Yahoo Finance Plug Power (PLUG) Q1 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates
Plug Power (PLUG) reported $210.29 million in revenue for the quarter ended March 2023, representing a year-over-year increase of 49.4%. EPS of -$0.35 for the same period compares to -$0.27 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +5.29% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $199.73 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being -$0.27, the EPS surprise was -29.63%.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Plug Power performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
Net revenue- Sales of fuel cell systems, related infrastructure and equipment: $182.09 million versus the seven-analyst average estimate of $164.35 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +67.3%.
Net revenue- Fuel delivered to customers and related equipment: $10.14 million compared to the $23.62 million average estimate based on seven analysts. The reported number represents a change of -24.5% year over year.
Net revenue- Power purchase agreements: $7.94 million versus $8.92 million estimated by seven analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -20.9% change.
Net revenue- Services performed on fuel cell systems and related infrastructure: $9.10 million versus the seven-analyst average estimate of $10.59 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +10.4%.
Gross profit- Power purchase agreements: -$38.88 million compared to the -$13.38 million average estimate based on seven analysts.
Gross profit- Fuel delivered to customers and related equipment: -$44.36 million versus the seven-analyst average estimate of -$33.40 million.
Gross profit- Services performed on fuel cell systems and related infrastructure: -$3.12 million versus -$1.46 million estimated by seven analysts on average.
Gross profit- Sales of fuel cell systems, related infrastructure and equipment: $23.77 million compared to the $28.05 million average estimate based on six analysts.
Gross profit- Other: $0.08 million compared to the -$0.09 million average estimate based on five analysts.
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Shares of Plug Power have returned -18% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.4% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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