Yahoo Finance SolarEdge (SEDG) Q1 Earnings Beat Estimates, Revenues Rise Y/Y
SolarEdge Technologies, Inc.’s SEDG shares gained a solid 6.6% on May 4, reflecting investors’ optimism following first-quarter 2023 results.
The company reported adjusted earnings of $2.90 per share, which surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.98 by a solid 46.5%. The bottom line also improved 141.7% from the prior-year quarter’s $1.20 per share.
Barring one-time adjustments, the company recorded GAAP earnings of $2.35 per share compared with 60 cents in the year-ago period.
SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
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Revenues
The company’s quarterly revenues of $943.9 million outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $930 million by 1.6%. The top line also surged 44.1% from the year-ago quarter’s $655.1 million.
Revenues from the solar segment totaled $908.5 million, up 49% from $608 million registered in the prior-year period.
Operational Highlights
SolarEdge shipped a total of 3.6 gigawatts of inverters and 221 megawatt-hours of batteries in the reported quarter.
The adjusted gross margin expanded 420 basis points to 32.6% from the prior-year figure of 28.4%.
Adjusted operating expenses went up 25% year over year to $123.6 million.
Adjusted operating income totaled $144.2 million, up 183.3% from the year-ago quarter’s $50.9 million.
Financial Performance
SolarEdge had $727.8 million of cash and cash equivalents as of Mar 31, 2023, compared with $783.1 million as of Dec 31, 2022.
Cash flow from operating activities amounted to $7.9 million against cash outflow of $163 million in the year-ago period.
Total long-term liabilities came in at $1,245.6 million as of Mar 31, 2023, compared with $1,199.9 million as of Dec 31, 2022.
Q2 Guidance
SEDG expects revenues in the range of $970-$1,010 million for the second quarter of 2023. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the same is pegged at $989.2 million, lower than the midpoint of the guided range.
Revenues from the solar segment are projected in the range of $930-$980 million for the same time frame.
While the company’s adjusted gross margin is estimated in the range of 32-35%, the same for the solar segment is anticipated in the band of 34-37%.
SEDG expects adjusted operating profit in the $195-$215 million range.
Zacks Rank
SolarEdge currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
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