Co announces that it has signed a wafer supply agreement with Silcio S.A. Greek for 6 years commencing in 2008 through 2013. This agreement includes 50 MW of silicon wafer with a fixed amount of deposit. An additional sales agreement was signed with Arise Corporation of Canada, which is a 4-year "Take or Pay" contract for 33 MW silicon wafers to be delivered from 2008 through 2011. LDK Solar also secured an additional critical polysilicon sourcing agreement for 1,450 MT with shipments scheduled for 1H08 through 2011.
Kuid Piper Jaffray ei jäta jonni :) Eile, peale India Moser Baeri 10a lepingu uudist kinnitasid nad oma "müü" soovitust. Samal ajal solar sektor tervikuna väärib nende arvates ostmist. Jääb tunne, et LDK juhtkond on neid kas millegiga välja vihastanud või üritavad nad enda short-investeeringuga kasumisse jõuda.
Pakun, et lähemas tulevikus (nädal-kuu) tuleb mõni teine analüüsimaja (nt UBS) välja hinnasihtide tõstmisega. Võrreldes detsembriga on firma teatanud paljudest uutest lepingutest ja "earnings visibility" on arvestatavalt paranenud.
Oluline eesolev muutus LDK jaoks on muutumine polysiliconi tootjaks. See paneb ta konkureerima WFR-iga, mis on hetkel valuatsioonilt hinnatud mitmeid kordi kõrgemalt.
Mulle meeldib LDK story just seetõttu, et ta ei kaevanda kullapalaviku ajal kulda, vaid müüb hoopis kaevuritele labidaid. Ehk siis ei tooda ise lõppseadmeid (panels), vaid ehituskive (wafers) nende tootmiseks.
LDK Solar (LDK), a leading manufacturer of multicrystalline solar wafers, today updated the outlook for the first quarter of 2008. For the first quarter of fiscal 2008, LDK Solar estimates revenue to be in the range of $225 to $235 million. The Company also estimates fully diluted earnings per ADS to be in the range of $0.40 to $0.44.
Samal ajal, kui tulude suurenemist nähakse võrreldes neljanda kvartali järel antud prognoosidega $15 miljoni ulatuses, siis EPSi vahemikku alandatakse $0.01 võrra, viidates sellega marginaalide vähenemisele. Konsensus oli oodanud aktsiapõhist kasumit $0.41 ja tulusid $214.7 miljonit.
http://seekingalpha.com/article/71936-solar-silicon-conference-ldk-investor-group-reports?source=yahoo
Despite heavy selling across the board on Wall Street today, the shares of solar specialist LDK Solar (LDK: sentiment, chart, options) are up more than 8% on the session. However, try as I may, I have been unable to find any compelling news for the surge. Normally, I would attribute this type of news-less rally in solar stocks to a broader rally from the sector, but LDK is going it alone this afternoon, with only Foot Locker ( FL: sentiment, chart, options) besting percentage gain in late trading. (You can read more about Foot Locker here.)
For the week, LDK has surged more than 24%, taking out long-term resistance at the 46 level in the process. What's more, in the prior 20-days, the stock has bested the S&P 500 Index (SPX) by 38 percentage points. Despite this rise, sentiment remains heavily pessimistic. The stock's Schaeffer's put/call open interest ratio (SOIR) has steadily risen from its early-March lows near 0.32 to a reading of 0.77 today. Meanwhile, it would take more than 5 days for short sellers to buy back their bearish bets at the stock's average daily trading volume following a 7% increase in short interest during the most recent reporting period.
May 13, 2008 9:27 AM EDT
Needham reiterates its Strong Buy rating LDK Solar (NYSE: LDK) following LDK's upside surprise in Q1. Needham liked the quarter because LDK Solar handily beat EPS consensus estimates by 6 cents and the two polysilicon plants are on track.
Needham finds LDK Solar significantly undervalued and, therefore, maintains its $95 price target on LDK.
May 19, 2008
theflyonthewall.com: LDK Solar-LDK: Bullish Head and Shoulders in Progress
As with CSUN and SOLF (see prior notes) yet another solar name appears to have a bullish head and shoulders in progress. In the case of LDK, the neckline breakout was at $40.50. The upside potential is to the $60 area. This is not quite as neat and tidy as patterns in the other names but may still be viable. The pattern would no longer be valid on a breakdown below the $40.50 area. Shares are short-sale restricted. :theflyonthewall.com
21st May 2008
Target Price 69.94USD, rating Strong Buy from www.iirgroup.com
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/080811/aqm072.html?.v=47
Aktsia hüppas järelturul +10$
LDK Solar: A New Business Model
Solar sektori tänahommikuse üldise nõrkuse taustab näib LDK siiani tugev.