SunPower (SPWR), Trina Solar (NYSE: TSL), and JinkoSolar (JKS 2.80%) 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.
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Earnings have been all over the map, revealing companies that are outstanding to on the brink of disaster.
Fool contributor Travis Hoium manages an account that owns shares of SunPower and personally owns shares and has the following options: long January 2015 $5 calls on SunPower, long January 2015 $7 calls on SunPower, long January 2015 $15 calls on SunPower, long January 2015 $25 calls on SunPower, and long January 2015 $40 calls on SunPower. The Motley Fool has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.
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