Cowen’s Stone Maintains Suntech (NYSE:STP) at NEUTRAL on Q3 Earnings Report
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November 20, 2009 ndash; Analyst Comments ndash; Cowenrsquo;s Rob Stone weighed in on Suntechrsquo;s (NYSE:STP) Q3 financial results this morning noting that given the delayed ramp of Pluto and thin-film production, and outstanding GSF A/R exposure, he thinks shares are fairly valued. He maintains a NEUTRAL rating on the stock.
Q3 Results
Suntech (NYSE:STP) reported Q3 revenues of $473.1 million, compared with revenues of $594.4 million for the same period last year, and $320.9 million in Q209. Gross margins in Q3 were 17.7%, down from 18.5% in Q2, and 21.5% in Q308. Net income was $30,1, or $0.16 per diluted ADS, compared with $42.5 million for the same period last year and $9.6 million in Q208. Highlights for the quarter included hitting 16.53% conversion efficiency. Management increased its FY09 shipment target from 600MW to a range of 640MW to 660MW, and an increase in total cell and module production capacity to 1.4GW by mid-2010, of which 450MW will be Pluto-enabled.
Stonersquo;s Key Takeaways
middot;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; Shipments to Germany should continue to grow, but account for a smaller percentage, with stronger growth in the rest of Europe (Italy, France, Czech Republic)
middot;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; U.S. distribution and utility scale projects, China and other Asian markets (Australia, Korea and Japan) should also drive growth
middot;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; Raising 2009-12E shipments to 640MW, 1.1GW, 1.6GW and 2.2GW including system integration of 37MW, 100MW, 160MW and 230MW
middot;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; Mix of systems reduces GM by about 60 basis points in 2009, 80-100 basis points in 2011/12 but GM in 2010 reflect better H1 module ASPs
middot;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; Raised EPS to $0.35, $0.65, $0.99 and $1.35 on revenue of $1.6B, $2.1B, $2.7B and $3.5B
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