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

Fundamental Rating

PLUG gets a fundamental rating of 2 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 86 industry peers in the Electrical Equipment industry. PLUG may be in some trouble as it scores bad on both profitability and health. While showing a medium growth rate, PLUG is valued expensive at the moment.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year PLUG has reported negative net income.

PLUG had a negative operating cash flow in the past year.

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

PLUG had a negative operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.

1.2 Ratios

With a Return On Assets value of -27.92%, PLUG is not doing good in the industry: 66.67% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.

PLUG has a Return On Equity of -47.23%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: PLUG outperforms 42.86% of its industry peers.

		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

PLUG does not have Profit Margin and Operating Margin and Gross Margin available, so we won't be analyzing them here.

		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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ROE

ROIC

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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.

Compared to 1 year ago, PLUG has more shares outstanding

PLUG has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.

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

2.2 Solvency

PLUG has an Altman-Z score of -1.13. 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 (-1.13) is worse than 70.24% of its industry peers.

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

PLUG has a Debt to Equity ratio (0.18) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.18
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	-1.13

ROIC/WACCN/A

WACC10.51%

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.

PLUG has a worse Quick ratio (0.86) than 75.00% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	1.85
Quick Ratio	0.86

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WACC

Debt/Equity

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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%.

Looking at the last year, PLUG shows a very strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 27.07%.

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)-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.

Based on estimates for the next years, PLUG will show a very strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 45.60% on average per year.

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

When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is stable.

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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

PLUG's earnings are expected to grow with 23.22% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.

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 (4/26/2024, 7:10:29 PM)

Premarket: 2.5 +0.09 (+3.73%)

2.41

+0.03 (+1.26%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorIndustrials

GICS IndustryGroupCapital Goods

GICS IndustryElectrical Equipment

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Market Cap1.65B

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Dividend

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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
ROIC
ROICexc
ROICexgc
OM	N/A
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	N/A
FCFM

ROA(3y)

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ROE(3y)

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ROIC(3y)

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ROICexc(3y)

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ROICexcg growth 5Y

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OM growth 3Y

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PM growth 3Y

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GM growth 3Y

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F-Score

Asset Turnover0.18

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.18
Debt/FCF
Debt/EBITDA
Cap/Depr
Cap/Sales
Interest Coverage
Cash Conversion
Profit Quality
Current Ratio	1.85
Quick Ratio	0.86
Altman-Z

F-Score

WACC

ROIC/WACC

Cap/Depr(3y)

Cap/Depr(5y)

Cap/Sales(3y)

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Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)-82.4%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5Y

EPS growth Q2Q

EPS Next Y55%

EPS Next 2Y

EPS Next 3Y

EPS Next 5Y

Revenue 1Y (TTM)27.07%

Revenue growth 3Y42.74%

Revenue growth 5Y

Revenue growth Q2Q

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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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