Bloom Energy (NYSE:BE) expects to release its second-quarter financial results on July 28 after the market closes. That report could be a major catalyst for the hydrogen stock.
Here’s why the advanced fuel cell maker’s next earnings report could send its stock soaring.
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A look back at what happened last quarter
Bloom Energy reported its first-quarter results on April 28. The company delivered exceptional results. Its revenue rocketed 130.4% to $751.1 million, led by a 208.4% surge in product revenue to $653.3 million. That powered a significant increase in its earnings and cash flow. Bloom reported $72.2 million in operating income and $73.6 million in cash flow from operating activities, increases of $91.3 million and $184.3 million, respectively.
Founder and CEO KR Sridhar called out the catalyst driving its robust results in the earnings press release. He stated: “We at Bloom are ushering in the era of digital power for the digital age. Bloom is rapidly becoming the standard and ‘go-to choice’ for on-site power.”
The company has secured two significant strategic AI power partnerships in the past year. Last July, it collaborated with Oracle to rapidly deliver power to data centers to support AI deployment. That partnership has been so successful that the cloud computing giant recently expanded it to deploy up to 2.8 gigawatts to accelerate its AI infrastructure build-out. Brookfield Asset Management also formed a $5 billion AI infrastructure partnership with Bloom last fall. The global alternative investments manager recently expanded that partnership fivefold to $25 billion.
What to expect in the second quarter
Bloom Energy’s strong first-quarter results and robust outlook led the fuel cell maker to significantly boost its full-year guidance:
Data source: Bloom Energy.
As that table shows, Bloom now expects to deliver 80% revenue growth this year and a more than 200% increase in profitability. However, it wouldn’t be surprising to see another guidance boost when it reports its second-quarter financial results. One catalyst is the five-fold expansion of its strategic AI partnership with Brookfield. In commenting on the expansion in a press release, Bloom’s Chief Commercial Officer Aman Joshi stated that, “Today’s commitment reflects the momentum we are seeing in the market, as evidenced by recently announced large-scale deals.” More data center developers are turning to on-site power solutions to meet their energy needs amid challenges securing power from the grid. Bloom’s recently updated its annual Data Center Power Report, which confirms this, finding that 61% of developers plan to bring their own power if the grid can’t support their needs. Bloom’s advanced fuel cells are ideally suited to solve this constraint.
