Shares of

SolarEdge Technologies, Inc

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SEDG

rose 1.8% following its fourth-quarter and full-year 2021 results, reflecting investors’ optimism about the outcome.

The company reported fourth-quarter adjusted earnings of $1.10 per share, which lagged the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.29 by 14.7%. However, the bottom line improved 12.2% from the prior-year quarter’s earnings of 98 cents per share.

Barring one-time adjustments, the company posted GAAP earnings of 74 cents per share compared with 33 cents in the year-ago quarter.

SolarEdge reported earnings per share of $4.81 for full-year 2021, which increased 17% from $4.11 reported in 2020.

Revenues

SolarEdge’s revenues of $551.9 million in the fourth quarter surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $549 million by 0.6%. The top line surged 54% from the year-ago quarter’s $358.1 million.

Revenues from the solar segment were $502.7 million, up 54% from $327.1 million in the prior-year quarter.

In 2021, SEDG generated sales worth $1.96 billion, up 34.6% from the year-ago figure.

Operational Highlights

SolarEdge shipped a total of 1.92 gigawatts (AC) of inverters in the reported quarter.

Adjusted gross margin contracted 220 basis points from the prior-year gross margin of 32.5% to 30.3%.

Adjusted operating expenses went up 29% year over year to $94.1 million.

Adjusted operating income in the quarter totaled $72.9 million, up 68% from the year-ago quarter’s $43.5 million.

Financial Performance

SolarEdge had $530.1 million of cash and cash equivalents at the end of 2021, down from $827.1 million at the end of 2020.

Cash flow from operating activities amounted to $214.1 million at the end of 2021, down from the prior year’s $222.7 million.

Total long-term liabilities were $1,056.8 million at the end of 2021 compared with $915.3 million as of Dec 31, 2020.

Q1 Guidance

For the first quarter of 2022, SEDG expects revenues in the range of $615-$645 million. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the same is pegged at $593.5 million, which is lower than the company’s guided range.

Revenues from solar products in the first quarter are projected in the range of $575-$595 million.

While the company’s adjusted gross margin is estimated at 28-30%, the gross margin from the sale of solar products is anticipated at 30-32%.

Zacks Rank

SolarEdge currently carries a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell).

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