Clean Energy Fuels (CLNE) has wrapped up FY 2025 with Q4 revenue of US$112.3 million and a basic EPS loss of US$0.20, while the trailing twelve months show revenue of US$424.8 million and a basic EPS loss of US$1.01, keeping the story firmly in loss-making territory. Over recent quarters the company has seen quarterly revenue move in a tight band between US$102.6 million and US$112.3 million, as quarterly basic EPS losses ranged from US$0.09 to US$0.60. This has left investors focused on how quickly margins can shift toward profitability from here.
See our full analysis for Clean Energy Fuels.With the headline numbers on the table, the next step is to set these results against the widely held narratives around Clean Energy Fuels to see which stories hold up and which get challenged by the latest margin picture.
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Losses Stay Heavy At TTM Level
- Over the last twelve months, Clean Energy Fuels booked US$424.8 million in revenue and a net loss of US$222.0 million, which works out to a basic EPS loss of US$1.01.
- Bulls often focus on the idea that policy support and new RNG projects can drive much stronger earnings over time, yet the current loss of US$222.0 million means any bullish case has to bridge a wide gap between today’s negative margins and the earnings levels they are hoping for.
- For example, bullish assumptions talk about earnings potentially reaching tens of millions of US dollars in a few years, while the trailing twelve month figures still show losses above US$200 million.
- That contrast makes the actual pace of margin improvement a key test for whether the bullish scenario is realistic or just optimistic relative to the existing TTM loss profile.
Price To Sales At 1.2x Peers
- The shares trade on a P/S of 1.2x based on trailing twelve month revenue of US$424.8 million, which is roughly double the 0.6x peer average but below the 1.7x broader US Oil & Gas level.
- Bears point out that this higher multiple versus peers sits awkwardly against a five year pattern of widening losses at about 29.4% per year, so they question whether a premium P/S is justified while the business is still reporting a TTM net loss of US$222.0 million.
- Critics highlight that with the company still loss making, investors are paying more per dollar of sales than peer companies that may not have the same loss history.
- They also argue that if revenue is only forecast to grow around 4.8% per year, the combination of modest growth and ongoing losses makes the current premium to peers look demanding.
DCF Fair Value Sits Far Above Market
- The current share price of US$2.39 is described as trading 79.2% below a DCF fair value estimate of about US$11.47, even though the latest trailing twelve month figures still show a net loss of US$222.0 million.
- Consensus style worries about policy support and credit markets are set against that large DCF gap, because the TTM loss and modest forecast revenue growth of 4.8% per year mean a lot has to go right for the business before the market price moves closer to the US$11.47 DCF figure.
- On one hand, modeled earnings growth of around 70.26% per year from the current loss making base is what underpins that DCF number, so the fair value estimate leans heavily on future improvement rather than present profitability.
- On the other, the same models acknowledge that revenue growth is expected to lag the broader US market at 10.4% per year, so investors need to decide whether margin progress alone can justify such a large gap between price and DCF fair value.
Next Steps
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Clean Energy Fuels is still carrying a US$222.0 million TTM loss, a basic EPS loss of US$1.01, and trades at a premium P/S to peers.
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