Solar power systems company SolarEdge (NASDAQ: SEDG) will be reporting results this Wednesday morning. Here’s what to expect.
SolarEdge beat analysts’ revenue expectations by 5.3% last quarter, reporting revenues of $289.4 million, up 9.1% year on year. It was a very strong quarter for the company, with an impressive beat of analysts’ adjusted operating income estimates and a solid beat of analysts’ revenue estimates. It reported 1,194 megawatts shipped, up 36.8% year on year.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting SolarEdge’s revenue to grow 42.1% year on year to $334.5 million, a reversal from the 67.5% decrease it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted loss is expected to come in at -$0.42 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. SolarEdge has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates twice over the last two years.
Looking at SolarEdge’s peers in the renewable energy segment, some have already reported their Q3 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Bloom Energy delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 57.1%, beating analysts’ expectations by 22.8%, and Enphase reported revenues up 7.8%, topping estimates by 12%. Bloom Energy traded up 18% following the results while Enphase was down 15.3%.
Read our full analysis of Bloom Energy’s results here and Enphase’s results here.
Investors in the renewable energy segment have had steady hands going into earnings, with share prices flat over the last month. SolarEdge is down 11.4% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $27.40 (compared to the current share price of $32.86).
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