Analyst Gordon Johnson pointed out that SolarEdge is already suffering volume growth with 50.4 percent year-over-year uptick in the second quarter of the calendar year compared to 196.5 percent in the first quarter of calendar year 2015. The company guided volume growth of 33 percent and 20 percent in the current calendar year's third and fourth quarter respectively.
On top of these, Chinese firms would enter into the American solar market with the pricing expected to be low. This would enable Chinese firms to take share from their rivals in the United States.
In a research note, the brokerage said, "We expect the stellar growth/earnings that has defined the company, & endeared the stock to many investors — SEDG has bested Consensus EPS ests. for six straight quarters — to come to an abrupt end (our model suggests >51 percent downside to Consensus views of $1.97 in SEDG CY17 EPS power."
Wedbush also expects average selling price to drop since Chinese panels are offered at 30–40 percent below SolarEdge's price. The firm expects SolarEdge's ASP to witness a 13.5 drop next year and that with high embedded fixed unit costs, the company's margin is set for a downslide.
The stock traded down by $0.35, or 2.29 percent, to $14.95 at last check.
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