Overview
US power producer's FY25 revenue up 16% yr/yr, slightly missed analyst expectations
Adjusted EBITDA for FY25 beat estimates, rising nearly threefold yr/yr
Outlook
Hallador has $866.9 mln of contracted third-party revenue through 2029
Company targets completion of 515MW Merom gas generator expansion by Q3 2029
Result Drivers
ELECTRIC SALES GROWTH - Electric sales rose 19% yr/yr, contributing to overall revenue increase
COAL SEGMENT IMPROVEMENT - Improved coal segment results followed production optimization and cost restructuring
POWER PRICING ENVIRONMENT - Constructive power pricing supported full-year growth, per company
PREPAID POWER SALES - Cash flow was supplemented by proceeds from prepaid forward power sales contracts
Company press release: ID:nGNXffzCV
Key Details
Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
FY Revenue
Slight Miss*
$469.5 mln
$470.66 mln (4 Analysts)
FY Net Income
$41.9 mln
FY Adjusted EBITDA
Beat
$56 mln
$54.73 mln (4 Analysts)
FY Operating Cash Flow
$81.1 mln
*Applies to a deviation of less than 1%; not applicable for per-share numbers.
Analyst Coverage
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 3 "strong buy" or "buy", 1 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"
The average consensus recommendation for the independent power producers peer group is "buy"
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Hallador Energy Co is $27.00, about 42.7% above its March 11 closing price of $18.92
The stock recently traded at 30 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 30 three months ago
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