** Shares of solar utility firm Pineapple Energy Inc
PEGY.O rise 15.8% to $1.65 premarket
** Q4 revenue nearly triples to $17.2 mln, compared to $5.9
mln in Q3
** Posts smaller Q4 net loss from continuing operations of
$539 thousand, compared to net loss of $2.5 million in Q3
** Says sequential increase in revenue due to contribution
from partial quarter of SUNation Energy, a New York-based solar
energy storage systems installer that PEGY acquired in Nov 2022,
and higher installation volumes in Hawaii
** Co expects to cross to positive cash-flow from operations
in H2 of 2023
** Up to last close, stock had fallen 38.8% this year
(Reporting by Ashwini Raj in Bengaluru)
((Ashwini.Raj@thomsonreuters.com))