in cash received from the exercise of stock-based awards net of withholding taxes remitted to the tax authorities.
On March 17, 2022, we offered and sold 2,300,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at a public offering price of $295.00 per share. The net proceeds to the Company after underwriters' discounts and commissions and offering costs were $650,526. We intend to use the proceeds from the public offering for general corporate purposes, which may include acquisitions. See Note 11b to our condensed consolidated financial statements for more information.