Bloom Energy scores just 2/6 on our valuation checks. See what other red flags we found in the full valuation breakdown.
A Discounted Cash Flow, or DCF, model estimates what a company is worth by projecting its future cash flows and then discounting them back to today, adjusting for risk and the time value of money.
For Bloom Energy, the latest twelve month free cash flow sits at about $94.6 Million. Analysts expect this to climb rapidly, with projections reaching around $1.55 Billion by 2029, and a longer term path that extends those forecasts out to 2035 using Simply Wall St extrapolations. These rising cash flows, all measured in $, are fed into a two stage Free Cash Flow to Equity model. This produces an estimated intrinsic value of roughly $148.03 per share.
Compared to the current share price, this implies the stock is about 40.0% undervalued according to the DCF framework. For investors who believe Bloom can deliver on these ambitious cash flow targets, the model suggests there is still meaningful upside left in the story.
Result: UNDERVALUED
Our Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) analysis suggests Bloom Energy is undervalued by 40.0%. Track this in your watchlist or portfolio, or discover 904 more undervalued stocks based on cash flows.
For companies like Bloom that are still working toward consistent profitability, the price to sales ratio is often a more reliable yardstick than earnings based multiples, because it focuses on the revenue engine rather than volatile or negative profits.
In general, the higher a company’s expected growth and the lower its perceived risk, the more investors are willing to pay per dollar of sales, so a higher price to sales multiple can be justified. Conversely, slower growth or higher uncertainty usually call for a lower, more conservative multiple.
Bloom currently trades at about 11.55x sales, which is well above the Electrical industry average of roughly 2.34x and also ahead of the peer group average of around 5.31x. Simply Wall St’s proprietary Fair Ratio, which estimates what Bloom’s multiple should be after considering its growth outlook, margins, risk profile, industry and size, comes in lower at about 8.34x. This Fair Ratio is more informative than a simple peer or industry comparison, because it adjusts for Bloom’s specific fundamentals rather than assuming all companies deserve similar pricing. On this basis, Bloom looks somewhat expensive relative to its tailored fair value multiple.
Result: OVERVALUED
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Earlier we mentioned that there is an even better way to understand valuation, so let us introduce you to Narratives, a simple way to connect your view of Bloom Energy’s story with the numbers behind revenue, earnings, margins and, ultimately, fair value.
A Narrative on Simply Wall St is your own, structured story for a company, where you spell out what you think will drive its future and then link those beliefs to a concrete financial forecast and a fair value estimate, instead of just accepting a single static target price.
On the Community page, millions of investors can quickly build and compare Narratives that translate their assumptions into projected financials and a fair value, then line that up against today’s share price to help them decide whether Bloom looks like a buy, hold or sell for their own situation.
Because Narratives on Simply Wall St update dynamically as new information such as news, partnerships or earnings arrives, your view stays live rather than locked in a spreadsheet. You can immediately see how the highest Bloom fair value of $112.50 and the lowest analyst target of $10.00 reflect very different beliefs about the durability of AI-driven power demand, competitive threats and long term profitability.
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