Electrical Industrial Apparatus
FuelCell Energy, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells stationary fuel cell energy platforms that decarbonize power and produce hydrogen. It offers SureSource 1500, a 1.4-megawatt (MW) platform; SureSource 3000, a 2.8 MW platform; SureSource 4000, a 3.7 MW platform; SureSource 250, a 250- kilowatt (kW) platform; SureSource 400, a 400-kW platform; and SureSource Hydrogen, a 2.3 MW platform that is designed to produce up to 1,200 kilograms of hydrogen per day for multi-megawatt utility, microgrid, and distributed hydrogen applications, as well as on-site heat and chilling applications. The company also provides SureSource platform in various configurations and applications, including on-site power, utility grid support, and microgrid, as well as distributed hydrogen; solutions for long duration hydrogen-based energy storage and electrolysis technology; and carbon capture, separation, and utilization systems. Its SureSource power plants generate electricity, heat, hydrogen, and water. In addition, the company provides turn-key solutions, including development, engineering, procurement, construction, interconnection, and operation services. It serves various markets, including utilities and independent power producers, industrial and process applications, education and health care, data centers and communication, wastewater treatment, government, microgrids, hydrogen transportation, food and beverage, and commercial and hospitality. The company primarily operates in the United States, South Korea, England, Germany, and Switzerland. FuelCell Energy, Inc. was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Danbury, Connecticut.
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High margins render the company resilient under dire circumstances, hence able to drive competitors out or acquire them. ROE and ROA measure the average flow generated by each invested dollar. Their marginal value is a forecast of future growth, and it is considered by Buffett and Munger the most important single indicator.
Years | 10-2015 | 10-2016 | 10-2017 | 10-2018 | 10-2019 | 10-2020 | 10-2021 | 10-2022 | 10-2023 | TTM |
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Net Margin | -20% | -50% | -60% | -70% | -170% | -130% | -150% | -110% | -90% | -130% |
ROA | -9.5% | -13% | -12% | -12% | -20% | -7.5% | -7.4% | -15% | -11% | -14% |
ROE | -34% | -47% | -56% | -76% | -130% | -48% | -16% | -21% | -16% | -20% |
The average Net Margin over the past 5 years is -119.56%.
The trend of Net Margin over the past 5 years is +1.02%.
The average ROA over the past 5 years is -12.27%.
The trend of ROA over the past 5 years is +0.54%.
The average ROE over the past 5 years is -51.47%.
The trend of ROE over the past 5 years is +18.96%.
Being debt the number one cause of investment losses and company death, the ratio Debt/FCF is of utmost importance to guarantee safety. On the other hand the Graham’s stability measures the drawdown of earnings, hence indicating the reliability of the flow generated by the company.
Years | 10-2015 | 10-2016 | 10-2017 | 10-2018 | 10-2019 | 10-2020 | 10-2021 | 10-2022 | 10-2023 | TTM |
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Debt FCF | -0.46 | -1.63 | -1.38 | 16.76 | -3.92 | -5.02 | -1.27 | -0.72 | -0.72 | -0.68 |
Debt Equity | 0.25 | 0.77 | 1.15 | 1.28 | 1.69 | 0.96 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.18 | 0.19 |
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Graham Stability | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The Debt/FCF trailing twelve month is -0.68.
The trend of Debt/FCF over the past 5 years is -2.12.
Graham’s Stability measure stands at -.
Growth can be dangerous when forecasting, simply projecting the current growth is in general wrong. A company passes through multiple phases, from being young and unprofitable, to the first periods of profitability and high growth, until it arrives at a period of regime with limited growth. Identifying in which phase the company is in may help forecasting.
Years | 10-2016 | 10-2018 | 10-2020 | 10-2022 | Trend |
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Revenue | 1.9% | 6.6% | 20% | -5.4% | 7% |
Net Income | - | - | - | - | - |
Stockholders Equity | 30% | 53% | 53% | 1.3% | 11% |
FCF | - | - | - | - | - |
The Revenue CAGR over the past 5 years is +6.65%.
The trend of Revenue growth rate over the past 5 years is +7.04%.
The Earnings CAGR over the past 5 years is +12.25%.
The trend of Earnings growth rate over the past 5 years is -.
The Equity CAGR over the past 5 years is +53.5%.
The trend of Equity growth rate over the past 5 years is +10.76%.
The FCF CAGR over the past 5 years is -.
The trend of FCF growth rate over the past 5 years is -.