JA Solar Holdings Earnings: What Investors Should Watch

March 23, 2013

JA Solar Holdings Co. (NASDAQ:JASO) will report earnings before markets open on Monday, March 25th. JA Solar Holdings Company, Ltd. manufactures solar cells. The Company sells its products principally to solar module manufacturers, which assemble and integrate its products into modules and systems.

Here is your Cheat Sheet to JA Solar Holdings Co. Earnings:

Earnings Expectations: Analysts expect earnings of $-1.53 per share on revenues of $248.46 million.

Analyst Trends:

Analysts have a more negative outlook for the company’s next-quarter performance. Over the past three months, the average estimate for next quarter’s earnings has fallen from a loss of $1.09 to a loss $1.35. For the current year, the average estimate is a loss of $4.45, which is better than the estimate ninety days ago.

Earnings Trends:

Here’s how JA Solar Holdings Co. has been performing on an annual basis:

Fiscal Year	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Revenue ($) in millions	355.56	785.99	553.65	1,782	1,705
Diluted EPS ($)	2.00	-1.70	-0.60	8.05	-2.70

Next, our CHEAT SHEET investing framework asks us to drill down to the recent quarterly data:

Quarter	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011	Mar. 31, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012
Revenue ($) in millions	388.00	309.14	254.42	284.37	260.94
Diluted EPS ($)	-1.80	-1.95	-1.00	-1.85	-1.50

Past Performance:
JA Solar Holdings Co. has missed analyst estimates 4 times in the past four quarters. Shareholders could expect a bust if the company misses estimates.

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