NASDAQ$FLNC

Fluence Energy Inc. · Q1 2024 earnings

Q1 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Fluence reported a strong start to 2024 with record quarterly order intake, resulting in highest ever backlog and reaffirmed fiscal year 2024 guidance.

Fluence Energy, Inc. reported a 17% increase in quarterly revenue to $364.0 million, with GAAP gross profit margin improving to 10.0%. The company's contracted backlog reached approximately $3.7 billion. They are reaffirming fiscal year 2024 guidance.

  • Achieved double-digit GAAP gross profit margin and adjusted gross profit margin for the second consecutive quarter.
  • Reaffirmed fiscal year 2024 guidance metrics.
  • Total cash increased by $14 million to $477 million from September 30, 2023.
  • Battery module production at Utah manufacturing facility is on schedule for initial start of production in summer of calendar year 2024.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$364M

Previous: $310M+17.2%
EPS

-$0.14

Previous: -$0.11-27.3%
Energy Storage Products Contracted (GW)

1.2

No prior period
Service Contracts Contracted (GW)

1.1

No prior period
Digital Contracts Contracted (GW)

0.4

No prior period
Energy Storage Products Deployed (GW)

5

No prior period
Service Contracts Assets Under Management (GW)

4.3

No prior period
Digital Contracts Assets Under Management (GW)

18.3

No prior period
Pipeline

$25.80

No prior period
Services Pipeline (GW)

25.6

No prior period
Digital Pipeline (GW)

64.5

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$1.47M

Previous: -$2.5M+41.2%
Free Cash Flow

-$18.2M

Previous: -$27.1M+32.9%
Net Income

-$16.7M

Previous: -$24.6M+32.1%
Operating Income

-$30M

Previous: -$49.6M+39.6%
Gross Profit

$36.4M

Previous: $12M+202.2%
Cash & Equivalents

$318M

Previous: $287M+10.8%
Total Assets

$1.82B

Previous: $2.15B-15.6%
Stock-Based Comp

$5.63M

Previous: $8.48M-33.6%

Revenue & EPS history

Fluence · Revenue · Quarterly

$364M

Q1 2024+17.2%vs Q1 2023
Beat estimate in 6 of 15 quarters(40%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

The Company is reaffirming its fiscal year 2024 total revenue guidance range of $2.7 billion to $3.3 billion. Furthermore, the Company is reaffirming its fiscal year 2024 Adjusted EBITDA guidance range of $50 million to $80 million. Finally, the Company is reaffirming its fiscal year 2024 annual recurring revenue (ARR) guidance of approximately $80 million by the end of fiscal year 2024.

Tailwinds

  • Reaffirming fiscal year 2024 total revenue guidance range of $2.7 billion to $3.3 billion.
  • Reaffirming fiscal year 2024 Adjusted EBITDA guidance range of $50 million to $80 million.
  • Reaffirming fiscal year 2024 annual recurring revenue (ARR) guidance of approximately $80 million by the end of fiscal year 2024.
  • Expect GAAP gross profit margin and adjusted gross profit margin of 10% to 12% for the full fiscal year.
  • Making substantial progress on each of our strategic objectives.

Headwinds

  • Actual results may differ materially depending on a number of factors.
  • Customers may experience project delays or cancel orders as a result of external market factors and economic or other factors beyond our control.
  • Contracted backlog and pipeline may not generate margins equal to our historical operating results.
  • If our contracted backlog and pipeline fail to result in revenue as anticipated or in a timely manner, we could experience a reduction in revenue, profitability, and liquidity.
  • New risks and uncertainties emerge from time to time and it is not possible for us to predict all such risk factors

Historical earnings impact

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

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 17 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2024

Historical avgQ1 2024

+0.7%

Avg return

Earnings day

+1.1%

Avg return

5 days after

+1.8%

Avg return

30 days after

50%

9 / 18 earnings

Positive

+39.4%

Q2 2026

Best reaction

-46.4%

Q1 2025

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q2 2026+39.4%+56.9%+68.8%
Q1 2026-34.6%-34.5%-49.0%
Q4 2025+6.5%+24.3%+25.5%
Q2 2025+7.6%+28.2%+4.7%
Q1 2025-46.4%-50.8%-60.1%
Q4 2024-17.5%-18.3%-29.9%
Q3 2024+10.9%+9.8%+27.8%
Q2 2024-9.9%-16.4%+7.4%
Q1 2024+10.1%+13.1%-21.4%
Q4 2023+31.4%+3.9%+41.7%
Q3 2023-5.8%-12.7%-4.1%
Q2 2023+8.2%+25.3%+30.3%
Q1 2023+8.7%-2.2%-19.0%
Q4 2022+36.7%+25.3%+34.3%
Q3 2022-4.4%-9.5%+6.2%
Q2 2022-23.4%-7.0%+13.3%
Q1 2022-2.6%-18.4%-30.3%
Q4 2021-1.7%+2.7%-14.0%
Q3 2021
Q2 2021
Q1 2021
Q4 2020

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