HLB
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The overall health of the solar economy affects the availability and pricing of products that DIY people need to practice their trade. It may provide for opportunities.
Here is a Reuters article about SolarEdge Technologies 4th quarter report:
It says there is slowing demand in Europe for solar products, leading to "high inventories and a slowdown in installation which led to substantial cancellations and backlog clearing".
There is also a note that "...in the United States, higher interest rates and a metering reform in California...have dented demand for solar".
I just wonder if that means we can pick up some of that unwanted inventory. I don't know if it will become available on the retail level in force, but maybe we can find warehouses wanting to liquidate their inventory. Perhaps some of you know the inside trading habits of these commercial facilities. Or, maybe it is a blip on the international scale that means nothing.
HLB
Here is a Reuters article about SolarEdge Technologies 4th quarter report:
SolarEdge forecasts dour Q4 revenue as demand concerns loom; shares plunge
SolarEdge had trimmed its third-quarter revenue expectations last month due to high inventories and a slowdown in installation which led to substantial cancellations and backlog clearing from its European distributors in the quarter. SolarEdge forecast adjusted gross margin in the range of 5%...
finance.yahoo.com
It says there is slowing demand in Europe for solar products, leading to "high inventories and a slowdown in installation which led to substantial cancellations and backlog clearing".
There is also a note that "...in the United States, higher interest rates and a metering reform in California...have dented demand for solar".
I just wonder if that means we can pick up some of that unwanted inventory. I don't know if it will become available on the retail level in force, but maybe we can find warehouses wanting to liquidate their inventory. Perhaps some of you know the inside trading habits of these commercial facilities. Or, maybe it is a blip on the international scale that means nothing.
HLB