Carbonate fuel cell technology developer FuelCell Energy (NASDAQ:FCEL) will be announcing earnings results tomorrow before the bell. Here’s what investors should know.
FuelCell Energy missed analysts’ revenue expectations by 47.6% last quarter, reporting revenues of $19 million, up 13.8% year on year. It was a softer quarter for the company, with a significant miss of analysts’ adjusted operating income estimates and a significant miss of analysts’ EBITDA estimates.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting FuelCell Energy’s revenue to grow 45.8% year on year to $32.7 million, a reversal from the 41.5% decrease it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted loss is expected to come in at -$1.38 per share.
Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. FuelCell Energy has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates four times over the last two years.
Looking at FuelCell Energy’s peers in the renewable energy segment, some have already reported their Q1 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Generac delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 5.9%, beating analysts’ expectations by 2.3%, and American Superconductor reported revenues up 58.6%, topping estimates by 10.6%. Generac’s stock price was unchanged after the resultswhile American Superconductor was up 4%.
Read our full analysis of Generac’s results here and American Superconductor’s results here.
There has been positive sentiment among investors in the renewable energy segment, with share prices up 8.3% on average over the last month. FuelCell Energy is up 46.8% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $8.67 (compared to the current share price of $5.65).
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