Ceres Power (LON:CWR) Announces Quarterly Earnings Results

Ceres Power (LON:CWR) posted its earnings results on Wednesday. The company reported GBX (8.58) EPS for the quarter, Digital Look Earnings reports. Ceres Power had a negative net margin of 145.65% and a negative return on equity of 39.26%.

Here are the key takeaways from Ceres Power’s conference call:

• Contracted revenue guidance of £45 million was reiterated, with roughly half delivered in the first half and management confident of achieving the balance in the second half.
• The partner pipeline has grown across the U.S., Asia and Europe, and Ceres remains confident of signing at least one new manufacturing licensee this year.
• Existing partners are progressing toward commercial scale: Doosan secured a roughly £60 million export order, Delta is developing a second Taiwan facility, and Weichai is targeting initial production soon with an ambition of 200 megawatts.
• Ceres reported progress in reducing its cost base and R&D spending following the launch of its Endura platform, while an oversubscribed equity raise of just over £100 million strengthened the balance sheet.
• Near-term revenue remains weighted toward license fees and engineering services, while royalties are not expected to become material until partners reach larger-scale production; management also noted that licensee signing and revenue-recognition timing can be unpredictable.

Ceres Power Price Performance

Ceres Power stock opened at GBX 451.96 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of £966.41 million, a PE ratio of -18.43 and a beta of 3.00. Ceres Power has a 52-week low of GBX 119 and a 52-week high of GBX 872.50. The company has a quick ratio of 12.18, a current ratio of 3.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.24. The company’s 50 day moving average is GBX 398.55 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 474.93.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have issued reports on CWR shares. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 920 target price on shares of Ceres Power in a research report on Wednesday, June 10th. Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 950 price objective on shares of Ceres Power in a research note on Wednesday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of GBX 935.

About Ceres Power

Ceres is a leading developer of clean energy technology: fuel cells for power generation and electrolysers for green hydrogen. Its asset-light, licensing model has seen it establish partnerships with some of the world’s largest companies, such as Doosan, Delta, Denso, Shell, Weichai and Thermax. Ceres’ solid oxide technology supports greater electrification of our energy systems, including AI data centres, commercial and industrial applications, and produces green hydrogen at high efficiencies as a route to decarbonise emissions-intensive industries such as ammonia, steelmaking and electrofuels.