Solar stock #4: SunPower (SPWRA)

Posted Aug 16th 2009 11:00AM by Tobin Smith
Filed under: Stocks to Buy, Green Stocks

solar stocks On July 24, Northern California-based SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWRA) stunned the Street with a red-hot earnings beat. For Q2, SunPower reported earnings of 24 cents per share, beating consensus by 10 cents. Revenues rose 39% year-over-year to $298 million versus the $263 million consensus. The company also issued upside guidance for fiscal year 2009, seeing EPS of $1.15 to $1.60, compared to the consensus of 96 cents.

In a really bullish sign for SunPower going forward, the company also reiterated its 2009 capex guidance of $250 million to $300 million.

I think several favorable trends support SunPower's strong outlook going forward, including:

A 76% jump in module sales (as opposed to full solar systems) that enabled SunPower to lower inventory by $80 million and cut its inventory days nearly in half, thereby reducing inventory risk.
Funding for cheaper roof-top installations of solar panels -- SunPower's sweet spot -- should be available and could actually improve in calendar year 2010.
SunPower's brand and technology has higher exposure to the U.S. solar market than its competitors, a big advantage now that the U.S. market is on the upswing.

I really like SunPower shares and I would definitely be a buyer here.

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8-16-2009 @ 11:31AM

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