NYSE$BE

Bloom Energy Corp · Q3 2021 earnings

Q3 2021 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Announced third quarter 2021 financial results with Q3 revenue of $207.2 million, a 3.5% year-over-year increase, and a GAAP gross margin of 17.8%.

Bloom Energy reported a revenue of $207.2 million for Q3 2021, representing a 3.5% increase compared to the same period last year. The company's GAAP gross margin was 17.8%. They also launched Bloom Electrolyzer and Hydrogen Energy Server.

  • Record acceptances of 353 systems in Q3 2021, a 12.4% increase year-over-year.
  • Q3 2021 revenue reached $207.2 million, up 3.5% from $200.3 million in Q3 2020.
  • Launched commercial availability of Bloom Electrolyzer and Hydrogen Energy Server starting in 2022.
  • Expanded strategic partnership with SK ecoplant to accelerate hydrogen commercialization.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$207M

Previous: $200M+3.5%
EPS (adj)

-$0.20

Previous: -$0.04-400.0%
GAAP Gross Margin

17.8%

Previous: 28.0%-36.4%
GAAP Operating Margin

-21.2%

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$44.6M

Previous: -$33.1M-35.0%
Free Cash Flow

-$97M

Previous: -$45M-115.4%
Net Income

-$52.4M

Previous: -$12M-338.1%
Operating Income

-$43.9M

Previous: -$372K-11698.1%
Gross Profit

$36.9M

Previous: $56M-34.1%
Cash & Equivalents

$122M

Previous: $325M-62.5%
Total Assets

$1.43B

Previous: $1.47B-2.9%

Revenue & EPS history

Bloom Energy · Revenue · Quarterly

$207M

Q3 2021+3.5%vs Q3 2020
Beat estimate in 10 of 16 quarters(63%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Bloom Energy · $207M total across 4 segments · Q3 2021

  • Product
    $129M—
  • Service
    $39.3M—
  • Installation
    $22.2M—
  • Electricity
    $17.3M—

Forward guidance

The press release contains certain forward-looking statements, which are subject to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

Tailwinds

  • Bloom’s ability to accelerate its growth with its current products and hydrogen electrolyzers around the world
  • Bloom’s expectations regarding the success of its strategic partnership with SK ecoplant
  • Bloom’s expectations regarding its fuel cell technology platform
  • Bloom’s financial outlook for 2021
  • timing and development of an ecosystem for the hydrogen market, including in the Korean market

Headwinds

  • Bloom’s limited operating history
  • the emerging nature of the distributed generation market and rapidly evolving market trends
  • the significant losses Bloom has incurred in the past
  • the significant upfront costs of Bloom’s Energy Servers and Bloom’s ability to secure financing for its products
  • Bloom’s ability to drive cost reductions and to successfully mitigate against potential price increases

Historical earnings impact

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

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q3 2021

Historical avgQ3 2021

-1.7%

Avg return

Earnings day

-0.1%

Avg return

5 days after

+9.6%

Avg return

30 days after

47%

15 / 32 earnings

Positive

+40.1%

Q3 2019

Best reaction

-46.3%

Q2 2019

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q2 2026———
Q1 2026+27.2%+27.4%+25.8%
Q4 2025+4.7%+13.9%-1.0%
Q3 2025+18.8%+25.7%-3.6%
Q2 2025-1.8%+3.9%+41.6%
Q1 2025-8.2%-10.8%+0.8%
Q4 2024+4.3%+4.7%-11.8%
Q3 2024+20.1%+23.4%+146.9%
Q2 2024+16.1%+19.8%+0.5%
Q1 2024-5.4%+5.8%+25.8%
Q4 2023-15.6%-23.8%-20.9%
Q3 2023+9.5%+6.8%+40.1%
Q2 2023-5.3%-6.0%-9.6%
Q1 2023-10.3%-25.0%-10.3%
Q4 2022+0.7%-2.8%-15.8%
Q3 2022+11.0%+12.5%+26.8%
Q2 2022+16.5%+21.1%+2.4%
Q1 2022-25.5%-34.5%-10.2%
Q4 2021+5.3%+24.3%+42.5%
Q3 2021+0.1%+7.3%-22.7%
Q2 2021-0.4%+7.8%+2.1%
Q1 2021-3.9%-13.2%+6.2%
Q4 2020-4.2%-3.3%-29.3%
Q3 2020-13.4%-0.5%+75.5%
Q2 2020-20.7%-25.0%+1.2%
Q1 2020+3.4%-3.3%+23.7%
Q4 2019-33.3%-33.3%+7.0%
Q3 2019+40.1%+50.7%+43.1%
Q2 2019-46.3%-40.2%-42.9%
Q1 2019-7.2%-12.4%-29.6%
Q4 2018-5.6%-6.5%+32.7%
Q3 2018-24.9%-15.3%-33.0%
Q2 2018+0.8%-1.0%+2.7%
Q4 2017———
Q3 2017———
Q2 2017———
Q1 2017———
Q4 2016———
Q3 2016———
Q2 2016———
Q1 2016———
Q4 2015———
Q3 2015———
Q2 2015———
Q1 2015———

Discussion

Share your read of this quarter. Sign-in carries your eToro identity.

Join the conversation

Sign in with eToro to post your read of this quarter and vote on others'.

Sign in with eToro