Sunrun Inc.

RUN Details

Sunrun Inc. (NASDAQ: RUN) is engaged in the design, development, installation, sale, ownership, and maintenance of residential solar energy systems in the US. The primary customers are residential homeowners. It also offers battery storage and solar energy systems.

Q2FY21 Result Performance for the Period Ended 30 June 2021 (Q2FY21)

• The revenue stood at $401.2 million in Q2FY21, up 121% YoY, primarily driven by an increase in customer agreements and incentives revenue to $219.5 million in Q2FY21, up 107% YoY, and Solar energy systems and product sales revenue to $181.7 million in Q2FY21, up 142% YoY.
• Subscriber Value stood at $34,519 in Q2FY21 while Creation Cost was $28,945 in Q2FY21. Net Subscriber Value stood at $5,574 in Q2FY21. Net Subscriber Margin in Q2FY21 was below than Q2FY20
• The company has added 26,110 customers in Q2FY21, including 21,894 subscriber additions that take its customer base to 599,743, up 19% YoY, as of 30 June 2021.
• Net loss stood at $41.2 million, or $0.20 per share, in Q2FY21.

Consolidated Income Statement (Source: Company Reports) 

Key Update

As per the release dated 22 September 2021, the company priced the securitization of residential solar & battery systems. The transaction was put in place with both A- (Class A) and BB- (Class B) evaluated notes, while only the Class A notes were offered to investors. The Class A notes carry an early balance of $447.1 million and were priced at a yield of 2.28%, indicating a spread to the index swap rate of 120 bps.

Outlook

The company is working on a plan to deliver a break-out year. Hence, the management raised its growth guidance for solar energy capacity installed to be 30% in FY21 from its earlier forecast of 25%-30% growth for FY21. Further, it now anticipates achieving a total value generation in the ambit of $700-750 million in FY21 against its earlier guidance of over $750 million. The revised value generation is primarily driven by the adjustments of accelerated growth and timing of cost recognition. It anticipates cost synergies from the acquisition of Vivint Solar to be ~$120 million in FY21.

Key Risks

The company is exposed to the impact of COVID-19 related circumstances and the effective integration of Vivint Solar. Further, material declines in the retail price of electricity generated from utilities or other sources and changes in regulations and policies, among other factors are some other potential risks.

Valuation Methodology: EV/Sales Based Relative Valuation (Illustrative)

Technical Overview:

Daily Price Chart

Source: REFINITIV, Note: Purple color line reflects Relative Strength Index (14-Period)

Stock Recommendation

The company has delivered a 6-month and 9-month return of ~-31.20% and ~-38.26%, respectively. The stock is trading below the average of the 52-week high price of $100.93 and the 52-week low price of $37.42, which indicates a good opportunity for accumulation.

The stock has been valued using an EV/Sales multiple-based illustrative relative valuation and the target price so arrived reflects a rise of low double-digit (in % terms). A slight discount has been applied to EV/Sales Multiple (NTM) (Peer Average) considering its higher operating costs, negative net earnings in Q2FY21 as well as elevated debt levels.

Considering the aforementioned factors, we give a “Buy” recommendation on the stock at the current market price of $41.61 per share, down by 3.12% as of 29^th September 2021.

Note 1: The reference data in this report has been partly sourced from REFINITIV.

Note 2: Investment decisions should be made depending on the investors’ appetite on upside potential, risks, holding duration, and any previous holdings. Investors can consider exiting from the stock if the Target Price mentioned as per the analysis has been achieved and subject to the factors discussed above alongside support levels provided.

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