NASDAQ$CLIR

ClearSign Technologies Corp · Q1 2024 earnings

Q1 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

ClearSign reported record revenue driven by process burner installations and strategic partnerships.

ClearSign Technologies Corporation reported a record first quarter revenue of $1.1 million, driven by successful process burner installations and strategic partnerships. The company saw increased customer awareness and confidence in its products, and the establishment of new California BACT emissions thresholds validated their technology.

  • Reported record first quarter revenue of $1.1 million, compared to $900 thousand in the first quarter of 2023.
  • Successfully started up a second multi-burner heater at Kern Energy, with emissions levels below guarantee.
  • Received orders for engineering of burners for two additional heaters at Kern Energy.
  • Received first multi-boiler burner purchase through partner California Boiler.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$1.1M

Previous: $894K+23.3%
EPS (adj)

-$0.03

Previous: -$0.04+25.0%
Capital Expenditures

-$34K

Previous: -$5K-580.0%
Net Income

-$1.11M

Previous: -$1.43M+22.5%
Operating Income

-$1.25M

Previous: -$1.7M+26.5%
Gross Profit

$437K

Previous: $106K+312.3%
R&D Expense

$281K

No prior period
Stock-Based Comp

$67K

Previous: $242K-72.3%

Revenue & EPS history

ClearSign · Revenue · Quarterly

$1.1M

Q1 2024+23.3%vs Q1 2023
Beat estimate in 1 of 10 quarters(10%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

ClearSign anticipates increased acceptance and sales of its technologies, driven by successful installations and strategic partnerships. The company expects the upcoming 1200hp 2.5ppm NOx boiler burner startup for a recycling customer in California to be a significant industry event.

Tailwinds

  • Customer awareness and confidence in products is building.
  • Successful process burner installations leading to additional orders.
  • New California BACT emissions thresholds validate technology.
  • Operational boiler burner installations providing references.
  • Upcoming boiler burner startup expected to be a significant industry event.

Headwinds

  • The company's ability to successfully deliver, install, and meet the performance obligations of the Company’s burners in the California and Texas market, and any other markets the Company may sell products in
  • The Company’s ability to further expand the sale of ultra-low NOx process and boiler burners
  • The Company’s ability to successfully perform engineering orders
  • The Company’s ability to successfully develop the 100% hydrogen burner with the Phase 2 grant funding
  • General business and economic conditions

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 18 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2024

Historical avgQ1 2024

+0.9%

Avg return

Earnings day

-1.6%

Avg return

5 days after

-3.2%

Avg return

30 days after

42%

15 / 36 earnings

Positive

+29.3%

Q4 2022

Best reaction

-16.3%

Q4 2024

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-9.6%
Q4 2025+0.0%+0.8%-17.6%
Q3 2025+0.0%-6.8%-34.1%
Q2 2025-8.2%-11.5%-11.5%
Q1 2025-12.7%-19.7%-12.7%
Q4 2024-16.3%-31.5%-19.2%
Q3 2024+26.3%+15.6%+25.6%
Q2 2024-1.9%+6.9%+22.2%
Q1 2024+19.2%+9.2%-13.2%
Q4 2023+2.8%+0.0%+13.9%
Q3 2023-3.1%-3.5%+52.3%
Q2 2023-8.1%-11.7%-1.8%
Q1 2023+7.4%+6.7%+7.4%
Q4 2022+29.3%+12.2%+20.7%
Q3 2022+1.4%-14.5%-21.7%
Q2 2022+4.0%+7.1%-7.1%
Q1 2022+9.8%+2.4%+2.4%
Q4 2021-9.1%-19.4%-15.2%
Q3 2021+7.2%-9.0%-13.3%
Q2 2021-5.0%-6.2%-25.5%
Q1 2021+1.7%+12.0%-88.2%
Q3 2020-0.4%+15.0%+22.3%
Q2 2020-4.5%-5.7%-7.7%
Q1 2020+5.3%-14.0%+49.1%
Q3 2019-10.5%-6.7%-25.7%
Q2 2019-2.6%-7.7%+4.3%
Q1 2019+0.0%-2.8%-14.0%
Q3 2018+7.4%+17.0%+3.7%
Q2 2018-1.6%+11.4%-2.6%
Q1 2018+2.9%+13.1%+18.9%
Q3 2017+0.0%-17.4%+1.4%
Q2 2017+0.0%-8.8%-5.9%
Q1 2017-1.4%+8.3%+0.0%
Q3 2016+4.8%+6.0%-11.9%
Q3 2012-3.6%
Q1 2012+3.1%
Q4 2011
Q3 2011
Q2 2011
Q1 2011
Q4 2010
Q3 2010

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