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ReneSola (SOL) Q1 Earnings Miss Estimates, Revenues Rise Y/Y

Zacks Equity Research
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ReneSola Ltd. SOL incurred a loss of 4 cents per American Depositary Share (ADS) from continuing operations in first-quarter 2020, wider than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 3 cents. The reported figure, however, narrowed from the year-ago quarter’s loss of 14 cents.

Notably, the loss incurred in the reported quarter can be attributed to the company’s dismal top-line performance.

Revenues

ReneSola’s first-quarter net revenues of $21.2 million missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $32 million by 33.9%. The top line, however, soared 61.8% year over year from $13.1 million. Quarterly revenues missed the company’s projected range of $30-$33 million.

Projects

As of Mar 31, 2020, ReneSola had more than 215.8 megawatts (MW) of rooftop projects in operation. Of these, the company operates 172 MW of rooftop projects in China, 24.1 MW in the United States, 15.4 MW in Romania and 4.3 MW in the U.K. Further, it has 15 MW of rooftop projects under construction in the United States and Hungary, respectively.

As of Mar 31, 2020, the company had a pipeline of almost 1.45 gigawatts of projects in various stages, of which 423.2 MW are late-stage projects. Of these late-stage projects, 30 MW are under construction.

Operational Highlights

Operating expenses totaled $2.5 million during the first quarter, up 1.3% year over year.

Operating loss in the quarter came in at $1.14 million compared with the year-ago quarter’s operating loss of $2.1 million.

Renesola Ltd. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise

Renesola Ltd. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
Renesola Ltd. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise

Renesola Ltd. price-consensus-eps-surprise-chart | Renesola Ltd. Quote

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Financial Condition

As of Mar 31, 2020, ReneSola had cash and cash equivalents of $15.5 million compared with $24.3 million as of Dec 31, 2019.

Long-term borrowings were $8.5 million as of Mar 31, 2020, compared with $3.4 million at the end of 2019.

Operating cash outflow from continuing operations summed $9.9 million as of Mar 31, 2020, compared with cash outflow of $10.6 million in the year-ago period.

Guidance

ReneSola expects second-quarter 2020 revenues of $22-$25 million, with an overall gross margin of 17-20%. For second-quarter revenues, the Zacks Consensus Estimate is pegged at $14.9 million, much below the company’s anticipated view.

For 2020, the company continues to expect revenues of $80-$100 million, with an overall gross margin of 18-20%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for ReneSola’s 2020 revenues is pegged at $88.2 million, which lies below the midpoint of the company’s guidance.

Zacks Rank

ReneSola 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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