CPST nice earnings and cc

[chinaman711]

Moving up a little in after hours on a nice earnings report and cc.

[microhedge]

Indeed cman, rev up 61% and beat analyst projection by .03 a share... profitability just around the corner imo.:D

[aiki14]

Indeed cman, rev up 61% and beat analyst projection by .03 a share... profitability just around the corner imo.:D

1.67 now in after hours trading, those of us in the chatroom that got in at 1.49 are happy.

[chinaman711]

cpst THRU 2 ON NEWS THIS MORNING NEXT STOP IS 3 IMO

[TheChartGuru]

I don't like the evening star doji, almost a shooting star. May be a little toppy. May be a good 3 day short. Possible pull back to around $1.80. Just my opinion, and as always next day confirmation is always needed as to which way a stock will move. Either way, I look at my trusty 10/30 on 30 crossover to go long or short.

The Guru has spoken

[freakscene]

http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080602/capstone_turbine_order.html?.v=1

Capstone Turbine gets order for new microturbine
Monday June 2, 9:44 am ET
Capstone Turbine gets 1st order for new megawatt power systems, total order exceeds $2M

CHATSWORTH, Calif. (AP) -- Capstone Turbine Corp., which makes low-emission microturbine systems, said Monday it has received its first order for its C1000 MicroTurbine power systems.

The value of the order from Russian distributor Banking Production Center was more than $2 million.

Two of Capstone's new megawatt power systems will be installed in a new caviar farm in Russia. The order also included three of the company's other systems to be installed in the Ukraine and Belarus.

Capstone has said its new C1000 Series can be configured into 1,000 kilowatt, 800 kilowatt and 600 kilowatt solutions in a single 28-foot-long International Standards Organization container.

Capstone shares jumped 16 cents, or 4.3 percent, to $3.92 in morning trading. The stock has traded between 91 cents and $4.04 during the past 52 weeks.

i really owe microhedge for tipping me on this. :)

been holding for some.........+40% now, so not even close to those of you who bought under 2.00, but i'll take it.

long term hold for me. buying on dips. and one of IBD's top stocks under $10.00.

:top:

[freakscene]

looking for some solid earnings after the bell today with the new contracts

[aiki14]

looking for some solid earnings after the bell today with the new contracts
They missed by 2 cents, 7 cent per share loss vs 5 est. looks like it's getting taken down in the extended hours.

[freakscene]

They missed by 2 cents, 7 cent per share loss vs 5 est. looks like it's getting taken down in the extended hours.


crap. oh well, another good buy opportunity????? :)

more news after the bell.

Capstone Executes National Account Agreement with OfficePower and Announces Initial Order for Approximately $3.5 Million for New York Office Buildings


http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080612/20080612006040.html?.v=1


Capstone Turbine Corporation (www.microturbine.com) (NASDAQ:CPST - News), the world’s leading clean technology manufacturer of microturbine energy systems, announced today that it has entered into a three-year National Account Agreement with OfficePower, Inc. In addition, OfficePower placed its initial order under the agreement for approximately $3.5M including the first order for C1000 MicroTurbine® systems to be deployed in the U.S. market. The C1000s will be installed in the following Class A office buildings in Manhattan:

[freakscene]

news wasnt all bad

4:19PM Capstone Turbine reports Q4 EPS of ($0.07) vs ($0.05) First Call consensus; revs rose 60% YoY to $9.3 mln vs $9.27 mln First Call consensus (CPST) 3.41 +0.05 : Capstone's backlog for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008 was $27.9 mln, an increase of 458% from the prior fiscal year and 113% from the prior quarter.

http://finance.yahoo.com/marketupdate/inplay

[freakscene]

sweet rally today. picked up more at the open before playing golf all day !

did i say i was a believer ? :)

[freakscene]

another new contract

Capstone Receives $1.5 Million in New Units, Equipment Upgrades, Spare Parts and Service Orders from Pemex
Monday June 16, 5:00 am ET

http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080616/20080616005363.html?.v=1

[ZaNoob]

Oops me, didn't see this thread. So you think it's still a buy for today?

[freakscene]

I am not the best at short term swing advice if thats the type of trade you are inquiring about. TCG or aiki will be much better able to analyze this if they are willing.

More news long term though................



Capstone Buoyed By Backlog

http://www.forbes.com/2008/06/13/capstone-turbine-energy-markets-equity-cx_ra_0613markets32.html?partner=yahootix

The bright spot was Capstone’s backlog for the fiscal year. The backlog skyrocketed 458.0%, to $27.9 million, higher than its revenue of $21.0 million for all of 2007.

Lazard Capital Markets analyst Sanjay Shrestha said Capstone’s backlog doesn’t fully reflect the total backlog. “The company posted stellar backlog of $27.9 million -- 428 units -- reflecting a 113.0% increase sequentially and 458.0% year-over-year,” said Shrestha. “The reported backlog number does not include the services and components backlog, which adds about $10.0 million.”

Shrestha raised Capstone’s fiscal year 2009 revenue estimates to $58.0 million from $50.0 million, reflecting the current backlog trend.

She said that about $7.0 million of recently announced orders have not been reflected in the backlog. These orders include a $3.5 million contract with OfficePower, as well as additional orders from PowerGen of Milan and a $2.0 million order from a Russian distributor.

[freakscene]

CPST through R1

:)

[freakscene]

R2 @ 3.96

:)

4.04 here we come ~!

[freakscene]

through 4.04

4.12 by the end of the day ?

[chinaman711]

Its been a great run so far, looking for cptc to join in soon. CPST 1.60 to 4 plus and more to come imo.

[TheChartGuru]

CPST has a beautiful chart! Over $6 easily, currently $4.12

The Guru

[freakscene]

is it common to take out R1-R4 in a single session guru ?

i'm waiting for an entry on CPTC C-Man !

[TheChartGuru]

is it common to take out R1-R4 in a single session guru ?

i'm waiting for an entry on CPTC C-Man !

Not common at all. Except for a stock with big momentum like CPST and KKD.

[TheChartGuru]

CPST has heavy buying after hours. Possible gap up tomorrow?

The Guru

[TheChartGuru]

Volume alert.
Over 22 million shares traded on a rather boring trading day? The most shares traded since 2/21/07 when CPST was about $1. Something is brewing.

The Guru

[freakscene]

Broad Point Capital started to cover them Friday and rated them a "Buy".

I do not know if that was related to the increase or not.

http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=cpst

[freakscene]

http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080630/20080630005352.html?.v=1

Capstone Signs Agreement with Distributor for Alaskan Market
Monday June 30, 5:00 am ET

CHATSWORTH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Capstone Turbine Corporation (www.microturbine.com) (NASDAQ:CPST - News), the world’s leading clean technology manufacturer of microturbine energy systems, today announced the signing of a new distributor agreement with Ecodyne-Pacific Rim, Inc. for all of Capstone’s applications and market segments, except Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEV), for Alaska.



not sure how significant this is

[TheChartGuru]

Up in pre-market. Looking for a big pop today. Friday's close was $4.10. Pre-market at $4.25.

The Guru

[tensai1031]

is there any resistance ahead???

[TheChartGuru]

is there any resistance ahead???


Resistance is at the high of $4.42 reached a few days ago. If it clears 4.42 will see $5 easily. If and when it goes to $5, it may get more exposure which may propell the price much higher.

The Guru

[freakscene]

http://biz.yahoo.com/smallcapinvestor/080708/9809.html?.v=1

took a beating with the rest of the market the last week. i added yesterday.

good perspective on the long term outlook.

If you think the market for hybrid and electric vehicles will explode in the near future and you want to be on board for the ride, or you’re convinced that we’ll still need to rely on hydrocarbon fuels for the foreseeable future and want a stock that gets you into offshore drilling, look no further than Capstone Turbine Corp. (NasdaqGM:CPST - News).

Founded in 1988, Capstone makes microturbines that help in the stationary power distribution generation needed for combined heat and power (CHP) applications, which can be used as primary or backup power sources and a number of Class A office buildings are ordering them.

Because the microturbines require little maintenance, two of Capstone’s biggest customers are Brazilian and Mexican national oil companies Petrobras and Pemex, who use the microturbines for CHP applications on their unmanned offshore drilling platforms.

Other key markets for Capstone’s microturbines include hybrid electric buses and multiple biogas applications. New markets beckoning for microturbine product, according to the company, are the Class A truck market, which is currently squeezed by high diesel prices and stringent emission standards, and the solar energy market, where the microturbines could be powered by solar energy during the day and other fuels at night.

The company’s air cushion technology, which eliminates the need for lubrication and reduces maintenance to near zero, has proven so successful that the turbines are getting to be less micro. Capstone will begin delivering a new 200-kilowatt system in September, adding to the current 30 and 65-kilowatt systems. The Chatsworth, Calif.-based company has already taken its first order for a 1,000-kilowatt system, which can be linked together to form systems as big as 10 megawatts......................................... ..

Analysts at Merriman Curhan Ford were also enthusiastic after the company’s June 12 conference call. The strength of pre-orders on the bigger products prompted these analysts to calculate a fair value for the stock at $4.70 to $5.30 (compared with Monday’s closing price of $3.41), and to reiterate their “buy” rating.

With the expanded product line, the company feels it is well positioned to benefit from the mounting interest in green and clean technology. “I view Capstone as an excellent power generation solution for a changing world because, unlike solar and wind technologies. Our efficient combined heat and power systems reduce greenhouse gas and criteria pollutant emissions 24 hours a day, 365 days a year with or without a sun or wind resource and even without the benefit of an electric grid,” CEO Darren Jamison said on the June conference call.

Capstone went public in 2000. Over the past couple of years, new management has moved in and pushed the company into fresh product lines to speed growth and head toward profit. The $0.25 per share loss in fiscal 2008 compares with a loss of $0.32 in 2007 and another loss of $0.50 in fiscal 2006.

For fiscal 2009, ending next March, the Merriman analysts are forecasting a $0.14 per share loss for the year. On current projections, they see Capstone at about break-even in fiscal 2010 and moving into the black in fiscal 2011 with earnings of $0.15 a share. Consensus estimates are virtually the same.

The four analysts covering Capstone have all deemed it a “buy,” including one “strong buy.” The mean target for the stock is $5.25, compared with the 52-week low of $0.91 last August and the 52-week high of $4.42 last month.

[freakscene]

more new orders

Capstone Announces Order for Approximately $4.7 Million for Coal Seam Gas Project in Australia

http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080722/20080722005342.html?.v=1

[freakscene]

another order. sooner or later the profits have to start rolling in, dont ya think?


Capstone Turbine gets order from Israeli company
Tuesday July 29, 7:18 pm ET

http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080729/capstone_turbine_order.html?.v=1

they announce on the 11th

MA50 crossed/closed above MA200 yesterday on the weekly for those that care.

:)