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Daqo New Energy Corp-ADR · Q1 2025 earnings

Q1 2025 earnings · · Before market open · Investor relations

Briefing

Polysilicon ASP pressure drives $81.5M gross loss; net loss narrows sequentially to $71.8M

Daqo New Energy reported Q1 2025 revenue of US$123.9 million, down from US$195.4 million in Q4 2024 and US$415.3 million in Q1 2024, as polysilicon average selling price fell to US$4.37/kg and the company operated at roughly 33% of nameplate capacity. Gross loss widened to US$81.5 million with a -65.8% gross margin, though net loss attributable to shareholders improved sequentially to US$71.8 million from US$180.2 million in Q4 2024. Polysilicon production was 24,810 MT and sales volume was 28,008 MT, exceeding production to reduce inventory. The company maintained a strong balance sheet with US$2.15 billion in total cash, short-term investments, bank notes receivable and fixed-term deposits, and no financial debt.

  • Revenue was US$123.9 million; polysilicon ASP was US$4.37/kg vs production cost of US$7.57/kg
  • Net loss attributable to shareholders was US$71.8 million; loss per ADS was US$1.07 (adjusted US$0.80)
  • Production volume was 24,810 MT at ~33% utilization; sales volume of 28,008 MT exceeded production
  • Total liquid assets of US$2.15 billion with no financial debt as of March 31, 2025
  • Q2 2025 production guidance of 25,000–28,000 MT; full-year 2025 guidance of 110,000–140,000 MT

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$124M

Previous: $415M-70.2%
EPS (adj)

-$0.80

Previous: $0.55-245.5%
Polysilicon Production Volume

24.8K

No prior period
Polysilicon Sales Volume

28.0K

No prior period
Polysilicon Average Selling Price

$4.37

No prior period
Polysilicon Cash Cost

$5.31

No prior period
Net Income

-$71.8M

Previous: $15.5M-564.0%
Operating Income

-$114M

Previous: $32.1M-455.3%
Gross Profit

-$81.5M

Previous: $72.1M-213.1%
Cash & Equivalents

$792M

No prior period

Revenue & EPS history

Daqo New Energy · Revenue · Quarterly

$124M

Q1 2025-70.2%vs Q1 2024
Beat estimate in 3 of 12 quarters(25%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

Daqo expects Q2 2025 polysilicon production of approximately 25,000–28,000 MT and full-year 2025 production of 110,000–140,000 MT, inclusive of annual facility maintenance.

Tailwinds

  • Sales exceeded production, reducing inventory to healthier levels
  • Sequential net loss narrowed; strong US$2.15B liquidity with zero financial debt

Headwinds

  • Polysilicon prices remain below cash cost; gross margin was -65.8%
  • Operating at reduced ~33% utilization with idle-facility costs of ~$1.58/kg

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 Q1 2025

Historical avgQ1 2025

-0.3%

Avg return

Earnings day

+2.1%

Avg return

5 days after

+1.6%

Avg return

30 days after

43%

26 / 60 earnings

Positive

+23.8%

Q1 2019

Best reaction

-19.1%

Q1 2024

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q4 2025-4.0%+5.2%-20.0%
Q3 2025+14.4%+25.5%+21.1%
Q1 2025-13.8%-13.0%-6.7%
Q4 2024-1.8%-7.5%-15.5%
Q3 2024+0.3%+4.0%-11.0%
Q2 2024-2.3%-3.1%+11.7%
Q1 2024-19.1%-20.3%-10.4%
Q4 2023+9.2%+17.7%+44.4%
Q3 2023+9.1%+12.0%+4.1%
Q2 2023+0.6%+2.4%+2.1%
Q1 2023+8.5%+7.3%-9.8%
Q4 2022+5.1%+15.7%+3.7%
Q3 2022-8.6%-13.2%-1.8%
Q2 2022+8.4%+4.0%+4.5%
Q1 2022-7.0%-10.9%+6.9%
Q4 2021+21.7%+11.0%+0.3%
Q3 2021+2.1%-10.7%-23.2%
Q2 2021-5.7%+0.6%+27.1%
Q1 2021+7.8%+9.4%-13.8%
Q4 2020+8.8%+30.8%-8.1%
Q3 2020+2.0%+8.5%+40.0%
Q2 2020+9.4%+7.5%-0.2%
Q1 2020+5.4%-4.7%+9.3%
Q4 2019-7.0%-7.5%-12.2%
Q3 2019+3.6%+6.2%+28.9%
Q2 2019-2.2%+4.8%+14.1%
Q1 2019+23.8%+17.4%+38.1%
Q4 2018-1.8%-1.9%+2.4%
Q3 2018-13.5%-3.0%+1.9%
Q2 2018+6.8%+3.3%-11.0%
Q1 2018+1.0%+1.4%-26.1%
Q4 2017-13.8%-15.6%-11.6%
Q3 2017-1.0%+7.2%+16.6%
Q2 2017-7.5%-10.8%-9.6%
Q1 2017+19.5%+18.0%+8.4%
Q4 2016-8.6%-6.8%-23.0%
Q3 2016+4.5%-2.4%-6.8%
Q2 2016-2.2%-9.3%-2.6%
Q1 2016+6.7%
Q4 2015-3.9%
Q3 2015+15.5%
Q2 2015-8.7%
Q1 2015+1.4%
Q4 2014+12.0%
Q3 2014-5.4%
Q1 2014-8.9%
Q2 2014-8.9%
Q4 2013-1.4%
Q3 2013-13.6%
Q2 2013-1.7%
Q1 2013-1.7%
Q4 2012-8.9%
Q3 2012+4.3%
Q4 2009-8.4%
Q4 2011-8.4%
Q4 2010-8.4%
Q1 2012+0.0%
Q3 2011-16.4%
Q2 2011+0.0%
Q1 2011-4.4%
Q3 2010
Q2 2010
Q1 2010

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