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Fuelcell Energy Inc

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Electrical Industrial Apparatus

Mkt Cap

$423.6M

PE

-3.16

Debt

$127.6M

Cash

$348.8M

EV

$202.5M

FCF

-$187.3M

Market Cap

$423.6M

P/E Ratio

-3.16

Debt

$127.6M

Cash

$348.8M

EV

$202.5M

FCF

-$187.3M
Charts data: {"Earnings":[{"time":"2014-10-30","value":-41325000},{"time":"2015-10-30","value":-32559000},{"time":"2016-10-30","value":-54157000},{"time":"2017-10-30","value":-57103000},{"time":"2018-10-30","value":-62168000},{"time":"2019-10-30","value":-100245000},{"time":"2020-10-30","value":-92438000},{"time":"2021-10-30","value":-104255000},{"time":"2022-10-30","value":-147232000},{"time":"2023-10-30","value":-110768000}],"Sales":[{"time":"2014-10-30","value":180293000},{"time":"2015-10-30","value":163077000},{"time":"2016-10-30","value":108252000},{"time":"2017-10-30","value":95666000},{"time":"2018-10-30","value":89437000},{"time":"2019-10-30","value":60752000},{"time":"2020-10-30","value":70871000},{"time":"2021-10-30","value":69585000},{"time":"2022-10-30","value":130484000},{"time":"2023-10-30","value":123394000}],"Net Margins":[{"time":"2014-10-30","value":-0.22921023001447643},{"time":"2015-10-30","value":-0.1996541511065325},{"time":"2016-10-30","value":-0.5002863688430699},{"time":"2017-10-30","value":-0.5968996299625782},{"time":"2018-10-30","value":-0.6951038160940103},{"time":"2019-10-30","value":-1.6500691335264683},{"time":"2020-10-30","value":-1.304313470954269},{"time":"2021-10-30","value":-1.4982395631242365},{"time":"2022-10-30","value":-1.1283529015051654},{"time":"2023-10-30","value":-0.8976773587046372}],"Assets":[{"time":"2014-10-30","value":280636000},{"time":"2015-10-30","value":277231000},{"time":"2016-10-30","value":342137000},{"time":"2017-10-30","value":383786000},{"time":"2018-10-30","value":340421000},{"time":"2019-10-30","value":333446000},{"time":"2020-10-30","value":523538000},{"time":"2021-10-30","value":875248000},{"time":"2022-10-30","value":939717000},{"time":"2023-10-30","value":955520000}],"Stockholders Equity":[{"time":"2014-10-30","value":99987000},{"time":"2015-10-30","value":95309000},{"time":"2016-10-30","value":114396000},{"time":"2017-10-30","value":101256000},{"time":"2018-10-30","value":82194000},{"time":"2019-10-30","value":75737000},{"time":"2020-10-30","value":194548000},{"time":"2021-10-30","value":642438000},{"time":"2022-10-30","value":691497000},{"time":"2023-10-30","value":700448000}],"ROE":[{"time":"2014-10-30","value":-0.413303729484833},{"time":"2015-10-30","value":-0.3416151675077905},{"time":"2016-10-30","value":-0.4734169026889052},{"time":"2017-10-30","value":-0.5639468278423007},{"time":"2018-10-30","value":-0.7563569116967175},{"time":"2019-10-30","value":-1.3235934879913385},{"time":"2020-10-30","value":-0.475142381314637},{"time":"2021-10-30","value":-0.1622802511682061},{"time":"2022-10-30","value":-0.21291777115446633},{"time":"2023-10-30","value":-0.15813879117364887}],"ROA":[{"time":"2014-10-30","value":-0.09731823429638393},{"time":"2015-10-30","value":-0.09540780071492726},{"time":"2016-10-30","value":-0.13366283097121914},{"time":"2017-10-30","value":-0.11643989098091123},{"time":"2018-10-30","value":-0.12130273984272416},{"time":"2019-10-30","value":-0.20071915692495937},{"time":"2020-10-30","value":-0.07481023345010296},{"time":"2021-10-30","value":-0.07415269729265306},{"time":"2022-10-30","value":-0.15294391822218817},{"time":"2023-10-30","value":-0.11247802243804421}]}

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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In the chart Earnings are multiplied by this value.

Earnings Growth -
Earnings Stability -


Competitiveness and MOAT

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.

Years10-201510-201610-201710-201810-201910-202010-202110-202210-2023TTM
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%

What is the average Net Margin?

The average Net Margin over the past 5 years is -119.56%.

What is the trend of Net Margin?

The trend of Net Margin over the past 5 years is +1.02%.

What is the average Return on Assets (ROA)?

The average ROA over the past 5 years is -12.27%.

What is the trend of Return on Assets (ROA)?

The trend of ROA over the past 5 years is +0.54%.

What is the average Return on Equity (ROE)?

The average ROE over the past 5 years is -51.47%.

What is the trend of Return on Equity (ROE)?

The trend of ROE over the past 5 years is +18.96%.


Safety & Stabiliy

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.

Years10-201510-201610-201710-201810-201910-202010-202110-202210-2023TTM
Debt FCF-0.46-1.63-1.3816.76-3.92-5.02-1.27-0.72-0.72-0.68
Debt Equity0.250.771.151.281.690.960.150.140.180.19
MIN
Graham Stability----------

What is the Debt/FCF?

The Debt/FCF trailing twelve month is -0.68.

What is the trend of Debt/FCF?

The trend of Debt/FCF over the past 5 years is -2.12.

What is the Graham’s Stability?

Graham’s Stability measure stands at -.


Growth

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.

Years10-201610-201810-202010-2022Trend
Revenue1.9%6.6%20%-5.4%7%
Net Income-----
Stockholders Equity30%53%53%1.3%11%
FCF-----

What is the 5 year Revenue CAGR?

The Revenue CAGR over the past 5 years is +6.65%.

What is the trend of Revenue growth?

The trend of Revenue growth rate over the past 5 years is +7.04%.

What is the 5 year Earnings CAGR?

The Earnings CAGR over the past 5 years is +12.25%.

What is the trend of Earnings growth?

The trend of Earnings growth rate over the past 5 years is -.

What is the 5 year Equity CAGR?

The Equity CAGR over the past 5 years is +53.5%.

What is the trend of Equity growth?

The trend of Equity growth rate over the past 5 years is +10.76%.

What is the 5 year FCF CAGR?

The FCF CAGR over the past 5 years is -.

What is the trend of FCF growth?

The trend of FCF growth rate over the past 5 years is -.