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 86 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 worse Return On Assets (-27.92%) than 66.67% of its industry peers.

Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of -47.23%, PLUG is in line with its industry, outperforming 42.86% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-27.92%
ROE	-47.23%
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

Compared to 1 year ago, PLUG has a worse debt to assets ratio.

2.2 Solvency

Based on the Altman-Z score of -1.15, we must say that PLUG is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.

With a Altman-Z score value of -1.15, PLUG is not doing good in the industry: 72.62% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.

PLUG has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.18. This is a healthy value indicating a solid balance between debt and equity.

PLUG's Debt to Equity ratio of 0.18 is in line compared to the rest of the industry. PLUG outperforms 57.14% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.18
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	-1.15

ROIC/WACCN/A

WACC10.58%

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 1.85 indicates that PLUG should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.

The Current ratio of PLUG (1.85) is comparable to the rest of the industry.

A Quick Ratio of 0.86 indicates that PLUG may have some problems paying its short term obligations.

Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 0.86, PLUG is doing worse than 75.00% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	1.85
Quick Ratio	0.86

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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 -82.40%.

PLUG shows a strong growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has grown by 27.07%.

The Revenue has been growing by 38.61% on average over the past years. This is a very strong growth!

EPS 1Y (TTM)-82.4%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS growth Q2Q-184.21%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)27.07%

Revenue growth 3Y42.74%

Revenue growth 5Y38.61%

Revenue growth Q2Q0.64%

3.2 Future

The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 18.86% on average over the next years. This is quite good.

The Revenue is expected to grow by 45.60% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth

EPS Next Y55%

EPS Next 2Y32.33%

EPS Next 3Y23.22%

EPS Next 5Y18.86%

Revenue Next Year12.49%

Revenue Next 2Y31.13%

Revenue Next 3Y29.25%

Revenue Next 5Y45.6%

3.3 Evolution

The Revenue growth rate is stable: in the next years the growth will be about the same than in the last years.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

The Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for PLUG. In the last year negative earnings were reported.

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 23.22% in the coming years.

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2Y32.33%

EPS Next 3Y23.22%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

No dividends for PLUG!.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

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PLUG POWER INC

NASDAQ:PLUG (4/30/2024, 7:18:30 PM)

Premarket: 2.29 -0.02 (-0.87%)

2.31

-0.09 (-3.75%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorIndustrials

GICS IndustryGroupCapital Goods

GICS IndustryElectrical Equipment

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Market Cap1.58B

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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	-27.92%
ROE	-47.23%
ROCE
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ROICexc
ROICexgc
OM	N/A
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	N/A
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Asset Turnover0.18

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.18
Debt/FCF
Debt/EBITDA
Cap/Depr
Cap/Sales
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Current Ratio	1.85
Quick Ratio	0.86
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Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)-82.4%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5Y

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EPS Next Y55%

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EPS Next 5Y

Revenue 1Y (TTM)27.07%

Revenue growth 3Y42.74%

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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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