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What Are the Fundamentals Of RUN?

Sunrun logged a 1.0% change during today's afternoon session, and is now trading at a price of $18.05 per share.

As of April 2023, the company's 50-day average price was $18.28. Sunrun Inc. engages in the design, development, installation, sale, ownership, and maintenance of residential solar energy systems in the United States. Based in San Francisco, CA, the mid-cap Technology company has 12,408 full time employees. Sunrun has not offered a dividend during the last year.

Growing Revenues With Increasing Reinvestment in the Business:

2019-12-31 2020-12-31 2021-12-31 2022-12-31
Revenue (MM) $859 $922 $1,610 $2,321
Gross Margins 24.8% 19.4% 15.2% 12.9%
Operating Margins -25.1% -50.4% -41.4% -28.5%
Net Margins 3.07% -18.8% -4.93% 7.47%
Net Income (MM) $26 -$173 -$79 $173
Net Interest Expense (MM) -174 -231 -328 -446
Net Interest Expense (MM) -$174 -$231 -$328 -$446
Depreciation & Amort. (MM) -$187 -$243 -$388 -$451
Earnings Per Share $0.21 -$1.24 -$0.39 $0.1
EPS Growth n/a -690.48% 68.55% 125.64%
Diluted Shares (MM) 124 140 205 216
Free Cash Flow (MM) -$1,045 -$1,288 -$2,503 -$2,860
Capital Expenditures (MM) -$841 -$970 -$1,686 -$2,011
Net Current Assets (MM) -$3,435 -$5,956 -$7,363 -$8,992
Current Ratio 1.38 1.26 1.53 1.82
Long Term Debt (MM) $2,220 $4,601 $6,313 $8,241
Net Debt / EBITDA 5.29 17.97 9.14 7.17

Sunrun suffers from slimmer gross margins than its peers, consistently negative margins with a stable trend, and declining EPS growth. The firm's financial statements also exhibit negative cash flows and a highly leveraged balance sheet. On the other hand, the company has growing revenues and increasing reinvestment in the business working in its favor. Furthermore, Sunrun has a decent current ratio.

An Exceptionally Low P/B ratio but Trades Above Its Graham Number:

Sunrun has a trailing twelve month P/E ratio of 182.8, compared to an average of 27.16 for the Technology sector. Based on its EPS guidance of $-0.57, the company has a forward P/E ratio of -32.1. The -15.8% compound average growth rate of Sunrun's historical and projected earnings per share yields a PEG ratio of -11.54. This indicates that its shares are overvalued.In contrast, the market is likely undervaluing Sunrun in terms of its equity because its P/B ratio is 0.6 while the sector average is 6.23. The company's shares are currently trading 119.5% above their Graham number.

Sunrun Has an Average Rating of Buy:

The 24 analysts following Sunrun have set target prices ranging from $12.74 to $60.0 per share, for an average of $34.64 with a buy rating. As of April 2023, the company is trading -47.2% away from its average target price, indicating that there is an analyst consensus of strong upside potential.

Sunrun has an unusually large proportion of its shares sold short because 19.1% of the company's shares are sold short. Institutions own 95.9% of the company's shares, and the insider ownership rate stands at 2.72%, suggesting a decent amount of insider shareholders. The largest shareholder is Blackrock Inc., whose 14% stake in the company is worth $557,813,405.

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