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Bloom Energy Reports Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results

November 8, 2024

Reiterating 2024 Financial Guidance

Announcing World’s Largest Fuel Cell Installation

SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Bloom Energy Corporation (NYSE: BE) reported today its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2024. The company reported revenue of $330.4 million for the third quarter of 2024.

Third Quarter Highlights

Revenue of $330.4 million in the third quarter of 2024, a decrease of 17.5% year-over-year.
Gross margin of 23.8% in the third quarter of 2024, an increase of 25.1 percentage points year-over-year; Non-GAAP gross margin of 25.2% in the third quarter of 2024, a decrease of 6.4 percentage points year-over-year.
Operating loss of $9.7 million in the third quarter of 2024, an improvement of $94.1 million year-over-year; Non-GAAP operating profit of $8.1 million in the third quarter of 2024, a decrease of $43.7 million year-over-year.
Announced what is expected to be the world’s largest single site fuel cell installation, supporting partner SK Eternix, to begin commercial operations in 2025.
Announced follow on orders from Quanta, expected to create the world’s largest fuel cell islanded microgrid site.

“Today we are announcing an 80 MW power project using Bloom Energy fuel cells” said KR Sridhar, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Bloom Energy. “We are thrilled to partner with SK Eternix to deliver the world’s largest fuel cell power system and make it operational in 2025. A fuel cell project of this scale is a proof point for how Bloom Energy can power large AI data centers going forward.”

Dan Berenbaum, CFO of Bloom Energy added, “Bloom is a project-based business, which can lead to quarterly variability – our year-to-date results and our expectations for a strong close to 2024 reflect this. We are confident in our ability to execute based on our identified projects and contracting activities, and we are thus reaffirming our 2024 financial guidance.”

Summary of Key Financial Metrics

Summary of GAAP Profit and Loss Statements

($000), except EPS data	Q3’24			Q2’24			Q3’23
Revenue		330,399			335,767			400,268
Cost of Revenue		251,665			267,245			405,482
Gross Profit (Loss)		78,734			68,522			(5,214	)
*Gross Margin*		*23.8*	%		*20.4*	%		*(1.3*	)%
Operating Expenses		88,385			91,650			98,494
Operating Loss		(9,651	)		(23,128	)		(103,708	)
*Operating Margin*		*(2.9*	)%		*(6.9*	)%		*(25.9*	)%
Non-operating Expenses		5,060			38,659			65,291
Net Loss to Common Stockholders		(14,711	)		(61,787	)		(168,999	)
GAAP EPS, Basic and Diluted	$	(0.06	)	$	(0.27	)	$	(0.80	)

Summary of Non-GAAP Financial Information¹

($000), except EPS data	Q3’24			Q2’24			Q3’23
Revenue		330,399			335,767			400,268
Cost of Revenue		247,066			262,611			273,888
Gross Profit		83,332			73,156			126,380
*Gross Margin*		*25.2*	%		*21.8*	%		*31.6*	%
Operating Expenses		75,229			76,344			74,580
Operating Profit (Loss)		8,104			(3,188	)		51,800
*Operating Margin*		*2.5*	%		*(0.9*	)%		*12.9*	%
Adjusted EBITDA		21,344			10,219			66,415
Non-GAAP EPS, Basic	$	(0.01	)	$	(0.06	)	$	0.20
Non-GAAP EPS, Diluted	$	(0.01	)	$	(0.06	)	$	0.15

A detailed reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP financial measures is provided at the end of this press release

Outlook

Bloom reaffirms outlook for the full-year 2024:

	• Revenue:	$1.4 – $1.6B
	• Non-GAAP Gross Margin:	~28%
	• Non-GAAP Operating Income:	$75 – $100M

Conference Call Details

Bloom will host a conference call today, November 7, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time) to discuss its financial results. To participate in the live call, analysts and investors may call toll-free dial-in number: +1 (888) 596-4144 and toll-dial-in-number +1 (646) 968-2525. The conference ID is 5744085. A simultaneous live webcast will also be available under the Investor Relations section on our website at https://investor.bloomenergy.com/. Following the webcast, an archived version will be available on Bloom’s website for one year. A telephonic replay of the conference call will be available for one week following the call, by dialing +1 (800) 770-2030 and entering passcode 5744085

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release includes certain non-GAAP financial measures as defined by the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). These non-GAAP financial measures are in addition to, and not a substitute for or superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. There are a number of limitations related to the use of these non-GAAP financial measures versus their nearest GAAP equivalents. For example, other companies may calculate non-GAAP financial measures differently or may use other measures to evaluate their performance, all of which could reduce the usefulness of our non-GAAP financial measures as tools for comparison. Bloom urges you to review the reconciliations of its non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measures set forth in this press release, and not to rely on any single financial measure to evaluate our business. With respect to Bloom’s expectations regarding its 2024 Outlook, Bloom is not able to provide a quantitative reconciliation of non-GAAP gross margin and non-GAAP operating income measures to the corresponding GAAP measures without unreasonable efforts due to the uncertainty regarding, and the potential variability of, reconciling items such as stock-based compensation expense. Material changes to reconciling items could have a significant effect on future GAAP results and, as such, we believe that any reconciliation provided would imply a degree of precision that could be confusing or misleading to investors.

About Bloom Energy

Bloom Energy empowers businesses and communities to responsibly take charge of their energy. The company’s leading solid oxide platform for distributed generation of electricity and hydrogen is changing the future of energy. Fortune 100 companies turn to Bloom Energy as a trusted partner to deliver lower carbon energy today and a net-zero future. For more information, visit www.bloomenergy.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements, which are subject to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements generally relate to future events or our future financial or operating performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements because they contain words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “should,” “will” and “would” or the negative of these words or similar terms or expressions that concern Bloom’s expectations, strategy, priorities, plans or intentions. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, Bloom’s expectations regarding: innovation and solutions; customer reaction to Bloom’s products; Bloom’s liquidity position; market demand for energy and hydrogen solutions; and Bloom’s 2024 outlook for revenue and profitability. Readers are cautioned that these forward-looking statements are only predictions and may differ materially from actual future events or results due to a variety of factors including, but not limited to: Bloom’s limited operating history; the emerging nature of the distributed generation market and rapidly evolving market trends; the significant losses Bloom has incurred in the past; the significant upfront costs of Bloom’s Energy Servers and Electrolyzer and Bloom’s ability to secure financing for its products; Bloom’s ability to drive cost reductions and to successfully mitigate against potential price increases; Bloom’s ability to service its existing debt obligations; Bloom’s ability to be successful in new markets; government incentive programs including the scheduled expiration of the Investment Tax Credit at the end of 2024; the ability of the Bloom Energy Server to operate on the fuel source a customer will want; the success of the strategic partnership with SK ecoplant in the United States and international markets; timing and development of an ecosystem for the hydrogen market, including in the South Korean market; continued incentives in the South Korean market; adapting to the new government bidding process in the South Korean market; the timing and pace of adoption of hydrogen for stationary power; the risk of manufacturing defects; the accuracy of Bloom’s estimates regarding the useful life of its Energy Servers; delays in the development and introduction of new products or updates to existing products; supply constraints; the availability of rebates, tax credits and other tax benefits; changes in the regulatory landscape; Bloom’s reliance upon a limited number of customers; Bloom’s lengthy sales and installation cycle; construction, utility interconnection and other delays and cost overruns related to the installation of its Energy Servers, including inventories with distributors; business and economic conditions and growth trends in commercial and industrial energy markets; global macroeconomic conditions, including rising interest rates, recession fears and inflationary pressures, or geopolitical events or conflicts; overall electricity generation market; management transitions; Bloom’s ability to protect its intellectual property; and other risks and uncertainties detailed in Bloom’s SEC filings from time to time. More information on potential factors that may impact Bloom’s business are set forth in Bloom’s periodic reports filed with the SEC, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 as filed with the SEC on February 15, 2024 and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2024 and June 30, 2024, as filed with the SEC on May 9, 2024 and August 8, 2024, respectively, as well as subsequent reports filed with or furnished to the SEC from time to time. These reports are available on Bloom’s website at www.bloomenergy.com and the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Bloom assumes no obligation to, and does not currently intend to, update any such forward-looking statements.

The Investor Relations section of Bloom’s website at investor.bloomenergy.com contains a significant amount of information about Bloom Energy, including financial and other information for investors. Bloom encourages investors to visit this website from time to time, as information is updated and new information is posted.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited) (in thousands, except share data)

	September 30,			December 31,
		2024			2023
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents¹	$	495,677		$	664,593
Restricted cash¹		22,548			46,821
Accounts receivable less allowance for credit losses of $119 as of September 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023^{1, 2}		590,794			340,740
Contract assets³		121,074			41,366
Inventories¹		584,484			502,515
Deferred cost of revenue⁴		40,648			45,984
Prepaid expenses and other current assets^{1, 5}		47,663			51,148
Total current assets		1,902,888			1,693,167
Property, plant and equipment, net¹		484,505			493,352
Operating lease right-of-use assets^{1, 6}		133,143			139,732
Restricted cash¹		30,926			33,764
Deferred cost of revenue		3,539			3,454
Other long-term assets^{1, 7}		49,516			50,208
Total assets	$	2,604,517		$	2,413,677
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable^{1, 8}	$	124,272		$	132,078
Accrued warranty⁹		15,009			19,326
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities^{1, 10}		130,331			130,879
Deferred revenue and customer deposits^{1, 11}		142,056			128,922
Operating lease liabilities^{1, 12}		20,195			20,245
Financing obligations		20,921			38,972
Recourse debt		114,139			—
Total current liabilities		566,923			470,422
Deferred revenue and customer deposits^{1, 13}		34,796			19,140
Operating lease liabilities^{1, 14}		135,159			141,939
Financing obligations		390,539			405,824
Recourse debt		1,008,734			842,006
Non-recourse debt^{1, 15}		4,563			4,627
Other long-term liabilities		8,811			9,049
Total liabilities	$	2,149,525		$	1,893,007
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock: $0.0001 par value; Class A shares — 600,000,000 shares authorized and 228,509,625 shares and 224,717,533 shares issued and outstanding, and Class B shares — 470,092,742 shares and 600,000,000 shares authorized and no shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, respectively		23			21
Additional paid-in capital		4,435,152			4,370,343
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(1,818	)		(1,687	)
Accumulated deficit		(4,002,413	)		(3,866,599	)
Total equity attributable to common stockholders		430,944			502,078
Noncontrolling interest		24,048			18,592
Total stockholders’ equity	$	454,992		$	520,670
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	2,604,517		$	2,413,677

¹ We have a variable interest entity related to a joint venture in the Republic of Korea, which represents a portion of the consolidated balances recorded within these financial statement line items.

² Including amounts from related parties of $349.5 million and $262.0 million as of September 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, respectively.

³ Including amounts from related parties of $0.8 million and $6.9 million as of September 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, respectively.

⁴ Including amounts from related parties of $0.9 million as of December 31, 2023. There were no amounts from related parties as of September 30, 2024.

⁵ Including amounts from related parties of $1.1 million and $2.3 million as of September 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, respectively.

⁶ Including amounts from related parties of $1.7 million and $2.0 million as of September 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, respectively.

⁷ Including amounts from related parties of $9.1 million and $9.1 million as of September 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, respectively.

⁸ Including amounts from related parties of $0.1 million as of December 31, 2023. There were no amounts from related parties as of September 30, 2024.

⁹ Including amounts from related parties of $2.8 million and $1.3 million as of September 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, respectively.

¹⁰ Including amounts from related parties of $7.6 million and $3.4 million as of September 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, respectively.

¹¹ Including amounts from related parties of $7.1 million and $1.7 million as of September 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, respectively.

¹² Including amounts from related parties of $0.5 million and $0.4 million as of September 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, respectively.

¹³ Including amounts from related parties of $6.3 million and $6.7 million as of September 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, respectively.

¹⁴ Including amounts from related parties of $1.2 million and $1.6 million as of September 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, respectively.

¹⁵ Including amounts from related parties of $4.6 million and $4.6 million as of September 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, respectively.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) (in thousands, except per share data)

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2024			Three Months Ended June 30, 2024			Three Months Ended September 30, 2023

Revenue:
Product	$	233,770		$	226,308		$	304,976
Installation		32,052			42,733			21,916
Service		50,761			52,531			47,535
Electricity		13,816			14,195			25,841
Total revenue¹		330,399			335,767			400,268
Cost of revenue:
Product		155,124			161,332			182,832
Installation		35,688			44,298			25,902
Service		51,363			52,401			57,370
Electricity		9,490			9,214			139,378
Total cost of revenue²		251,665			267,245			405,482
Gross profit (loss)		78,734			68,522			(5,214	)
Operating expenses:
Research and development		36,315			37,364			35,126
Sales and marketing		14,667			17,901			20,002
General and administrative³		37,403			36,385			43,366
Total operating expenses		88,385			91,650			98,494
Loss from operations		(9,651	)		(23,128	)		(103,708	)
Interest income		6,456			6,430			7,419
Interest expense⁴		(16,763	)		(15,376	)		(68,037	)
Other income (expense), net		5,821			(985	)		(1,577	)
Loss on extinguishment of debt		—			(27,182	)		(1,415	)
Loss on revaluation of embedded derivatives		(386	)		(88	)		(114	)
Loss before income taxes		(14,523	)		(60,329	)		(167,432	)
Income tax provision		109			856			646
Net loss		(14,632	)		(61,185	)		(168,078	)
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest		79			602			921
Net loss attributable to common stockholders	$	(14,711	)	$	(61,787	)	$	(168,999	)
Net loss per share available to common stockholders, basic and diluted	$	(0.06	)	$	(0.27	)	$	(0.80	)
Weighted average shares used to compute net loss per share available to common stockholders, basic and diluted		227,957			227,167			210,930

¹ Including related party revenue of $126.6 million, $86.8 million and $125.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, June 30, 2024, and September 30, 2023, respectively.

² Including related party cost of revenue of $0.1 million for the three months ended, June 30, 2024. Related party cost of revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2024, was immaterial. There were no related party cost of revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2023.

³ Including related party general and administrative expenses of $0.2 million and $0.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, and June 30, 2024, respectively. There were no related party general and administrative expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2023.

⁴ Including related party interest expense of $0.1 million and $0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, and June 30, 2024, respectively. There were no related party general and administrative expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2023.

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (unaudited) (in thousands)


	Three Months Ended September 30, 2024			Three Months Ended June 30, 2024			Three Months Ended September 30, 2023
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss	$	(14,632	)	$	(61,185	)	$	(168,078	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		13,240			13,407			14,615
Non-cash lease expense		9,175			8,980			8,356
Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment		(17	)		(13	)		(19	)
Revaluation of derivative contracts		386			88			114
Impairment of assets		—			—			130,111
Derecognition of loan commitment asset related to SK ecoplant Second Tranche Closing		—			—			52,792
Stock-based compensation expense		17,689			19,191			21,315
Amortization of debt issuance costs		1,862			1,603			1,514
Gain from terminations of failed sale-and-leaseback transactions		(5,003	)		—			—
Loss on extinguishment of debt		—			27,182			1,415
Unrealized foreign currency exchange (gain) loss		(1,496	)		418			1,517
Other		105			(50	)		—
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable¹		(67,064	)		(175,657	)		16,100
Contract assets²		(30,687	)		(56,599	)		(108,692	)
Inventories		(64,141	)		5,862			(8,969	)
Deferred cost of revenue³		7,796			7,592			(8,370	)
Prepaid expenses and other assets⁴		(8,716	)		7,537			(22,807	)
Other long-term assets⁵		4,646			(1,800	)		10,219
Operating lease right-of-use assets and operating lease liabilities		(9,325	)		(9,216	)		(8,432	)
Financing lease liabilities		173			223			171
Accounts payable		23,882			8,206			(41,589	)
Accrued warranty⁶		2,621			3,191			1,631
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities⁷		13,819			19,789			4,782
Deferred revenue and customer deposits⁸		36,231			6,013			(30,275	)
Other long-term liabilities		(13	)		(257	)		(590	)
Net cash used in operating activities		(69,469	)		(175,495	)		(133,169	)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of property, plant and equipment		(14,292	)		(12,019	)		(21,357	)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment		14			15			—
Net cash used in investing activities		(14,278	)		(12,004	)		(21,357	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of debt⁹		—			402,500			—
Payment of debt issuance costs		(438	)		(12,323	)		(3,711	)
Repayment of debt		—			(140,990	)		(118,538	)
Proceeds from financing obligations		464			—			—
Repayment of financing obligations		(9,767	)		(5,041	)		(4,747	)
Buyout of noncontrolling interest		—			—			(6,864	)
Distributions and payments to noncontrolling interest		—			—			(2,265	)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock		4,141			159			6,745
Dividend paid		—			(1,468	)		—
Other		—			—			(285	)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities		(5,600	)		242,837			(129,665	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalent, and restricted cash		694			(256	)		(657	)
Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash		(88,653	)		55,082			(284,848	)
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash:
Beginning of period		637,804			582,722			922,544
End of period	$	549,151		$	637,804		$	637,696

¹ Including changes in related party balances of $1.4 million, $55.8 million, and $241.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, June 30, 2024, and September 30, 2023, respectively.

² Including changes in related party balances of $0.1 million, $2.7 million, and $3.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, June 30, 2024, and September 30, 2023, respectively.

³ Including changes in related party balances of $23.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023. There were no changes in related party balances for the three months ended September 30, 2024, and June 30, 2024.

⁴ Including changes in related party balances of $0.2 million and $0.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, and June 30, 2024, respectively. There were no changes in related party balances for the three months ended September 30, 2023.

⁵ Including changes in related party balances of $0.4 million and $0.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, and June 30, 2024, respectively. There were no changes in related party balances for the three months ended September 30, 2023.

⁶ Including changes in related party balances of $0.2 million, $0.4 million, and $0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, June 30, 2024, and September 30, 2023, respectively.

⁷ Including changes in related party balances of $1.8 million, $0.3 million, and $5.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, June 30, 2024, and September 30, 2023, respectively.

⁸ Including changes in related party balances of $0.5 million, $3.6 million, and $11.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, June 30, 2024, and September 30, 2023, respectively.

⁹ Including changes in related party balances of $0.2 million and $0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, and June 30, 2024, respectively. There were no changes in related party balances for the three months ended September 30, 2023.

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures (unaudited) (in thousands, except percentages)

	Q3’24		Q2’24		Q3’23
GAAP revenue	330,399		335,767		400,268
GAAP cost of sales	251,665		267,245		405,482
GAAP gross profit (loss)	78,734		68,522		(5,214	)
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Stock-based compensation expense	3,778		4,110		5,581
Restructuring	90		116		725
Impairment of assets	—		—		123,700
Other	731		408		1,588
Non-GAAP gross profit	83,332		73,156		126,380

GAAP gross margin %	23.8	%	20.4	%	(1.3	)%
Non-GAAP adjustments	1.4	%	1.4	%	32.9	%
Non-GAAP gross margin %	25.2	%	21.8	%	31.6	%