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| Our fuel-flexible energy server with enhanced capability of combined heat and power, carbon capture and load following is uniquely positioned to meet the needs today while providing optionality through the energy transition |
| In addition to record revenue, significantly improved margins and record annual operating income, we introduced innovative products and offerings, including one just this week |
| We've doubled revenues, improved margins, strengthened our balance sheet, doubled manufacturing capacity and assembled a strong operating team |
| I'm proud of how we've worked together to position Bloom for the future |
| We are excited about the quality and quantity of our sales funnel |
| So, while we wait for the market to evolve, and it will evolve, and when it does, we think we have a great product that's going to have really high efficiencies, and we will be ready to manufacture it for our customers |
| I want to close now by saying we are in a great position to continue our growth and success |
| I am confident in KR and the Board to find the right person to enable Bloom's continued success |
| I remain very excited for Bloom's future |
| For the first half, I would expect revenue to be up mid-single digits, with improving profitability versus last year |
| Based on everything that I'm hearing from our team in DC, I think they're making a tremendous amount of progress around making the case that the Bloom technology is required and should be part of the solution going forward and we should enjoy the benefits of the ITC being extended |
| We expect additional 200 basis points improvement in our non-GAAP gross margins to about 28% |
| We expect our service non-GAAP gross margins to continue to improve and will be a key driver to increasing our overall non-GAAP gross margins in 2024 and beyond |
| Over the coming years, I'm very excited about the Bloom solution for data center power and particularly AI data centers, as I see it as the single biggest segment for our growth in the next decade |
| The other thing that's been happening as we've gone through our PPA financing is just frankly the Bloom credit quality has gotten better as we strengthen the balance sheet here |
| As expected, our fourth quarter results in service improved versus prior quarters as revenues grew, performance payments declined and replacement power module costs reduced |
| So, it's pretty healthy at the size given the overall volume of it at $12 billion on a -- company is short -- just shy of $2 billion, and we're really excited about to continue to grow that and provide the revenue for the business going forward |
| Alternatively, using this team to create net-zero cooling will be a huge economic and environmental benefit to data centers |
| We are also seeing a strong interest for our CHP offering in Europe |
| The margin improvement was driven by a 13% reduction in our unit product costs, offsetting a small reduction from pricing mix, resulting in over a 10% increase in our unit product profit |
| And therefore, we are honed in on it, and very optimistic about where our future is going to be in this area |
| The world needs Bloom's solutions, and I'm confident the Bloom team is poised to continue to deliver |
| And I feel very good about Bloom's products, both on the fuel cell side as well as the electrolyzer to do really well in Korea |
| We delivered on our milestone of positive non-GAAP operating income of $19 million, up nearly $53 million from the prior year |
| So, we're really excited about our partnerships there, and we're excited about the market |
| We had record revenue of just over $1.33 billion, up 11% versus last year |
| We are bullish about our future in the Korea market |
| These quarterly results accumulated into strong performance for the full year 2023 |
| Based on the quality and quantity of the pipeline, we expect our international market to have a strong bookings growth in 2024 |
| It's a huge honor and well-deserved recognition |
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| Before, we had annual minimums and it left us with some uncertainty as we went through the year |
| In addition, when they combust hydrogen, there are challenges around NOx emissions |
| In the past few months, as I speak to CEOs and business leaders, energy security and power availability are top-of-mind issues for them and their Boards |
| You've kind of addressed the electrolyzers to some degree, but you seemed at least to me a little less optimistic on the marine segment |
| So, the fact that there's a shortage of that electricity even when it's being made is going to stress making a molecule with that electricity |
| All this suggests that as a nation, we will imminently face severe and huge power shortage that will last a couple of decades |
| Gas turbines and reciprocating engines are far less efficient when burning 100% hydrogen |
| But the delays in the PTC is going to delay those implementations as we see it |
| But it seems to us that the pace of implementation is going to be slower than what all of us want |
| We think that's still a possibility |
| First quarter revenue could be flat to down 20% on a tough comparison as the first quarter 2023 was up nearly 40% |
| Additionally, I would expect our accounts receivable aging to reduce as we collect from a partner on a large project that has experienced delays |
| In 2023, we had to hit a pause in the deployments to adapt to the new policy and procurement rules that the Korean government enforced in the middle of the year |
| So, can you maybe just give me a sense for -- or give us a sense for where in the process you are in these conversations and maybe some of the remaining items that need to be negotiated or work through to get these across the finish line? And then, maybe as a separate follow-up, you did allude to some delays in the South Korea market as a driver to downside in your 2023 revenue target |
| KR Sridhar And just based on where utility costs are going and given the shortage of power, we don't see a pricing pressure as we look forward |
| New nuclear power will not be online during the next decade in a meaningful way |
| So, the component around the Bloom-specific credit has gone down |
| But obviously over the long term, I do not think that Bloom should be disadvantaged given its technologies and efficiencies versus others |
| Not -- I don't want to belabor anything on ASPs, but I did notice a tick down in 4Q |
| The third one, and with that I'll stop in the interest of time, would be in front of the meter for utilities that have a congested distribution spot and are not able to take care of their customers, and several utilities are talking to us |
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