Business Description
Nextracker Inc. is an energy solutions provider specializing in solar tracking systems for photovoltaic (PV) installations. Their product lineup encompasses a variety of solar trackers, such as Bifacial PV modules tailored for extensive solar farms, the NX Horizon for typical solar power plants, and the NX Gemini, a two-in-portrait tracker designed to maximize the long-term value and operational efficiency for both project developers and asset owners. Additionally, they offer the NX Horizon XTR, a robust all-terrain solar tracker. Complementing their hardware, Nextracker provides advanced software solutions, including TrueCapture, an intelligent, adaptive control system for optimizing PV power plant performance, and NX Navigator, software for operational oversight and risk management. Established in 2013, the company is headquartered in Fremont, California, and operates as a subsidiary of Flex Ltd.
Business History
Generated: Jun 9, 2026 6:37pmPrice Overview
Last updated: Jun 13, 2026 12:06am (just now)Price History (1 Year)
Revenue & Net Income Trend
| Period | Revenue | Net Income | Net Margin | YoY/QoQ |
|---|
Key Metrics
EPS (Diluted): 3.96
Total Equity: $2.33B
Shares: 152,710,000
Total Debt: $0.00
Cash: $1.09B
EBITDA: $727.87M
Total Debt: $0.00
Cash: $1.09B
Revenue: $3.56B
Revenue: $3.56B
Revenue: $3.56B
Total Equity: $2.33B
Tax Rate: 17.9%
Equity: $2.33B
Total Debt: $0.00
Cash: $1.09B
Current Liabilities: $1.16B
Long-Term Debt: $0.00
Total Debt: $0.00
Total Equity: $2.33B
Shares: 152,710,000
Shares: 152,710,000
CapEx: -$44.81M
Shares: 152,710,000
Stock Price: $119.68
Net Income: $585.88M
Industry Benchmarks
Deep Analysis
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Income Statement (Annual)
Last updated: Jun 9, 2026 7:36pm (3d ago)| Metric | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.5B | $1.9B | $2.5B | $3.0B | $3.6B |
| Cost of Revenue | $1.3B | $1.6B | $1.8B | $2.0B | $2.4B |
| Gross Profit | $147.0M | $287.0M | $691.6M | $998.2M | $1.2B |
| Operating Expenses | $81.1M | $118.5M | $104.5M | $359.1M | $462.8M |
| Operating Income | $65.9M | $168.5M | $587.1M | $639.1M | $697.3M |
| Net Income | $50.9M | $118.9M | $306.2M | $509.2M | $585.9M |
| EBITDA | $90.0M | $174.6M | $591.5M | $652.5M | $727.9M |
| EPS | $1.11 | $0.02 | $3.97 | $3.55 | $3.96 |
| EPS (Diluted) | — | — | — | — | — |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Last updated: Jun 9, 2026 6:35pm (3d ago)| Metric | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & Equivalents | $29.1M | $130.0M | $474.1M | $766.1M | $1.1B |
| Total Current Assets | $708.8M | $872.3M | $1.8B | $2.2B | $2.8B |
| Total Assets | $1.0B | $1.4B | $2.5B | $3.2B | $4.1B |
| Current Liabilities | $473.4M | $507.4M | $891.5M | $1.0B | $1.2B |
| Long-Term Debt | $0 | $147.1M | $144.0M | $0 | $0 |
| Total Liabilities | $516.2M | $934.8M | $1.5B | $1.6B | $1.7B |
| Total Equity | $501.1M | -$3.1B | $961.0M | $1.6B | $2.3B |
| Retained Earnings | -$3.0M | -$3.1B | -$3.1B | -$2.6B | $0 |
Cash Flow (Annual)
Last updated: Jun 9, 2026 7:36pm (3d ago)| Metric | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | -$147.1M | $107.7M | $429.0M | $655.8M | $556.5M |
| Capital Expenditure | -$5.9M | -$3.2M | -$6.7M | -$33.9M | -$44.8M |
| Free Cash Flow | -$153.0M | $104.5M | $422.3M | $621.9M | $511.6M |
| Acquisitions (net) | $167,000 | $24,000 | $0 | -$152.2M | -$117.2M |
| Debt Repayment | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dividends Paid | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stock Buybacks | $0 | -$693.8M | -$552.0M | $0 | $-395,000 |
| Net Change in Cash | -$161.5M | $100.9M | $344.0M | $292.0M | $328.9M |
Analyst Estimates (Annual)
Last updated: Jun 12, 2026 4:52am (19h ago)| Metric | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | 2031 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue |
$4.8B $4.6B – $4.9B
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$5.4B $5.1B – $5.6B
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$6.2B $5.8B – $6.6B
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$6.8B $6.4B – $7.2B
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| EBITDA |
$1.8B $1.7B – $1.9B
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$2.0B $1.9B – $2.1B
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$2.3B $2.2B – $2.5B
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$2.6B $2.4B – $2.7B
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| Net Income |
$904.0M $809.0M – $999.1M
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$910.4M $826.6M – $1.3B
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$1.2B $1.1B – $1.3B
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$1.4B $1.3B – $1.5B
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| EPS | — | — | — | — |
Growth Trends (YoY %)
Last updated: Jun 9, 2026 7:36pm (3d ago)| Metric | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | +30.5% | +31.4% | +18.4% | +20.3% |
| Gross Profit Growth | +95.2% | +141.0% | +44.3% | +16.2% |
| Operating Income Growth | +155.6% | +248.5% | +8.9% | +9.1% |
| Net Income Growth | +133.5% | +157.6% | +66.3% | +15.1% |
| EBITDA Growth | +94.0% | +238.9% | +10.3% | +11.5% |
Insider Trading (Recent)
Last updated: Jun 12, 2026 10:57pm (1h ago)All SEC Form 4 codes
- P Purchase
- Open-market or private purchase of shares.
- S Sale
- Open-market or private sale of shares.
- A Award / grant
- Grant or award of securities (RSUs, options, etc.) under Rule 16b-3.
- D Return to issuer
- Securities disposed back to the company under Rule 16b-3.
- F In-kind (tax)
- Shares withheld or delivered to pay the option-exercise price or tax — not an open-market sale.
- I Discretionary
- Discretionary transaction under an employee plan — Rule 16b-3(f).
- M Option exercise
- Exercise or conversion of a derivative (option/RSU) into shares — exempt.
- C Conversion
- Conversion of a derivative security into the underlying shares.
- E Short expiration
- Expiration of a short derivative position.
- H Long expiration
- Expiration or cancellation of a long derivative position with value received.
- O OTM exercise
- Exercise of an out-of-the-money derivative.
- X ITM exercise
- Exercise of an in-the-money or at-the-money derivative.
- G Gift
- Bona fide gift of securities.
- L Small acquisition
- Small acquisition under Rule 16a-6.
- W Inheritance
- Acquisition or disposition by will or the laws of descent.
- Z Voting trust
- Deposit into or withdrawal from a voting trust.
- J Other
- Other acquisition or disposition (explained in a Form 4 footnote).
- K Equity swap
- Transaction in an equity swap or similar instrument.
- U Tender / buyout
- Disposition via tender of shares in a change-of-control transaction.
Compensation-plan codes (A, D, F, M) are routine and rarely directional. Open-market P (buy) and S (sale) carry the most signal.
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-05 | SHUGAR DANIEL S | J-Other | 21,402.00 | $144.73 | $3.1M |
| 2026-06-04 | SHUGAR DANIEL S | M-Exempt | 21,402.00 | $21.00 | $449,442 |
| 2026-06-04 | SHUGAR DANIEL S | M-Exempt | 21,402.00 | $21.00 | $449,442 |
| 2026-06-01 | BOYNTON CHARLES D | S-Sale | 4,500.00 | $151.79 | $683,055 |
| 2026-05-29 | SHUGAR DANIEL S | M-Exempt | 55,000.00 | $21.00 | $1.2M |
| 2026-06-01 | SHUGAR DANIEL S | J-Other | 7,435.00 | $142.45 | $1.1M |
| 2026-06-01 | SHUGAR DANIEL S | J-Other | 10,502.00 | $143.13 | $1.5M |
| 2026-06-01 | SHUGAR DANIEL S | J-Other | 10,067.00 | $144.28 | $1.5M |
| 2026-06-01 | SHUGAR DANIEL S | J-Other | 11,598.00 | $145.44 | $1.7M |
| 2026-06-01 | SHUGAR DANIEL S | J-Other | 7,131.00 | $146.19 | $1.0M |
| 2026-06-01 | SHUGAR DANIEL S | J-Other | 3,807.00 | $147.33 | $560,885 |
| 2026-06-01 | SHUGAR DANIEL S | J-Other | 1,500.00 | $148.19 | $222,285 |
| 2026-06-01 | SHUGAR DANIEL S | J-Other | 700.00 | $149.36 | $104,552 |
| 2026-06-01 | SHUGAR DANIEL S | J-Other | 1,360.00 | $150.67 | $204,911 |
| 2026-06-01 | SHUGAR DANIEL S | J-Other | 700.00 | $151.47 | $106,029 |
| 2026-06-01 | SHUGAR DANIEL S | J-Other | 200.00 | $152.09 | $30,418 |
| 2026-05-29 | SHUGAR DANIEL S | M-Exempt | 55,000.00 | $21.00 | $1.2M |
| 2026-05-29 | Miller Nicholas Marco | S-Sale | 22,427.00 | $156.00 | $3.5M |
| 2026-05-26 | SHUGAR DANIEL S | M-Exempt | 55,000.00 | $21.00 | $1.2M |
| 2026-05-27 | SHUGAR DANIEL S | J-Other | 1,714.00 | $129.01 | $221,123 |
Narrative Economics
Delvantic AI Findings
Looking at the raw quarterly tape first: revenue went $924M → $864M → $905M → $909M → $880M over the last five quarters. That's not growth — that's a plateau, with the most recent print down 4.7% sequentially and down 4.7% YoY against the $924M Q1'25 comp. The trailing four quarters sum to ~$3.56B (matches the FY figure), but the run-rate has stalled around $3.5–3.6B for a full year now. Meanwhile the prior models are anchoring on the 19.3% revenue CAGR and 20.3% "recent YoY" — those are arithmetic artifacts of the FY26 vs FY25 comparison where the back half of FY25 had weak $635M/$679M quarters. The forward setup is much worse than the trailing optics suggest. Net income margins are healthy (14–18%) and FCF is real ($512M), but earnings YoY of 15% already lags revenue growth optics and is decelerating from a 38% CAGR base.
On the synthesis and market-forces verdicts: I largely agree with the "Neutral / High Conviction Required" framing but think both layers undersell the deceleration. The pre-flight call that this is "rapidly scaling" is stale — scaling stopped four quarters ago. The narrative layer's "platform-monopoly / anchored" tag is generous; Nextracker's software attach (TrueCapture/Navigator) is a small fraction of revenue and the hardware business is a steel-and-actuators commodity exposed to project-developer capex cycles. The 32.6% gross margin is impressive versus the 15% GM they printed in FY22, but margin expansion of that magnitude (10x op income in four years from $66M to $697M) is exactly the kind of mean-reversion candidate a contrarian should flag. ROIC of 19.8% is good but not platform-monopoly good, and the absence of disclosed total debt/equity in the file is a gap I'd want filled before underwriting the 7.6x P/B.
The contrarian read writes itself: you're paying 30x TTM earnings and ~5x sales for a company whose revenue has been flat-to-down for a year, whose end-market (US utility-scale solar) faces real IRA/ITC policy risk under the current administration, and whose insiders printed 10+ disposition-flavored transactions in a single week in early June 2026 (M-Exempt + J-Other + S-Sale clustering is classic option-exercise-and-sell behavior, not conviction buying). The bull case requires either (a) a reacceleration to 15%+ growth in FY27 — for which the quarterly trajectory gives zero evidence — or (b) sustained 17%+ net margins through a potential solar capex air pocket. Neither is the base case. Reverse-DCF embedded 52% FCF growth (per thesis eval) is laughable against 10.1% trailing FCF CAGR and a stalled topline.
Where the models are wrong: the rule-based "mature_earner" tag is actually closer to right than the pre-flight "high-growth-industrial" tag — the numbers say mature, not growing. I dissent from the implicit "hold and wait" posture of the synthesis. At $119 and $17.9B market cap, fair value on a normalized $550–600M FCF base at a 20x multiple (appropriate for a cyclical industrial leader with policy risk, not a platform) is closer to $11–12B, or **$75–80 per share**. You're paying a 50% premium for a narrative that the tape is actively contradicting. The right move is to wait for either a sub-$90 entry or two consecutive quarters of reaccelerating revenue with stable margins — whichever comes first. Insider selling plus revenue plateau plus policy overhang plus 30x earnings is not a setup that rewards patience at this price.
GPT Critique
In examining Nextpower Inc.'s financial data, several points stand out that shape my independent analysis. The company's revenue has indeed plateaued, fluctuating around $880M to $909M over the last five quarters, indicating a halt in growth momentum. This stagnation is concerning, especially given the high expectations set by a previous annual revenue CAGR of 19.3%. The net income margins remain respectable, ranging from 14% to 18%, but the recent sequential revenue decline of 4.7% is a red flag. Moreover, the company's robust free cash flow of $511.6M and a solid cash position of $1.09B provide a cushion, yet they do not justify the current valuation considering the growth deceleration. The company's impressive gross margin of 32.6% from a mere 15% in FY22 suggests substantial efficiency gains, yet such rapid improvements often invite skepticism about sustainability.
I align with Claude Opus's assessment that Nextpower Inc. is overvalued under current conditions. Opus rightly identifies the core issue: a stalled revenue trajectory contradicting the narrative of high growth. The suggested fair value range of $75–80 seems appropriate given the revenue stagnation and insider selling activity, which signals potential lack of confidence among those closest to the company. I also concur with Opus's skepticism regarding the narrative of a "platform-monopoly" given the hardware business's exposure to commoditization and capex cycles. The market's expectation of sustained growth and margin expansion appears overly optimistic.
However, I diverge from Opus on the magnitude of the insider selling issue. While Opus interprets the insider transactions as a significant negative signal, the lack of detailed context regarding these transactions (e.g., whether they are part of routine sales plans) tempers my concern slightly. These sales, though not ideal, could be less alarming if they are part of scheduled diversification by insiders, though this is speculative without further data.
A skeptic of both analyses might argue that the company's cash flow strength and margin improvements position it well to capitalize on any resurgence in solar infrastructure investments, potentially justifying a premium valuation. They might also highlight that the current market environment could facilitate strategic acquisitions or expansions, leveraging their cash reserves. Despite these points, the fundamental issues of revenue stagnation and policy risks remain pressing concerns that outweigh speculative positives.
Advanced Analysis Forensic deep-dive · two lenses
The two lenses tell a clean story: Lens 1 at +29 says this is a genuinely good operating business — tripled gross margin, $1.1B net cash, FCF positive, ongoing dilution benign once you strip the IPO optical artifact. Lens 2 at -53 says the market already knows. At $119 against a deserved $110–$125 band, there is no margin of safety, and the OCF/NI 0.33x plus 'High Conviction Required' from the e2e tells me the deserved multiple should be trimmed, not stretched. Great company + fair price = watchlist, not position. I'm not paying a software multiple for hardware-weighted revenue until software attach is proven.
Playbook: zero position today. I set a starter bid at $95 (~20% lower, the value lens's attractive-below line) for roughly 1.5% of the book, and I scale to a full ~4% position only if it trades into the $80s on a capex-cycle scare WITHOUT the quality thesis breaking (margins holding, FCF still positive, net cash intact). Above $95 I only get involved if management delivers hard evidence of recurring software revenue scaling — that flips the deserved multiple up and I'd pay current prices for a starter. Catalysts that send me to the sidelines entirely: OCF/NI staying below 0.5x for another year, operating margin continuing to roll (it's already slipped from 23.5% to 19.6%), or insider selling accelerating beyond programmatic. This is a 'be patient and get paid for the patience' setup, not a 'great business, just buy it' setup.
The operating business is firing: revenue went from $1.46B (2022) to $3.56B (2026), gross margin expanded from 10.1% to 32.6%, operating margin from 4.5% to ~20%, and net income from $50.9M to $585.9M. FCF turned from -$153M to +$511.6M, and the balance sheet shows $1.09B net cash with an Altman Z of 8.12 — survival is not a question. This is a real operating leverage story (likely solar tracker hardware given Shugar/Nextracker DNA), with structurally improving unit economics rather than financial engineering.
The quality blemishes are non-trivial. Diluted shares went from 45.9M (2022) to 152.7M (2026) — a 35.1% CAGR. Even allowing for an IPO-related step-up between 2022 and 2023 (45.9M→145.9M is almost certainly the float coming online, not pure dilution), the 2023→2026 drift from 145.9M to 152.7M is still ~1.5%/yr of ongoing dilution, modest but real. More worrying for earnings integrity: OCF/NI is only 0.33x and accruals are 2.3% of assets in the latest period — reported earnings are running well ahead of cash conversion even as FCF remains positive in absolute dollars. Beneish M (-2.92) does not flag manipulation, but the cash-vs-accrual gap deserves scrutiny.
Insider behavior is mixed-to-negative: 12 sells / 0 buys over 12 months ($22.6M sold), with the CEO (Shugar) running a heavy disposition pattern in early June 2026. Most are M-exempt option exercises paired with J-other dispositions (likely a 10b5-1 or planned program tied to vesting), not panic selling — but the complete absence of open-market buying alongside an unusual selling cadence is a yellow flag, not a green one.
Verify before trusting this (7)
- Working-capital roll: are receivables, unbilled revenue, or contract assets growing faster than revenue and driving the OCF/NI gap?
- Customer concentration — solar tracker/utility-scale hardware businesses often have top-3 customers >30% of revenue
- Backlog and revenue visibility disclosures — durability of the 20%+ growth profile
- Detail on the 2022→2023 share count jump (IPO mechanics vs. true issuance) to confirm ongoing dilution is in fact ~1-2%/yr, not 35%
- Whether Shugar's June 2026 sales were under a Rule 10b5-1 plan and whether retained ownership remains meaningful
- Tariff/IRA exposure and supply-chain concentration risk for a likely China/SE-Asia-sourced hardware product
- Margin sustainability: is the gross margin expansion from mix, pricing, or a temporary supply/demand imbalance?
Nextracker at $119.27 carries a ~$17.9B market cap on a business the quality lens calls Strong but a notch below fortress, with OCF lagging NI and meaningful (even if IPO-optical) dilution. The e2e synthesis flagged 'High Conviction Required' rather than handing back a clean fair-value anchor, which is itself a tell — the methods aren't converging cleanly, and on a cyclical hardware-led business with unproven software stickiness, that ambiguity should compress, not expand, the deserved multiple. Earnings quality is rated Adequate/Mixed, which warrants a modest haircut to whatever DCF/multiple output you're tempted to lean on.
The bull case (platform monopoly, recurring TrueCapture/NX Navigator software, secular solar capex) is real but is exactly what the current multiple already pays for. The bear case (tracker hardware commoditization, capex-cycle sensitivity, software attach unproven at scale) means the deserved multiple should sit below where pure-software comps trade. Net: deserved value is plausibly in a wide $100–$135 band around today's price. That's a coin flip, not an opportunity.
I'd want a clear discount — closer to $95 — before treating this as a valuation buy, and I'd start trimming above ~$145 where the price demands heroic software-attach assumptions.
Verify before trusting this (5)
- Forward guidance on backlog conversion and 2025/2026 revenue cadence — confirms or denies the cyclical-peak fear
- Software revenue mix and attach rate disclosures (TrueCapture, NX Navigator) — the entire premium hinges on this
- Gross margin sustainability vs. recent peak — is the tripling structural or a steel/logistics tailwind?
- Ongoing (ex-IPO-optical) dilution run-rate from SBC
- Customer concentration and project-developer capex commentary