Sunrun Inc

Sunrun Inc. (NASDAQ: RUN) is a home solar, storage, and energy services company. The Company is engaged in the design, development, installation, sale, ownership, and maintenance of residential solar energy systems (Projects) in the United States. The Company is engaged in providing solar energy services and products to customers.

Recent Financial and Business Updates:

• Robust Growth in Storage and Solar Capacity: In the second quarter, Sunrun accomplished remarkable achievements. They installed 103 Megawatt hours of storage capacity, experiencing a 35% year-over-year expansion and hitting a total of 918 Megawatt hours of networked storage capacity. The attachment rates for storage surged to 18% of new installations. Remarkably, recent backup storage attachment rates for new sales nearly doubled, exceeding 30% nationally. This growth substantially boosts the Net Subscriber Value outlook as the installation of systems is anticipated in the upcoming quarters.
• Expanding Sales Activities and Solar Energy Capacity: Sunrun witnessed a thriving expansion of sales activities beyond California in Q2, displaying a 25% year-over-year growth rate. This growth momentum has been sustained throughout June and July. Their solar energy capacity also exhibited remarkable progress, with the installation of 296.6 Megawatts in Q2, significantly surpassing the upper limit of guidance, and reaching a total of 6.2 Gigawatts of networked solar energy capacity.
• Strong Financial Position and Subscriber Growth: Sunrun maintained its solid financial position, with a Net Subscriber Value of USD 12,321, which increased by USD 321 from Q1. Net Earning Assets also rose by USD 409 million, reaching USD 4.4 billion, including a USD 78 million boost in Total Cash compared to Q1. The second quarter of 2023 saw Customer Additions of 39,755, including 32,389 Subscriber Additions. As of June 30, 2023, Sunrun's customer base expanded to 869,464, including 724,784 Subscribers, demonstrating a 20% growth in comparison to the second quarter of 2022.
• Solid Subscriber Metrics: Annual Recurring Revenue from Subscribers exceeded USD 1.1 billion as of June 30, 2023. The Average Contract Life Remaining of Subscribers was 17.9 years as of the same date. Subscribers exhibited a value of USD 44,727 in Q2 2023, while Creation Cost was USD 32,406. Net Subscriber Value reached USD 12,321 in the same quarter. Total Value Generated was USD 399.1 million. On a pro-forma basis with a 7.25% discount rate, consistent with current capital costs, Subscriber Value stood at USD 40,510, Net Subscriber Value at USD 8,104, and Total Value Generated at USD 262 million.
• Outlook and Future Growth: Sunrun's management prioritizes sustainable and profitable growth, focusing on unit cash generation capabilities while managing working capital needs prudently. They anticipate Solar Energy Capacity Installed growth of 10% to 15% for the full year 2023 and expect a growth range of 255 to 275 Megawatts in the third quarter of 2023. Net Subscriber Value is anticipated to notably rise in the second half of 2023 compared to the first half.
• GAAP Results and Financing Activities: Total revenue reached USD 590.2 million in Q2 2023, up by USD 5.6 million from the same period in 2022. Customer agreements and incentives revenue increased by USD 42.3 million, reaching USD 302.1 million. Solar energy systems and product sales revenue decreased by USD 36.7 million to USD 288.0 million. The company witnessed a 9% YoY increase in total cost of revenue and an 8% YoY increase in total operating expenses. Net income attributable to common stockholders was USD 55.5 million, or USD 0.25 per diluted share.
• Solid Financing and Growth Prospects: Sunrun is well positioned for growth with strong financing activities. They have secured expected tax equity to fund over 330 Megawatts of Solar Energy Capacity Installed for Subscribers beyond the deployed capacity up to June 30, 2023. Additionally, Sunrun has USD 140 million available in a non-recourse senior revolving warehouse facility for funding over 50 Megawatts of Solar Energy Capacity Installed. They have further enhanced their financing capabilities through term-out debt transactions, increasing unused commitments to USD 400 million, which could fund over 150 Megawatts for Subscribers.

Technical Observation (on the daily chart)

The price of RUN stock has shown a consistent downward trend since making its 52-week high on September 15, 2022, with a correction of approximately 59.55%. Currently, the stock is near an important support zone of USD 14.00-USD 16.00, from where price has taken support in the past. A break down in downward direction from the range of USD 14-USD 16, would likely initiate a new short-term trend in the downward direction with targets of USD 10.00- USD 12.00 levels. The RSI (14 period) momentum indicator is in a down trend with currently at a value of 35.34, with expectations of some consolidation or a short-term upward momentum. Moreover, the price is currently positioned below both the 21-day SMA and 50-day SMA trend-following indicators, which may act as dynamic short-term resistance levels.

 As per the above-mentioned price action, key business and financial updates, momentum in the stock over the last month, and technical indicators analysis, a ‘Watch’ rating has been given Sunrun Inc. (NASDAQ: RUN) at the closing market price of USD 15.77 as of August 15, 2023.

Individuals can evaluate the stock based on the support and resistance levels provided in the report in case of keen interest taking into consideration the risk-reward scenario.

Markets are trading in a highly volatile zone currently due to certain macro-economic issues and prevailing geopolitical tensions. Therefore, it is prudent to follow a cautious approach while investing.

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Support: A level at which the stock prices tend to find support if they are falling, and a downtrend may take a pause backed by demand or buying interest. Support 1 refers to the nearby support level for the stock and if the price breaches the level, then Support 2 may act as the crucial support level for the stock. 

Resistance: A level at which the stock prices tend to find resistance when they are rising, and an uptrend may take a pause due to profit booking or selling interest. Resistance 1 refers to the nearby resistance level for the stock and if the price surpasses the level, then Resistance 2 may act as the crucial resistance level for the stock. 

Stop-loss: It is a level to protect further losses in case of unfavourable movement in the stock prices. 

The reference date for all price data, currency, technical indicators, support, and resistance levels is August 15, 2023. The reference data in this report has been partly sourced from REFINITIV. 

Abbreviations

CMP: Current Market Price

SMA: Simple Moving Average

RSI: Relative Strength Index

USD: United States dollar 

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