Polysilicon maker Daqo misses Q2 revenue  estimates

Reuters
Aug 26
Polysilicon maker Daqo misses <a href="https://laohu8.com/S/QTWO">Q2</a> revenue  estimates

Overview

  • Daqo Q2 2025 revenue falls to $75.2 mln, missing analyst expectations

  • Adjusted net loss beats estimates at $57.9 mln, per LSEG data

  • Maintains strong balance sheet with no financial debt, says co

Outlook

  • Company expects Q3 polysilicon production volume of 27,000 MT to 30,000 MT

  • Daqo forecasts full-year polysilicon production volume of 110,000 MT to 130,000 MT

Result Drivers

  • MARKET OVERCAPACITY - Co faced challenges from industry overcapacity and high inventory levels, leading to reduced utilization rates

  • SALES VOLUME DECLINE - Polysilicon sales volume decreased significantly

  • COST REDUCTION - Decline in silicon metal costs and reduced energy consumption lowered production costs, per CEO Xiang Xu

Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

Q2 Revenue

Miss

$75.20 mln

$140.50 mln (2 Analysts)

Q2 Adjusted Net Income

Beat

-$57.90 mln

-$86.10 mln (2 Analysts)

Q2 Net Income

-$76.50 mln

Q2 Adjusted EBITDA

Beat

-$48.20 mln

-$58.50 mln (2 Analysts)

Q2 Adjusted EBITDA Margin

-64.0%

Analyst Coverage

  • The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 7 "strong buy" or "buy", 4 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

  • The average consensus recommendation for the renewable energy equipment & services peer group is "buy"

  • Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Daqo New Energy Corp is $25.85, about 7.5% above its August 25 closing price of $23.90

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