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David Mudd

Cross Asset Strategy

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<li>DC company share prices are rolling over, foreshadowing increasing pressure on their hyperscaler customers.  Since the July swoon in semiconductor stocks, the DC sector has underperformed both hyperscalers and semiconductors.</li>
<li>DC players face strong headwinds on multiple fronts, including high leverage/circular financing, supply chain delays, public opposition, and questions about aggressive forecasts of future compute demand.</li>
<li>Leverage is the most prominent risk in the DC sector, with questions looming about completion dates and customers' ability to meet their contracted offtake agreements.</li>
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DC company share prices are rolling over, foreshadowing increasing pressure on their hyperscaler customers.  Since the July swoon in semiconductor stocks, the DC sector has underperformed both hyperscalers and semiconductors.
DC players face strong headwinds on multiple fronts, including high leverage/circular financing, supply chain delays, public opposition, and questions about aggressive forecasts of future compute demand.
Leverage is the most prominent risk in the DC sector, with questions looming about completion dates and customers' ability to meet their contracted offtake agreements.


DATA CENTER SECTOR: From the Tip of the Spear to Canary in the Coal Mine

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Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Nextpower's first quarter fiscal year 2027 results reflected a combination of solid operational execution, continued demand growth, and strategic expansion across its core solar tracker business and emerging non-tracker product lines.</li>
<li>The company reported a record quarterly revenue of $935 million, representing an 8% year-over-year increase, alongside adjusted EBITDA of $233 million, with a margin of 25%.</li>
<li>Backlog expanded to over $5.5 billion, driven by bookings strength in both trackers and new energy storage offerings.</li>
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Nextpower's first quarter fiscal year 2027 results reflected a combination of solid operational execution, continued demand growth, and strategic expansion across its core solar tracker business and emerging non-tracker product lines.
The company reported a record quarterly revenue of $935 million, representing an 8% year-over-year increase, alongside adjusted EBITDA of $233 million, with a margin of 25%.
Backlog expanded to over $5.5 billion, driven by bookings strength in both trackers and new energy storage offerings.


Nextpower’s $4.4 Billion Revenue Path — A New Electrification Powerhouse Is Emerging!

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<li>Nextpower reported its fourth quarter and full fiscal year 2026 financial results alongside strategic updates and outlook guidance.</li>
<li>The company achieved 20% revenue growth year-over-year to approximately $3.56 billion for the full fiscal year, supported primarily by strength in the U.S. market and leadership in the global solar tracker business.</li>
<li>The fourth quarter revenue was $881 million, slightly down sequentially but above expectations, influenced by continued robust North American performance and the first-quarter effect of a new Middle East joint venture, which is accounted for on an equity basis and thus not consolidated in revenue.</li>
</ul>


Nextpower reported its fourth quarter and full fiscal year 2026 financial results alongside strategic updates and outlook guidance.
The company achieved 20% revenue growth year-over-year to approximately $3.56 billion for the full fiscal year, supported primarily by strength in the U.S. market and leadership in the global solar tracker business.
The fourth quarter revenue was $881 million, slightly down sequentially but above expectations, influenced by continued robust North American performance and the first-quarter effect of a new Middle East joint venture, which is accounted for on an equity basis and thus not consolidated in revenue.


Nextpower’s $4.1 Billion FY2027 Setup: Is The Growth Story Still Intact?

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<li>Nextpower has moved to deepen its role in utility-scale solar infrastructure through a definitive agreement to acquire complementary assets from Zigor Corporation’s power conversion business and its U.S.-based subsidiary, Apex Power.</li>
<li>The transaction would add modular, field-deployed inverter technology, engineering talent, and a planned U.S. manufacturing pathway to a company that already reported a strong FY26, including 20% revenue growth, roughly $3.56 billion in revenue, adjusted EBITDA of $854 million, and record backlog above $5.25 billion.</li>
<li>Management framed the acquisition as an acceleration of its “everything but the panel” strategy, extending Nextpower beyond trackers, foundations, eBOS, steel frames, software, and services into power conversion.</li>
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Nextpower has moved to deepen its role in utility-scale solar infrastructure through a definitive agreement to acquire complementary assets from Zigor Corporation’s power conversion business and its U.S.-based subsidiary, Apex Power.
The transaction would add modular, field-deployed inverter technology, engineering talent, and a planned U.S. manufacturing pathway to a company that already reported a strong FY26, including 20% revenue growth, roughly $3.56 billion in revenue, adjusted EBITDA of $854 million, and record backlog above $5.25 billion.
Management framed the acquisition as an acceleration of its “everything but the panel” strategy, extending Nextpower beyond trackers, foundations, eBOS, steel frames, software, and services into power conversion.


Nextpower's Zigor Acquisition Could Supercharge Its Solar Ambitions!

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<li>Nextracker's second quarter fiscal year 2026 results reflect a strong performance marked by substantial revenue growth, strategic partnerships, and expansion of their technology platform.</li>
<li>The company posted a 42% year-over-year revenue increase to $905 million and a 29% rise in adjusted EBITDA to $224 million.</li>
<li>For the first half of the fiscal year, revenue reached $1.77 billion, which indicates a 31% increase compared to the previous year, setting a new record for the company.</li>
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Nextracker's second quarter fiscal year 2026 results reflect a strong performance marked by substantial revenue growth, strategic partnerships, and expansion of their technology platform.
The company posted a 42% year-over-year revenue increase to $905 million and a 29% rise in adjusted EBITDA to $224 million.
For the first half of the fiscal year, revenue reached $1.77 billion, which indicates a 31% increase compared to the previous year, setting a new record for the company.


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Nextpower Inc. designs and develops measuring machines. The Company offers integrated solar tracker and software solutions used in utility-scale and ground-mounted distributed generation solar projects. Nextpower serves customers worldwide.

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