Financial Performance - Generac's 2020 net sales reached $2.5 billion[12], representing a 12.7% increase compared to 2019[107] - The company's adjusted EBITDA for 2020 was $584 million[12], with a margin of 23.5%[12], a 28.6% increase from 2019[107] - Free cash flow for 2020 amounted to $427 million[12], a 70.3% increase compared to 2019[107] - Consolidated gross debt at the end of 2020 was $885.2 million[60, 107], with a leverage ratio of 1.5x[60, 107] Business Outlook - Generac anticipates a consolidated net sales increase of 25% to 30% in 2021[72] - The company projects adjusted EBITDA margins between 24% and 25% for 2021[67] - Free cash flow conversion of adjusted net income is expected to be approximately 90% in 2021[69] Strategic Direction - Generac is evolving into an "Energy Technology Solutions" company[19, 29], expanding beyond traditional generators to include energy storage, monitoring, and grid services[23, 32] - The company is focused on expanding market penetration for standby and clean energy solutions in North America and globally[48] - Generac aims to capitalize on the growth of natural gas as an energy source and expand applications beyond standby power[49]

Financial Performance - Generac's LTM net sales reached $3.2 billion[12], with an LTM adjusted EBITDA of $807 million[12], representing a 25.3% margin[12] - The company's LTM free cash flow was $561 million[12] - In Q2 2021, net sales were $920 million[111], a 68.2% increase year-over-year[111], with residential sales at $600 million[111], up 75.8%[111] - The company's gross margin was 38.8%[57] - The company's adjusted EBITDA margin was between 24.5% and 25.0%[65] Strategic Direction - Generac is evolving into an "Energy Technology Solutions" company[27], expanding beyond traditional generators to include energy storage and grid services[21] - The company is focused on residential and commercial & industrial distributed energy resources (DERs)[22], aiming to create a Virtual Power Plant (VPP) network[25] - The company has made acquisitions to bolster its capabilities in electronics and controls, and to enter the solar-only inverter market[44, 45] - The global residential solar-only inverter market is estimated to reach ~$4.5 billion by 2023 from ~$2.5 billion in 2020[45] Market Opportunity - The company estimates that every 1% of increased penetration in the US home standby generator market equals ~$2.5 billion of market opportunity[20, 93]