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Fluence Energy Inc. · Q3 2024 earnings

Q3 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Fluence reported record order intake and backlog, with improved profitability and narrowed revenue guidance for fiscal year 2024.

Fluence Energy, Inc. announced its Q3 2024 results, featuring a record $1.3 billion in quarterly order intake and a record $4.5 billion backlog. The company reported revenue of $483.3 million, a net income of $1.1 million, and an adjusted EBITDA of $15.6 million. The fiscal year 2024 revenue guidance was narrowed to $2.7 billion to $2.8 billion, and the adjusted EBITDA range was narrowed to $55 million to $65 million.

  • Achieved record quarterly order intake of $1.3 billion and a record backlog of $4.5 billion.
  • Reported net income of $1.1 million, a significant improvement from the previous year's net loss of $35.0 million.
  • Adjusted EBITDA improved to $15.6 million, compared to negative $27.5 million in the same quarter last year.
  • Narrowed fiscal year 2024 revenue guidance to $2.7 billion - $2.8 billion and Adjusted EBITDA guidance to $55 million - $65 million.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$483M

Previous: $536M-9.9%
EPS

$0.01

Previous: -$0.20+105.0%
Energy Storage Products Contracted (GW)

1.6

No prior period
Service Contracts Contracted (GW)

0.4

No prior period
Digital Contracts Contracted (GW)

0.6

No prior period
Energy Storage Products Deployed (GW)

12.8

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

$80.50

No prior period
Services Pipeline (GW)

25.6

No prior period
Digital Pipeline (GW)

64.5

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$4.84M

Previous: -$1.88M-157.8%
Free Cash Flow

-$4.05M

Previous: -$25.3M+84.0%
Net Income

$785K

Previous: -$23.4M+103.4%
Operating Income

$4.57M

Previous: -$40.6M+111.2%
Gross Profit

$83M

Previous: $21.8M+280.6%
Cash & Equivalents

$388M

Previous: $298M+30.4%
Total Assets

$1.69B

Previous: $1.56B+8.0%
R&D Expense

$15M

No prior period
Stock-Based Comp

$6.12M

Previous: $5.68M+7.8%

Revenue & EPS history

Fluence · Revenue · Quarterly

$483M

Q3 2024-9.9%vs Q3 2023
Beat estimate in 6 of 15 quarters(40%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

Fluence narrowed its fiscal year 2024 total revenue guidance range to $2.7 billion to $2.8 billion. Additionally, the Company narrowed its fiscal year 2024 Adjusted EBITDA range of $55 million to $65 million and raised its fiscal year 2024 ARR guidance to approximately $100 million.

Tailwinds

  • Expect to achieve gross profit margins at the higher end of our previous 10% to 12% target range for this fiscal year.
  • Strong Adjusted EBITDA result expected.
  • Committed $500 million under our revolving credit facility, which provides us additional flexibility to support our industry-leading growth.
  • Seeing robust demand globally, highlighted by our U.S. domestic content offering which we will begin delivering at the beginning of 2025, ahead of our competition.
  • Confident in our ability to deliver on our fourth quarter customer obligations, which are projected to be the largest in the Company's history.

Headwinds

  • Lowered the midpoint of our revenue guidance for fiscal 2024.
  • Signed contracts for which the majority of the associated revenue is now expected to be realized in fiscal 2025.
  • Actual results may differ materially depending on a number of factors.
  • New risks and uncertainties emerge from time to time and it is not possible for us to predict all such risk factors
  • Our customers may experience project delays or cancel orders as a result of external market factors and economic or other factors beyond our control.

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 Q3 2024

Historical avgQ3 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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