Genie Energy(GNE) - 2025 Q1 - Earnings Call Transcript

Financial Data and Key Metrics Changes - Consolidated revenue increased by 14.3% or $17.1 million to$ 136.8 million, driven by strong performance in Genie Retail Energy [10] - Consolidated gross profit rose by 10.6% to $37.4 million, while gross margin decreased by 90 basis points to 27.3% [11][12] - Consolidated net income attributable to stockholders increased by$ 10.6 million or $0.40 per share from$ 8.1 million or $0.30 per share a year earlier [13] Business Line Data and Key Metrics Changes - Genie Retail Energy (GRE) revenue jumped 17.8% to$ 132.5 million, primarily due to investments made to grow the customer base [10] - Electricity revenue climbed 16.4% to $104.1 million, contributing 78.6% of GRE's revenues, with kilowatt hours sold increasing by 23.5% [10] - Revenue from natural gas sales increased by 26.8% to$ 28.4 million, reflecting increases in both terms sold and revenues per term sold [11] Market Data and Key Metrics Changes - Customer churn in the first quarter was 5.5%, unchanged from the year-ago quarter, indicating effective customer retention efforts [5] - The company ended the quarter with approximately 413,000 meters served, comprising 402,000 Residential Customer Equivalents (RCEs) [4] Company Strategy and Development Direction - The company is expanding its customer base and has begun marketing in California, with plans to offer gas in Kentucky in the second quarter [5] - The community solar project in Lansing, New York, is on track for completion in the third quarter and is expected to be EBITDA accretive immediately upon going online [6] Management's Comments on Operating Environment and Future Outlook - Management highlighted strong operational and financial results, indicating a return to normalized results for the retail energy business [3] - The company confirmed its full-year adjusted EBITDA guidance of $40 million to$ 50 million, suggesting confidence in future performance [14] Other Important Information - The company returned $3.9 million to stockholders through dividends and share repurchases during the first quarter [7] - Cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities totaled$ 210.2 million as of March 31, 2025, an increase of $9.2 million in the quarter [13] Q&A Session Summary - There were no questions during the Q&A session, leading to the conclusion of the conference call [16]