Fundamental Analysis of PLUG POWER INC(NASDAQ:PLUG) stock

Fundamental Rating

Overall PLUG gets a fundamental rating of 2 out of 10. We evaluated PLUG against 91 industry peers in the Electrical Equipment industry. PLUG has a bad profitability rating. Also its financial health evaluation is rather negative. PLUG is quite expensive at the moment. It does show a decent growth rate.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

PLUG had negative earnings in the past year.

In the past year PLUG has reported a negative cash flow from operations.

In the past 5 years PLUG always reported negative net income.

In the past 5 years PLUG always reported negative operating cash flow.

1.2 Ratios

PLUG has a Return On Assets of -31.05%. This is in the lower half of the industry: PLUG underperforms 63.33% of its industry peers.

PLUG has a Return On Equity (-49.66%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-31.05%
ROE	-49.66%
ROIC	N/A

ROA(3y)-16.07%

ROA(5y)-17.53%

ROE(3y)-25.02%

ROE(5y)-36.19%

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

The Profit Margin and Operating Margin and Gross Margin are not available for PLUG so they could not be analyzed.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	N/A
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	N/A

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3YN/A

GM growth 5YN/A

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

PLUG does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.

The number of shares outstanding for PLUG has been increased compared to 1 year ago.

Compared to 5 years ago, PLUG has more shares outstanding

PLUG has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.

2.2 Solvency

PLUG has an Altman-Z score of -1.16. This is a bad value and indicates that PLUG is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.

The Altman-Z score of PLUG (-1.16) is worse than 65.56% of its industry peers.

PLUG has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.16. This is a healthy value indicating a solid balance between debt and equity.

The Debt to Equity ratio of PLUG (0.16) is comparable to the rest of the industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.16
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	-1.16

ROIC/WACCN/A

WACC10.56%

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 2.07 indicates that PLUG has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.

With a Current ratio value of 2.07, PLUG perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 55.56% of the companies in the same industry.

A Quick Ratio of 0.91 indicates that PLUG may have some problems paying its short term obligations.

The Quick ratio of PLUG (0.91) is worse than 68.89% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	2.07
Quick Ratio	0.91

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

PLUG shows a strong negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year the EPS decreased by -64.34%.

Looking at the last year, PLUG shows a very negative growth in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -22.20% in the last year.

Measured over the past years, PLUG shows a very strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 38.61% on average per year.

EPS 1Y (TTM)-64.34%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%10%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-22.2%

Revenue growth 3Y42.74%

Revenue growth 5Y38.61%

Sales Q2Q%-44.9%

3.2 Future

PLUG is expected to show quite a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 16.38% yearly.

PLUG is expected to show a strong growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 30.85% yearly.

EPS Next Y47.64%

EPS Next 2Y32.13%

EPS Next 3Y22.7%

EPS Next 5Y16.38%

Revenue Next Year-8.31%

Revenue Next 2Y14.84%

Revenue Next 3Y22.47%

Revenue Next 5Y30.85%

3.3 Evolution

The estimated forward Revenue growth is still strong, although it is decreasing when compared to the stronger growth in the past years.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

PLUG reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.

Also next year PLUG is expected to report negative earnings again, which makes the also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio negative.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	N/A

4.2 Price Multiples

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	N/A
EV/EBITDA	N/A

4.3 Compensation for Growth

A more expensive valuation may be justified as PLUG's earnings are expected to grow with 22.70% in the coming years.

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2Y32.13%

EPS Next 3Y22.7%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

PLUG does not give a dividend.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

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PLUG POWER INC

NASDAQ:PLUG (11/5/2024, 8:00:00 PM)

Premarket: 2.1 -0.42 (-16.67%)

2.52

+0.01 (+0.4%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorIndustrials

GICS IndustryGroupCapital Goods

GICS IndustryElectrical Equipment

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Market Cap2.22B

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Dividend Yield	N/A

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Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	N/A
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PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-31.05%
ROE	-49.66%
ROCE
ROIC
ROICexc
ROICexgc
OM	N/A
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	N/A
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F-Score

Asset Turnover0.14

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.16
Debt/FCF
Debt/EBITDA
Cap/Depr
Cap/Sales
Interest Coverage
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Current Ratio	2.07
Quick Ratio	0.91
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High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)-64.34%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5Y

EPS Q2Q%

EPS Next Y47.64%

EPS Next 2Y

EPS Next 3Y

EPS Next 5Y

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-22.2%

Revenue growth 3Y42.74%

Revenue growth 5Y

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PLUG POWER INC (PLUG)

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

1.2 Ratios

1.3 Margins

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

2.2 Solvency

2.3 Liquidity

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

3.2 Future

3.3 Evolution

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

4.2 Price Multiples

4.3 Compensation for Growth

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

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