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Bloom Energy (Bloom Energy) Financial Strength : 3 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Bloom Energy Financial Strength?

Bloom Energy has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.

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). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

Bloom Energy's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.89. Bloom Energy's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.02. As of today, Bloom Energy's Altman Z-Score is -0.67.


Competitive Comparison of Bloom Energy's Financial Strength

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Bloom Energy's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Bloom Energy's Financial Strength Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Bloom Energy's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Bloom Energy's Financial Strength falls into.



Bloom Energy Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

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

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

Bloom Energy's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-15 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $13 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,394 Mil.

Bloom Energy's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*12.938/-14.563
=0.89

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

Bloom Energy's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(60.289 + 1394.396) / 1427.664
=1.02

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Bloom Energy has a Z-score of -0.67, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of -0.67 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy possibility in the next two years.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Bloom Energy  (NYSE:BE) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

Bloom Energy has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.


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Bloom Energy (Bloom Energy) Business Description

Address
4353 North First Street, San Jose, CA, USA, 95134
Bloom Energy designs, manufactures, sells, and installs solid-oxide fuel cell systems ("Energy Servers") for on-site power generation. Bloom Energy Servers are fuel-flexible and can use natural gas, biogas, and hydrogen to create 24/7 electricity for stationary applications. In 2021, the company announced plans to leverage its technology and enter the electrolyzer market. Bloom primarily sells its systems in the United States and South Korea.
Executives
Guillermo Brooks officer: EVP, Sales - Americas 4353 NORTH FIRST STREET, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Shawn Marie Soderberg officer: EVP, GC & Secretary 1000 ALFRED NOBEL DRIVE, HERCULES CA 94547
Sharelynn Faye Moore officer: EVP, Chief Marketing Officer 424 W. HIGH DRIVE, SPOKANE WA 99203
Cynthia J Warner director 1925 WEST FIELD COURT, SUITE 200, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
Kr Sridhar director, officer: Chairman & CEO 1299 ORLEANS DRIVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94089
Glen Griffiths officer: EVP, Services 4353 NORTH FIRST STREET, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Gregory D Cameron officer: See Remarks 4353 NORTH FIRST STREET, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Eddy Zervigon director 1601 DRY CREEK DRIVE, SUITE 260, LONGMONT CO 80503
Jeffrey R Immelt director GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, 41 FARNSWORTH STREET, BOSTON MA 02210
John T Chambers director 170 W. TASMAN DR., SAN JOSE CA 95134-1706
Michael J Boskin director C/O RIPPLEWOOD HOLDINGS LLC, ONE ROCKERFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10020
Mary K Bush director 3509 WOODBINE STREET, CHEVY CHASE MD 20815
Swaminathan Venkataraman officer: EVP of Engineering and CTO 1299 ORLEANS DRIVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94089
Sk Ecoplant Co., Ltd. 10 percent owner 19 YULGOK-RO 2-GIL, JONGNO-GU, SEOUL M5 03149
Susan Seilheimer Brennan officer: EVP and COO 1299 ORLEANS DRIVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94089