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1.29 (1y: +24%)
Market Cap 249.68 M P/E(ttm)
Enterprise Value 209.04 M P/B 16.30
FCEL- NAS (USA)
Fuelcell Energy, Inc.
  • Currently 1/5
Business Predictability Rank: 1-Star
Back Testing Results:
Average gain of all 1-Star stocks: 1.1% per year.
% of Stocks that are in still loss if held for 10yrs: 45%.
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GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company’s financial situation is. It is based on these factors

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest coverage (current year).
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better
3. Altman Z-score.

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

Financial Strength : 3/10

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industry		 vs
history
Cash to Debt 6.295
FCEL's Cash to Debt is ranked higher than
74% of the 1849 Companies
in the Global Diversified Industrials industry.

( Industry Median: 1.22 vs. FCEL: 6.295 )
FCEL' s 10-Year Cash to Debt Range
Min: 6.3   Max: 192.54
Current: 6.3
6.3
192.54
Equity to Asset 0.076
FCEL's Equity to Asset is ranked lower than
69% of the 1849 Companies
in the Global Diversified Industrials industry.

( Industry Median: 0.52 vs. FCEL: 0.076 )
FCEL' s 10-Year Equity to Asset Range
Min: -0.07   Max: 0.96
Current: 0.08
-0.07
0.96
F-Score: 1
Z-Score: -4.04
M-Score: -5.42
GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company’s business will stay that way. It is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin
2. Trend of the Operating Margin (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.
••3. Consistency of the profitability
4. Piotroski F-Score
5. Predictability Rank•

The maximum rank is 10. A rank of 7 or higher means a higher profitability and may stay that way. A rank of 3 or lower indicates that the company has had trouble to make a profit.

Profitability Rank is not directly related to the Financial Strength Rank. But if a company is consistently profitable, its financial strength will be stronger.

Profitability & Growth : 4/10

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industry		 vs
history
Operating margin (%) -26.60
FCEL's Operating margin (%) is ranked lower than
75% of the 1849 Companies
in the Global Diversified Industrials industry.

( Industry Median: 5.60 vs. FCEL: -26.60 )
FCEL' s 10-Year Operating margin (%) Range
Min: -285.6   Max: -26.6
Current: -26.6
-285.6
-26.6
Net-margin (%) -29.4
FCEL's Net-margin (%) is ranked lower than
75% of the 1849 Companies
in the Global Diversified Industrials industry.

( Industry Median: 3.50 vs. FCEL: -29.4 )
FCEL' s 10-Year Net-margin (%) Range
Min: -275.4   Max: -21.5
Current: -29.4
-275.4
-21.5
ROE (%) -244.6
FCEL's ROE (%) is ranked lower than
78% of the 1849 Companies
in the Global Diversified Industrials industry.

( Industry Median: 5.50 vs. FCEL: -244.6 )
FCEL' s 10-Year ROE (%) Range
Min: -666.6   Max: -4.8
Current: -244.6
-666.6
-4.8
ROA (%) -18.5
FCEL's ROA (%) is ranked lower than
76% of the 1849 Companies
in the Global Diversified Industrials industry.

( Industry Median: 3.00 vs. FCEL: -18.5 )
FCEL' s 10-Year ROA (%) Range
Min: -50.3   Max: -4.6
Current: -18.5
-50.3
-4.6
ROC (Joel Greenblatt) (%) -100.60
FCEL's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) (%) is ranked lower than
77% of the 1849 Companies
in the Global Diversified Industrials industry.

( Industry Median: 10.80 vs. FCEL: -100.60 )
FCEL' s 10-Year ROC (Joel Greenblatt) (%) Range
Min: -307.2   Max: -73.9
Current: -100.6
-307.2
-73.9
Revenue Growth (%) -12
FCEL's Revenue Growth (%) is ranked lower than
73% of the 1849 Companies
in the Global Diversified Industrials industry.

( Industry Median: 0.00 vs. FCEL: -12 )
FCEL' s 10-Year Revenue Growth (%) Range
Min: -12   Max: 23.6
Current: -12
-12
23.6
EBITDA Growth (%) -32.9
FCEL's EBITDA Growth (%) is ranked lower than
75% of the 1849 Companies
in the Global Diversified Industrials industry.

( Industry Median: 0.00 vs. FCEL: -32.9 )
FCEL' s 10-Year EBITDA Growth (%) Range
Min: -32.9   Max: 78.1
Current: -32.9
-32.9
78.1
EPS Growth (%) -30.6
FCEL's EPS Growth (%) is ranked lower than
73% of the 1849 Companies
in the Global Diversified Industrials industry.

( Industry Median: 0.00 vs. FCEL: -30.6 )
FCEL' s 10-Year EPS Growth (%) Range
Min: -30.6   Max: 80.8
Current: -30.6
-30.6
80.8
» FCEL's 10-Y Financials

Financials


Revenue & Net Income
Cash & Debt
Oprt. Cash Flow & Free Cash Flow

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Guru Trades
Q3 2011

FCEL Guru Trades in Q3 2011

Steven Cohen 69,711 sh (-67.21%)
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Q4 2011

FCEL Guru Trades in Q4 2011

Jim Simons 171,325 sh (New)
Steven Cohen Sold Out
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Q1 2012

FCEL Guru Trades in Q1 2012

Steven Cohen 253,500 sh (New)
Jim Simons 343,515 sh (+100.5%)
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Q2 2012

FCEL Guru Trades in Q2 2012

Steven Cohen Sold Out
Jim Simons Sold Out
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Preferred stocks of Fuelcell Energy, Inc.

SymbolPriceYieldDescription
FCELB390.000.00

Top Ranked Articles about Fuelcell Energy, Inc.

Weekly CFO Buys Highlight
April 28, 2013
Sheryl G. Sharry, John A. Rolls, Michael S. Bishop - Weekly CFO Buys Highlight
According to GuruFocus Insider Data, these are the largest CFO buys during the past week. The overall trend of CFOs is illustrated in the chart below: Read more...
American Insider Buys
April 19, 2013
Jim Simons - American Insider Buys
This week in American insider trading, we saw an increase in cluster buys coming from corporate executives. The banking and oil and gas industries saw the highest increase in insider buys. The following insider cluster buys were the largest for this week. Read more...

Ratios

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industry		 vs
history
P/B 16.30
FCEL's P/B is ranked lower than
77% of the 1684 Companies
in the Global Diversified Industrials industry.

( Industry Median: 1.30 vs. FCEL: 16.30 )
FCEL' s 10-Year P/B Range
Min: 0.75   Max: 147.5
Current: 16.3
0.75
147.5
P/S 1.69
FCEL's P/S is ranked lower than
59% of the 1742 Companies
in the Global Diversified Industrials industry.

( Industry Median: 0.85 vs. FCEL: 1.69 )
FCEL' s 10-Year P/S Range
Min: 0.86   Max: 81.54
Current: 1.69
0.86
81.54
EV-to-EBIT 200
FCEL's EV-to-EBIT is ranked lower than
87% of the 1407 Companies
in the Global Diversified Industrials industry.

( Industry Median: 12.87 vs. FCEL: 200 )
FCEL' s 10-Year EV-to-EBIT Range
Min: 3.8   Max: 11.5
Current: 200
3.8
11.5

Valuation & Return

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industry		 vs
history
Price/Net Current Asset Value 5
FCEL's Price/Net Current Asset Value is ranked higher than
58% of the 1512 Companies
in the Global Diversified Industrials industry.

( Industry Median: 4.70 vs. FCEL: 5 )
FCEL' s 10-Year Price/Net Current Asset Value Range
Min: 3.1   Max: 212.7
Current: 5
3.1
212.7
Price/Tangible Book 16.1
FCEL's Price/Tangible Book is ranked lower than
76% of the 1527 Companies
in the Global Diversified Industrials industry.

( Industry Median: 1.50 vs. FCEL: 16.1 )
FCEL' s 10-Year Price/Tangible Book Range
Min: 0.8   Max: 13
Current: 16.1
0.8
13
Price/Median PS Value 0.2
FCEL's Price/Median PS Value is ranked higher than
99% of the 1599 Companies
in the Global Diversified Industrials industry.

( Industry Median: 1.00 vs. FCEL: 0.2 )
FCEL' s 10-Year Price/Median PS Value Range
Min: 0.1   Max: 5.4
Current: 0.2
0.1
5.4
Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) -74.14
FCEL's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) is ranked lower than
75% of the 1849 Companies
in the Global Diversified Industrials industry.

( Industry Median: 0.00 vs. FCEL: -74.14 )
FCEL' s 10-Year Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) Range
Min: 16.7   Max: 50.6
Current: -74.14
16.7
50.6

Business Description

Fuelcell Energy, Inc. was founded in Connecticut in 1969 and became a publicly traded company in 1992. It reincorporated in Delaware in 1999 and began selling commercialized fuel cell power plants in 2003. The Company designs, manufactures, sells, installs and services ultra-clean, highly efficient stationary fuel cell power plants for distributed baseload power generation. Its power plants offer scalable on-site power and utility grid support, helping customers solve their energy, environmental and business challenges. The Company's core fuel cell products (Direct FuelCell or DFC power plants) offer ultra-clean, highly efficient stationary power generation for customers. Its DFC product line includes the 2.8 MW DFC3000, the 1.4 MW DFC1500 and the 300 kW DFC300. Its power plants are scalable for multi-megawatt utility scale applications. It also markets multi-megawatt DFC-ERG power plants for use in natural gas pipeline applications and DFC/TurbineTM power plants for large-load users. Its DFC power plants operate 24 hours per day, seven days per week providing continuous power to both on-site customers and grid-support applications. Its DFC power plants could be part of a total on-site power generation solution with high efficiency products providing continuous baseload power. The Company has two primary markets for its products. The first is Ultra-Clean Power, which consists of its DFC power plants operating on clean natural gas across seven distinct and diversified vertical markets. The second primary market is Renewable Power, which is comprised of its DFC power plants operating on renewable biogas across four distinct and diversified vertical markets. The Company's competitors are Ballard Power Systems, Plug Power, UTC Power, Delphi, Rolls Royce, Bloom Energy, Acumentrics, Doosan Corporation, Caterpillar, Cummins, Wartsilla, MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Detroit Diesel. The Company and its products are subject to various federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to, among other things, land use, safe working conditions, handling and disposal of hazardous and potentially hazardous substances and emissions of pollutants into the atmosphere.
Company Website
SEC Reports
Industry: Diversified Industrials
Compare:UTX, MMM, ARG, AP, EMR
Traded in other countries:FCELB.USA, FEY.Germany
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Headlines

Articles On GuruFocus.com
Weekly CFO Buys Highlight Apr 28 2013 
American Insider Buys Apr 19 2013 
comment on FCEL Mar 06 2013 
Weekly CEO Buys Highlight: TPGI, INSM, EQU, FCEL Jan 13 2013 
GE: Still a Strong Buy, Despite Downgrade Apr 20 2012 
FuelCell Energy Inc. Reports Operating Results (10-Q) Mar 14 2011 
FuelCell Energy Inc. Reports Operating Results (10-K) Jan 14 2011 
FuelCell Energy Inc. Reports Operating Results (10-Q) Sep 09 2010 
FuelCell Energy Inc. Reports Operating Results (10-Q) Jun 09 2010 
FuelCell Energy Inc. Reports Operating Results (10-Q) Sep 09 2009 

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