SunPower (SPWR +0.00%), Trina Solar (NYSE: TSL), and JinkoSolar (JKS 6.32%) started off earnings season by reporting a vast improvement in earnings during the second quarter. But that improvement hasn't translated to companies like Yingli Green Energy (NYSE: YGE), LDK Solar, and JA Solar (NASDAQ: JASO), who are reporting losses and even a decline in revenue for JA Solar. Solar analyst Travis Hoium gives his take on what we learned this earnings season in the video below.
Earnings have been all over the map, revealing companies that are outstanding to on the brink of disaster.
About the Author
Travis Hoium is a contributing Motley Fool stock market analyst covering solar energy, technology, and growth stocks. Before The Motley Fool, Travis was a mechanical engineer at 3M and founded a virtual reality company. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Minnesota.