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Ormat Technologies

ORA
49
Renewable Utilities · Utilities
Price
$104.70
-0.14 (-0.13%)
Market Cap
$6.43B
Winston Score
49
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Share count rising — dilution

+8.8% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 56.4M (2021) → 61.4M (2025)

Ormat Technologies builds and operates geothermal power plants, which generate electricity by tapping heat from deep inside the Earth. The company sells this electricity to utility companies and grid operators, mostly under long-term contracts. Ormat also designs and manufactures the specialized equipment used in geothermal plants, selling those systems to other energy developers around the world.

Ormat earns money in two main ways: selling electricity from the plants it owns and operates, and selling geothermal equipment and services to outside customers. It operates primarily in the United States, with additional plants in Kenya, Guatemala, Honduras, and other countries. Its competitive edge comes from decades of proprietary engineering know-how and long-term power purchase agreements that provide steady, predictable revenue. The key growth driver is rising global demand for clean, always-on renewable energy, since geothermal power runs continuously unlike solar or wind — but high upfront construction costs and limited suitable land sites remain the main constraints on faster expansion.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+75.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+7.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow EPS growth

R&D Spend

$6M/ year

Flat (-3% vs prior year)

0.6% of revenue

Below sector average (1%)

Steady R&D investment year-over-year

Insider Activity

5.1%ownership

Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Runway

~5 years

$763M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

$763M cash & investments at current burn rate

Revenue accelerating

Ormat Technologies grew revenue 76% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

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Quality

Gross Margin
29.8%
Modest — 29.8% gross margin
Operating Margin
22.6%
Excellent — 22.6% operating margin
ROCE
1.5%
Weak — 1.5% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY
+31.5%
Fast-growing sales (31.5% YoY)
EPS YoY
+1.0%
Flat earnings

Single-digit earnings growth — steady but not exciting.

EPS Consistency
6/8 quarters
Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
255%
Turns 255% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
-18.5%
Burning cash (-18.5%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
1.31
Elevated debt (1.31)
Interest Cover
1.17x
Dangerous — barely covers interest (1.2x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
49.9x
Expensive — P/E 49.9

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

P/E vs Forward
+15.8
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (49.9 → 34.1)

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Dividends

Dividend Yield
0.45%
Small dividend — 0.45% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend Growth
+0.0%
Dividend flat

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