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SolarEdge Technologies (SEDG) Q1 Loss Widens, Revenues Fall Y/Y

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SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (SEDG - Free Report) reported a first-quarter 2024 adjusted loss of $1.90 per share, wider than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $1.58. The bottom line also deteriorated from the prior-year quarter’s reported earnings of $2.90 per share.

Barring one-time adjustments, the company recorded a GAAP loss of $2.75 per share against GAAP earnings of $2.35 per share recorded in the year-ago period.

Revenues

The company’s quarterly revenues of $204.4 million surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 4.9%. However, the top line declined 78.3% from the year-ago quarter’s figure of $943.9 million.

Revenues from the solar segment totaled $190.1 million, down 79% from $908.5 million registered in the prior-year period.

Operational Highlights

SolarEdge shipped a total of 946 megawatts of inverters and 128 megawatt-hours of batteries in the reported quarter.

The adjusted gross loss came in at $13.3 million against the adjusted gross profit of $307.4 million recorded in the prior-year period.

Adjusted operating expenses went down 11.6% year over year to $109.2 million.

The company incurred an adjusted operating loss of $122.5 million against an operating income of $183.8 million in the prior-year quarter.

Financial Performance

SolarEdge had $214.2 million in cash and cash equivalents as of Mar 31, 2024 compared with $338.5 million as of Dec 31, 2023.

The cash outflow from operating activities for the first quarter of 2024 amounted to $217 million against a cash inflow of $7.9 million in the prior year quarter.

Total long-term liabilities were $1.27 billion as of Mar 31, 2024 compared with $1.28 billion as of Dec 31, 2023.

Q2 2024 Guidance

SEDG expects revenues in the range of $250-$280 million for the second quarter of 2024. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the same is pegged at $304.2 million, which is much higher than the company’s guided range.

Revenues from the solar segment are projected in the range of $225-$255 million for the same time frame.

SEDG expects adjusted operating expenses in the $116-$120 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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