Broadwind Energy (BWEN) Misses Q4 EPS by 4c

Broadwind Energy (NASDAQ: BWEN) reported Q4 EPS of ($0.35), $0.04 worse than the analyst estimate of ($0.31). Revenue for the quarter came in at $53.8 million versus the consensus estimate of $53.37 million.

Peter Duprey, President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "The fourth quarter and full-year results were significantly affected by the production issues in the Abilene tower facility. The entire team in our towers business has worked tirelessly to resolve these short-term production issues and move beyond them. The customer has certified the Abilene facility for normal production going forward and through-put has improved significantly from the fourth quarter. We are implementing a robust advanced product quality process (APQP) to ensure that future product introduction risks are addressed well in advance of production."

Mr. Duprey continued, "Our performance in 2014 was not what it should have been, and this was an expensive learning experience for the business. Even with the temporary set-back at our Abilene facility, Broadwind continued to show year-over-year improvement; 2014 total revenue increased 12% compared to the prior year and our loss per share was reduced significantly. Our Gearing segment cut its operating loss by nearly half and its near break-even EBITDA was an improvement of 74% compared to the prior year."

Mr. Duprey concluded, "With the tower qualification process behind us and production resuming to more typical levels, we expect to fulfill our 2015 order book of approximately 500 towers. Our three-year plant consolidation investment is complete, and we believe our Gearing and Services businesses will continue to make progress, contributing solid improvements to the top and bottom lines. We are confident in our ability to continue our improving trends and are therefore expecting to report 2015 sales of $255-$260 million and positive EPS."

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