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Investing.com - Shares of Enphase Energy (NASDAQ:ENPH) fell in premarket trading on Wednesday after the solar inverter maker issued third-quarter guidance below Wall Street estimates and warned that sweeping U.S. tariffs would dent margins.
Steep levies have been finalized by the U.S. on a slew of solar cells incoming from Southeast Asia, as Washington responds to complaints from domestic manufacturers that firms from the region were unfairly flooding the U.S. with cheaper goods.
In the second quarter, Enphase added that the levies at hit its gross margin by 2%. While a trade truce between the U.S. and China has lowered its expected headwind for the current three-month period, Enphase said increased levies on "several non-China countries" set to take effect on August first mean that the gross margins will still be dented by 3% to 5%.
Speaking to investors in a post-earnings call, CEO Badri Kothandaraman said Enphase is pushing to diversify its supply to help mitigate risks from the tariffs, adding that it is "future-proofing our operations."
Enphase posted second-quarter adjusted earnings per share of $0.69, exceeding the analyst consensus of $0.64. Revenue came in at $363.2 million, slightly above the consensus estimate of $361.9 million and up 19.7% compared to the same quarter last year.
For the third quarter, Enphase expects revenue to be between $330 million and $370 million, with the midpoint below market expectations of $368.4 million.
In a note, analysts at BMO Capital Markets flagged that the business environment for Enphase remains uncertain, especially as the renewable energy industry faces a push by the White House to ratchet down or eliminate tax credits for solar and wind projects. A massive U.S. tax-cuts and spending bill passed earlier this month slashes access to a 30% tax credit which was originally slated to last until 2032, threatening what had become a key strategic pillar for the renewable sector.
(Rachael Rajan contributed reporting.)