Bloom Energy Corporation Q1 FY2022 Earnings Call

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Quarter Overview

  • Record Q1 revenue of $201 million, up from Q1 2021 (company did not disclose Q1 2021 figure on call, but emphasized new record). Revenue was in line with expectations.
  • Strong liquidity with $494 million in cash, supporting near-term investments.
  • Company reaffirmed full-year 2022 guidance: revenue of $1.1 to $1.15 billion, 24% non-GAAP gross margin, positive operating margin and positive operating cash flow (first time in Bloom’s history).
  • 2022 acceptances guided at 240–250 MW.

Operational & Strategic Highlights

  • Strong commercial pipeline driven by demand for reliable, resilient, and clean power as corporations seek energy security and decarbonization.
  • Company continues to see increasing customer demand for “time to power” solutions due to grid constraints.
  • South Korea was a major driver of Q1 acceptances as Bloom prioritized deliveries to meet full-year SK ecoplant commitments.
  • Manufacturing expansion on track: stack capacity expected to grow from 280 MW to 580 MW by end of 2022 and exceed 1 GW by end of 2023.
  • Material costs relatively flat year-over-year due to strong supply chain performance despite global inflation and commodity pressure.
  • Non-material costs increased due to lower production volumes and upfront investments in manufacturing expansion.

Customer & Market Developments

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Operator: Good afternoon. And thank you for attending today’s Bloom Energy Q1 2022 Earnings Conference Call. My name is Austin, and I’ll be your moderator for today. All lines will be muted during the presentation portion of the call with an opportunity for question-and-answer at the end. [Operator Instructions] I would now like to pass the conference over to our host. You may begin. Unidentified Company Representative: Thank you and good afternoon everybody. Thank you for joining us for Bloom Energy’s first quarter 2022 earnings call. To supplement this conference call, we furnished our first quarter 2022 earnings press release with the SEC on Form 8-K and have posted it along with supplemental financial information that we will reference throughout this call to our Investor Relations website. During this conference call, both in our prepared remarks and in answers to your questions, we may make forward-looking statements that represent our expectations regarding future events and our future financial performance. These include statements about the company’s business results, products, new markets, strategy, financial position, liquidity and full-year outlook for 2022. These statements are predictions based upon our expectations, estimates and assumptions. However, as these statements deal with future events, they are subject to numerous known and unknown risks and uncertainties as discussed in detail in our documents filed with the SEC, including our most recently filed For

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