Bloom Energy Corporation
Bloom Energy Corporation
Bloom Energy Corporation (NYSE: BE) is an energy company that provides a solid oxide platform for distributed generation of electricity and hydrogen.
Result Performance for FY21 and Q4FY21
- The Group posted impressive performance during FY21 and clocked revenues of ~$1 billion during the year. The revenue has been driven by the demand for clean energy and want of low-carbon products. Revenues during Q4FY21 stood at $342.5 million, reflecting an increase of 37.3% on the prior corresponding period.
- The company ended the period with a record-ending backlog of 6,549 systems in Q4FY21, compared to 1,994 in the prior corresponding period end.
- Bloom Energy launched the commercial availability of Bloom Electrolyzer and Hydrogen Energy Server, which is expected to start in 2022.
- The cash position stood at $615.1 million as of 31 December 2021, compared to $416.7 million as of 31 December 2020.
- As per a recent announcement, the company has announced the first international deployment of its high-temperature solid oxide electrolyzer in Gumi, South Korea.
Source: Company Reports, Analysis by Kalkine Group
The Group updated about the expansion of strategic partnership with SK ecoplant Co., Ltd. In Q4FY21. This will enable the acceleration of hydrogen commercialization and will witness the recognition of 450 MW of equipment backlog over the next three years.
Outlook
The company has increased its long-term revenue growth outlook to 30-35% over the next 10 years. In FY22, it expects the revenue to be in the range of $1.1-$1.15 billion, and anticipates cash flow from operations to be positive.
Key Risks
The company is exposed to the risks of manufacturing defects, and potential delays in the development and commercialization of new products.
Valuation Methodology: EV/Sales Based Relative Valuation (Illustrative)
Technical Overview:
Daily Price Chart
Source: REFINITIV, Note: Purple color line reflects Relative Strength Index (14-Period)
Stock Information
The company has delivered a 1-month return of ~-1.93%. The stock is trading lower than the average of the 52-week high price of $37.01 and the 52-week low price of $12.55.
The stock has been valued using an EV/Sales multiple-based illustrative relative valuation, and the target price so arrived reflects a rise of low double-digit (in % terms). A slight premium has been applied to EV/Sales Multiple (NTM) (Peer Average), considering the impressive financial performance, optimistic guidance, and deployment of products.
Considering the aforementioned factors along with growth in top-line, a “Speculative Buy” recommendation has been assigned on the stock at the current market price of $ 22.26 per share, as on 09.32 am New York Time, USA (GMT-4) as of 11 April 2022.
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