Genie Energy Announces Second Quarter 2025 Results

Core Insights - Genie Energy reported mixed results for Q2 2025, with solid operational progress and double-digit topline growth, but significant margin compression at Genie Retail Energy (GRE) impacted the bottom line [1][4]. Financial Performance - Total revenue increased by 16.0% to $105.3 million from $90.7 million in Q2 2024 [6][7]. - Gross profit decreased by 29.6% to $23.5 million from $33.3 million, leading to a gross margin decline to 22.3% from 36.8% [6][7]. - Income from operations fell to $2.0 million from $10.6 million, a decrease of 81.0% [6][7]. - Adjusted EBITDA decreased by 74.9% to $3.0 million from $12.0 million [6][7]. - Net income attributable to Genie common stockholders was $2.8 million, down 70.6% from $9.6 million, with diluted EPS dropping to $0.11 from $0.36 [6][7]. Segment Performance Genie Retail Energy (GRE) - GRE's revenue increased by 14.2% to $99.0 million, driven by customer base growth [8]. - Income from operations decreased by 72.7% to $4.0 million, and Adjusted EBITDA fell by 70.5% to $4.4 million, primarily due to increased commodity costs and unseasonably hot weather [8][11]. Genie Renewables (GREW) - GREW's revenue surged by 57.3% to $6.3 million, mainly due to growth at Diversegy and Genie Solar [11]. - GREW's loss from operations decreased to $0.2 million from $1.4 million in Q2 2024 [11]. Operational Metrics - GRE expanded its customer base to approximately 419,000 meters served, with a year-over-year growth of 15% in meters and 20% in Retail Customer Equivalents (RCEs) [2][10]. - The gross meter additions during the period were 70, up 32.1% from 53 in the previous year [10]. Cash Flow and Balance Sheet - As of June 30, 2025, Genie reported cash and cash equivalents totaling $201.6 million, with total assets of $383.1 million and liabilities of $195.9 million [12][20]. - Cash provided by operating activities decreased significantly to $16.5 million from $33.3 million in Q2 2024 [12][25]. Shareholder Returns - The company repurchased approximately 159,000 shares for $2.7 million and declared a quarterly dividend of $0.075 per share [4][6].