NASDAQ$PLUG

Plug Power Inc · Q2 2022 earnings

Q2 2022 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported revenue of $151.3 million, reaffirmed full-year revenue guidance, and announced several landmark achievements.

Plug Power reported $151.3 million in revenue for Q2 2022, compared to $124.6 million for Q2 2021. The company reaffirmed its full-year revenue guidance of $900-$925 million and highlighted progress in electrolyzer business, clean energy legislation benefits, and green hydrogen generation network build-out.

  • Revenue was $151.3 million in the second quarter, compared to $124.6 million for the second quarter of 2021.
  • New product offerings represented over $56 million in revenue.
  • Gross margin was negative 21% in the second quarter, up 4% sequentially and was up 11% year over year.
  • Reaffirmed $900-$925MM Full-Year Revenue Guidance.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$151M

Previous: $125M+21.4%
EPS (adj)

-$0.30

Previous: -$0.18-66.7%
Capital Expenditures

-$158M

Previous: -$33.1M-377.4%
Free Cash Flow

-$331M

Previous: -$133M-149.5%
Net Income

-$173M

Previous: -$99.6M-73.9%
Operating Income

-$147M

Previous: -$89.6M-63.9%
Gross Profit

-$32.5M

Previous: -$40.3M+19.4%
Cash & Equivalents

$2.26B

Previous: $3.16B-28.6%
Total Assets

$5.73B

Previous: $5.79B-0.9%
Stock-Based Comp

$44.9M

Previous: $11.1M+303.4%

Revenue & EPS history

Plug Power · Revenue · Quarterly

$151M

Q2 2022+21.4%vs Q2 2021
Beat estimate in 6 of 15 quarters(40%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

Plug remains focused on building a global green hydrogen ecosystem and delivering on margin expansion and path to profitability. Despite the numerous macro and supply chain constraints, we are working to deliver on our 2022 revenue targets of $900-$925 million with ~80% growth year over year.

Tailwinds

  • On track to deliver 2022 revenue targets of $900-$925 million with ~80% growth year over year.
  • Building a global green hydrogen ecosystem.
  • Delivering on margin expansion and path to profitability.
  • PTC should accelerate our fuel margin expansion as we bring green hydrogen plants online.
  • Targeting to commission 70TPD by YE 2022.

Headwinds

  • Fuel business continues to remain under pressure due to increased hydrogen molecule cost associated with historically higher natural gas prices and continued supplier disruptions.
  • Managing supply chain constraints.
  • Managing permitting dynamics.
  • Navigating the current inflationary environment.
  • Natural gas prices at Henry Hub, on average, were up over 17% in the first quarter of 2022 versus the fourth quarter of 2021.

Historical earnings impact

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

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q2 2022

Historical avgQ2 2022

-2.3%

Avg return

Earnings day

+1.1%

Avg return

5 days after

-0.0%

Avg return

30 days after

38%

24 / 64 earnings

Positive

+23.7%

Q3 2013

Best reaction

-41.4%

Q3 2023

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+21.2%+21.5%-8.7%
Q4 2025+2.6%+17.7%+33.1%
Q3 2025-1.6%-12.1%-7.8%
Q1 2025-10.0%-14.4%+44.4%
Q4 2024-6.8%+10.6%-18.0%
Q3 2024-1.0%-6.0%+20.6%
Q2 2024-5.3%+2.9%-22.6%
Q1 2024+1.6%+36.5%+15.1%
Q4 2023+9.3%+13.9%-2.5%
Q3 2023-41.4%-29.7%-33.4%
Q2 2023-17.0%-14.8%-27.0%
Q1 2023-15.7%-19.5%+2.5%
Q4 2022-10.4%-8.1%-21.2%
Q3 2022-2.5%+19.4%-8.0%
Q2 2022+12.3%+15.3%+13.7%
Q1 2022-19.1%-22.6%-4.5%
Q4 2021-0.1%-8.8%+13.1%
Q3 2021-1.9%+5.4%-15.9%
Q2 2021+0.0%+12.4%+2.0%
Q1 2021+13.3%+6.7%-8.4%
Q4 2020-3.5%-2.8%-32.2%
Q3 2020+6.1%+24.2%+41.8%
Q2 2020+20.9%+21.2%+26.0%
Q1 2020+9.1%+2.6%+17.0%
Q4 2019-9.0%-13.0%-29.6%
Q3 2019-4.2%+7.7%+10.5%
Q2 2019-1.4%-1.9%+1.9%
Q1 2019-6.5%-9.7%+3.2%
Q4 2018+7.7%+21.5%+45.3%
Q3 2018-3.1%-6.2%-18.7%
Q2 2018-5.4%-6.4%-5.0%
Q1 2018+9.8%+19.0%+1.1%
Q4 2017+0.5%+10.6%-4.3%
Q3 2017-18.0%-20.9%-21.2%
Q2 2017-10.1%-13.4%-8.8%
Q1 2017-5.1%-8.4%-5.3%
Q4 2016-4.7%-10.8%+13.3%
Q3 2016-11.3%+3.5%+9.9%
Q2 2016-0.6%+0.0%-12.2%
Q1 2016-4.1%
Q4 2015+7.4%
Q3 2015-31.0%
Q2 2015-13.7%
Q1 2015+8.2%
Q4 2014-5.8%
Q3 2014-20.1%
Q2 2014+1.0%
Q1 2014-1.5%
Q4 2013-1.3%
Q3 2013+23.7%
Q2 2013-13.8%
Q1 2013-8.4%
Q4 2012-11.2%
Q3 2012+4.2%
Q2 2012-15.7%
Q1 2012-4.7%
Q4 2011-5.2%
Q3 2011+13.4%
Q2 2011+20.0%
Q1 2011+2.1%
Q4 2010+1.3%
Q3 2010+1.9%
Q2 2010+8.9%
Q1 2010-4.3%

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