The market expects Ballard Power Systems (BLDP) to deliver a year-over-year decline in earnings on lower revenues when it reports results for the quarter ended September 2024. This widely-known consensus outlook is important in assessing the company's earnings picture, but a powerful factor that might influence its near-term stock price is how the actual results compare to these estimates. The stock might move higher if these key numbers top expectations in the upcoming earnings report, which is expected to ...

VANCOUVER, BC, Oct. 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - Ballard Power Systems (NASDAQ: BLDP) (TSX: BLDP) will hold a conference call on Tuesday, November 5th, 2024 at 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time (11:00 a.m. Eastern Time) to review third quarter 2024 operating results.The live call can be accessed by dialing +1-844-763-8274 (Canada/US toll free). Alternatively, a live webcast can be accessed through a link on Ballard's homepage (www.ballard.com). Following the call, the webcast will be archived in the 'Earnings, Interviews & ...

VANCOUVER, BC, Sept. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - Ballard Power Systems (NASDAQ: BLDP) (TSX: BLDP) today announced a global corporate restructuring to reduce corporate spending and in order to maintain balance sheet strength amid a slowdown in hydrogen infrastructure development and delayed fuel cell adoption."As discussed during our recent earnings call, in the context of a challenging macroeconomic and geopolitical outlook and amid protracted policy uncertainty, we see a multi-year push-out of the availability ...

Investment Rating - The report maintains an **OUTPERFORM** rating for Ballard Power Systems (BLDP US) with a target price of $6.50 [42] Core Views - The market is expected to react slightly negatively to Ballard's Q2 2024 results due to a net loss of $31.5 million, higher than market expectations, driven by low revenue and fixed cost pressures [2] - Ballard reaffirmed its 2024 operating expense guidance of $145-165 million but reduced its capital expenditure guidance from $50-70 million to $25-40 million [2] - The company expects revenue to be weighted towards the second half of 2024, with corresponding gross margin expansion [2] - Ballard did not reiterate its expectation of achieving breakeven by FY2025, with EBITDA profitability projected for 2027-2028 and gross margins in the low 20% range [2] - Q2 2024 revenue was $16 million, below the consensus estimate of $18.7 million, with a gross margin of -32%, worse than the expected -15% [2] - Backlog decreased from $180.5 million in Q1 2024 to $169.5 million in Q2 2024, with 12-month orders dropping from $79.7 million to $75.5 million [2] Financial Performance - Q2 2024 revenue grew 11% quarter-over-quarter and 5% year-over-year, driven by the Power Products division [2] - Gross loss improved slightly to -$5.1 million in Q2 2024 from -$5.4 million in Q1 2024, due to increased revenue and cost reduction initiatives [2] - EBITDA loss was $37.5 million, slightly worse than the consensus estimate of $36.4 million [4] - Net loss for Q2 2024 was $31.5 million, a 24% improvement from Q1 2024 but 5% worse year-over-year [4] Strategic Outlook - Ballard's future capital expenditure guidance over the next five years is $300 million [2] - No updates were provided on the $130 million MEA factory in Shanghai, which is still under review [3]

Scharfsinn86/iStock via Getty Images I have covered Ballard Power Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:BLDP) (TSX:BLDP:CA) previously, so investors should view this as an update to my earlier articles on the company. On Monday, leading Canadian fuel cell systems developer Ballard Power Systems Inc. ("Ballard" or "Ballard Power") reported another set of weak quarterly results with poor margins and revenues coming in well below consensus expectations: Company Press Releases Adding insult to injury, new order intake of ju ...

Ballard Power Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:BLDP) Q2 2024 Earnings Conference Call August 12, 2024 11:00 AM ET Company Participants Kate Igbalode - VP, IR Randy MacEwen - CEO Paul Dobson - CFO Conference Call Participants Rupert Merer - National Bank Mac Whale - Cormark Securities Aaron MacNeil - TD Cowen Jordan Levy - Truist Securities Saumya Jain - UBS Kashy Harrison - Piper Sandler Rob Brown - Lake Street Capital Markets Ameet Thakkar - BMO Capital Markets Craig Irwin - ROTH Capital Partners Operator Thank you fo ...

Core Insights - Ballard Power Systems reported $16 million in revenue for Q2 2024, a 4.5% year-over-year increase, but fell short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 12.15% [1] - The company posted an EPS of -$0.11, which is an improvement from -$0.10 a year ago, resulting in a positive EPS surprise of 15.38% compared to the consensus estimate of -$0.13 [1] Revenue Breakdown - Revenue from Fuel Cell Products & Services in Heavy-Duty Mobility was $13.20 million, slightly below the average estimate of $13.80 million, but showed a significant year-over-year increase of 55.9% [3] - Revenue from Fuel Cell Products & Services in Emerging and Other Markets was $1.20 million, which is lower than the average estimate of $1.27 million, reflecting a substantial year-over-year decline of 63.8% [4] - Revenue from Fuel Cell Products & Services in Stationary applications was $1.70 million, significantly below the average estimate of $3.33 million, marking a year-over-year decrease of 51.8% [5] Stock Performance - Over the past month, shares of Ballard Power Systems have declined by 27.7%, contrasting with the performance of the Zacks S&P 500 composite [5]

Ballard Power Systems (BLDP) came out with a quarterly loss of $0.11 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.13. This compares to loss of $0.10 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 15.38%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this fuel cell technology company would post a loss of $0.13 per share when it actually produced a loss of $0.14, delivering a surprise of -7.69%.Over the last four quarter ...

Quarter highlights include new product launch, progress on next-gen plate manufacturing, and data center market developmentVANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - Ballard Power Systems (NASDAQ: BLDP) (TSX: BLDP) today announced consolidated financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2024. All amounts are in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted and have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)."During Q2, we made measured progress on key 2024 deliver ...

Analysts on Wall Street project that Ballard Power Systems (BLDP) will announce quarterly loss of $0.13 per share in its forthcoming report, representing a decline of 30% year over year. Revenues are projected to reach $18.61 million, increasing 21.6% from the same quarter last year.Over the last 30 days, there has been no revision in the consensus EPS estimate for the quarter. This signifies the covering analysts' collective reconsideration of their initial forecasts over the course of this timeframe.Prior ...