‘Twas the morning after Earth Day, and all by way of Wall Road, plenty of gas cell shares have been stirring this morning. As of 10:20 a.m. ET, shares of Plug Energy (NASDAQ: PLUG) had risen 8.2%, Bloom Power (NYSE: BE) was up by 9.3%, and FuelCell Power (NASDAQ: FCEL) was doing better of all — up 11.9%. Contemplating the calendar, investor curiosity in renewable vitality shares this week was in all probability to be anticipated.
However due to Plug Energy, there’s some excellent news to underlie the passion.
Plug sees pathway to worthwhile progress
Plug introduced right now it has “achieved nameplate capability” (aka full manufacturing capability) at its vegetation in Georgia and Tennessee. Plug’s Louisiana plant is “on observe” to report the identical within the third quarter. Thus, Plug is producing about 25 tons per day (TPD) of liquid hydrogen gas, and is heading in the right direction to develop to 40 TPD over the subsequent 5 months.
What does this imply for Plug? Like gasoline, hydrogen gas costs change from everyday. Additionally, Plug says it is “recalibrating” its pricing to mirror “the worth of Plug’s companies.” Nonetheless, a current quote from California suggests costs can vary as excessive as $36 per kilogram. Operating all three vegetation at max capability, Plug Energy may quickly generate $1.4 million in each day hydrogen gross sales — about $525 million per yr.
Added to the $891 million in income Plug produced from gas cell gross sales final yr, this implies Plug ought to quickly be a $1 billion-plus enterprise, and Plug says it is now on a path “to attain worthwhile progress.”
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That seems like excellent news for Plug, and traders appear to agree that what’s good for Plug will probably be excellent news for FuelCell Power and Bloom Power, too.
However the converse can also be true. Plug’s income could rise, however regardless of steadily rising income, Plug Energy has by no means earned a revenue, after greater than 25 years of making an attempt. On the contrary, the extra Plug sells, the more cash it loses. Likewise for Bloom and FuelCell, every boasting 10-plus yr histories of shedding cash.
I would not purchase any of them.
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