Overview
- SolarEdge Technologies reported a significant Q3 year-over-year revenue decrease of 27%, falling short of estimates, and posted a quarterly loss of 55 cents per share as opposed to the previous year's 91 cents earnings per share.
- The poor Q3 results stemmed from a sluggish market environment leading to high product inventory, particularly in Europe, and slower-than-expected solar panel installation rates.
- For Q4, the company forecasted even dimmer results with revenue expected between $300 million to $350 million and adjusted gross margin expected to be between 5% and 8%, faring lower than analysts' predictions.
- Growth for solar in Europe slowed due to excess inventories and weakening demand following a rollback in fossil fuel prices, while in the US, higher interest rates and solar incentive policy reforms, particularly in California, dented the demand for solar.
- Several analysts downgraded SolarEdge's stock in response to the bleak earning results and Q4 outlook, contributing to the company's shares plummeting over 20%.