ReneSola (SOL) reported an expected EPS loss in the 4th quarter, posting a loss of .05/share on revenues of $158.6 million which was a touch above estimates and 65% over the year ago quarter. The quarter marks the first time in 2 years that the company didn’t post sequential quarterly revenue growth. For the full year 2009, the company expects sales of $650 – 700 million, vs the analyst expectation of $700 million
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ReneSola (SOL) is raising its 08 estimates this morning but lowering estimates for 09. It sees Q4 sales sales of $157 – $159 million vs the consensus of $153.63. For the full year 08 the company now expects sales of $669 million to $671 million vs its previous estimate of $640 – 670. For 09, the outlook isn’t as rosy. The company expects revenues in the range of $650 – $700 vs the consensus of … Read the rest
Are the tides turning for the solar industry? After months of doom and gloom forecasts, downgrades and price target cuts some upgrades and positive notes are beginning to slowly trickle in from analysts. Ah oh, time to sell!
Barron’s reported today that Merrill Lynch came out with a report today saying that improving second derivative trends suggest the industry is headed for a cyclical bottom. They went on to say that while demand won’t recover … Read the rest
ReneSola (SOL) announced it’s signed a 5 year loan agreement with China Construction Bank to fund the construction of ReneSola’s polysilicon production facility in Meishan, Sichuan.
“We are pleased to announce that we’ve secured additional financing for our Sichuan polysilicon manufacturing facility,” said Charles Bai, ReneSola’s chief financial officer. “The agreement, combined with previously acquired financing, provides ReneSola with approximately 90% of the capital necessary to fund the project to completion. Our ability to secure … Read the rest
ReneSola and BP Solar have signed a supply agreement with each other. Under the contract, ReneSola will provide 120 MW of monocrystalline and multicrystalline solar wafers in 2009. BP will then provide ReneSola with 700 metric tons of polysilicon.
ReneSola’s CEO, Mr. Xianshou Li, commented on the significance of the deal:
… Read the rest”This contract demonstrates our continuing efforts to strengthen ties with existing global customers and expand our international business beyond Asia.”–PV Tech
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According to StreetInsider.com, Piper Jaffray is out cutting estimates on the solar sector due to poor visibility. Piper analyst Jesse Pichel lowered industry estimates for the 1st half of 09 and downgraded their rating of Canadian Solar (CSIQ) to Sell and ReneSola (SOL) to Neutral due to low order visibility for Q1 in Germany and zero visibility in other markets but expects some recovery in late spring, early summer but only if credit markets … Read the rest
Shares of ReneSola (SOL) are off nearly 15% in premarket trading after the company reported an EPS for the 3rd quarter of .46/share, which topped estimates of .36/share but the company sees FY08 revs of $640 to 670 vs estimates of $698. In addition, the COO resigned effective Nov 1 to pursue other interests.
“Looking ahead, we are confident the current challenges in the industry are temporary and that the mid- to long-term prospects remain … Read the rest
ReneSola announced that it has secured additional credit lines from two of the largest bank in China, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and Agricultural Bank of China. This gives ReneSola additional credit of RMB1.06 billion for total available credit lines of RMB2.8 billion.
ReneSola also released an update on its production capacity expansion. The company recently added 90 MW of production capacity for multicrystalline ingot and wafers and 35 MW of capacity production capacity … Read the rest
ReneSola (SOL) has announced that it has secured additional credit lines from two of China’s largest banks to the tune of RMB1.06 billion.
The company is also announcing that it has completed 90 MW of multicrystalline ingot and wafer capacity and an additional 35 MW is on schedule bringing the total annualized monocrystalline ingot and wafer production capacity to 325 MW and the multicrystalline capacity to 250 MW. With the delivery of an additional 70 … Read the rest