Overview
FuelCell Energy Q3 revenue up 97% yr/yr, missing analyst expectations
Adjusted EPS beats analyst expectations, reflecting operational improvements
Company's backlog increased 4% to $1.24 bln, driven by new agreements
Outlook
FuelCell Energy focuses on scaling carbonate technologies for future growth
Company sees opportunities in surging power demand from data centers
FuelCell Energy aims to lower costs and sharpen focus on core technologies
Company positions for growth with distributed power generation momentum
Result Drivers
PRODUCT REVENUE INCREASE - Product revenues surged to $26 mln from $0.3 mln, driven by $24 mln in revenue from a long-term service agreement with Gyeonggi Green Energy Co., Ltd. for fuel cell modules in Korea
SERVICE AGREEMENTS - Service agreements revenue rose to $3.1 mln, primarily due to the long-term service agreement with GGE for services provided to its fuel cell power plant in Korea
GENERATION REVENUE DECLINE - Generation revenues fell to $12.4 mln from $13.4 mln, attributed to lower output from plants in the generation operating portfolio due to routine maintenance activities
Key Details
Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
Q3 Revenue
Miss
$46.74 mln
$48.30 mln (7 Analysts)
Q3 Adjusted EPS
Beat
-$0.95
-$1.4 (6 Analysts)
Q3 Net Income
-$91.90 mln
Q3 Adjusted EBITDA
Miss
-$16.38 mln
-$14.80 mln (7 Analysts)
Q3 EBIT
-$95.36 mln
Q3 EBITDA
-$85.62 mln
Analyst Coverage
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "hold" and the breakdown of recommendations is no "strong buy" or "buy", 6 "hold" and 2 "sell" or "strong sell"
The average consensus recommendation for the renewable energy equipment & services peer group is "buy."
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Fuelcell Energy Inc is $7.40, about 43% above its September 8 closing price of $4.22
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(This story was created using Reuters automation and AI based on LSEG and company data. It was checked and edited by a Reuters journalist prior to publication.)