SolarEdge Technologies Stock Plunges on Customer Bankruptcy

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Published June 25, 2024
A contractor installs a SolarEdge solar inverter at a home in San Jose, California

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Key Takeaways

  • SolarEdge Technologies said one of its customers has filed for bankruptcy and likely won't be able to pay the $11.4 million it owes.
  • In addition, the company warned that it expects that it spent $150 million in free cash in the current quarter.
  • SolarEdge also announced it is selling $300 million in convertible notes.

SolarEdge Technologies (SEDG) shares cratered Tuesday, a day after the solar power equipment maker announced that one of its customers has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and likely won’t be able to pay its multi-million-dollar debt. It also warned about current-quarter spending, and announced a new sale of bonds.

SolarEdge wrote in a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing Monday that PM&M Electric, a solar panel installer in Arizona, owes the company $11.4 million, and noted that while it is monitoring the bankruptcy, “it cannot guarantee the outcome of the proceedings and may fail to collect the amounts due to the Company or collect such amounts only after significant delay.”

SolarEdge Expects To Have Used $150M in Q2 Free Cash

In the same report, SolarEdge explained that it expects to have used $150 million in free cash in the second quarter, primarily because of “certain discretionary minority investments, extensions of credit provided to certain customers, higher than expected working capital related to the ramp of U.S. manufacturing and a slower pace of payments on accounts receivable.”

In addition, the company said it would be selling $300 million in convertible senior notes due in 2029. It plans to use the money to cover the cost of capped call transactions, repay earlier debt, and general corporate purposes.

Shares of SolarEdge Technologies plunged nearly 15% by 10:30 a.m. ET Tuesday to $28.41, their lowest level in almost seven years. 

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  1. Securities and Exchange Commission. "FORM 8-K."

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