Genie Energy Announces Second Quarter 2025 Results

Newark, NJ, Aug. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Genie Energy, Ltd. (NYSE: GNE), a leading retail energy and renewable energy solutions provider, today announced results for the second quarter of 2025. 

Michael Stein, Chief Executive Officer of Genie Energy, commented: 

"Our second quarter yielded mixed results with solid operational progress and double-digit topline growth, while significant margin compression at GRE weighed on our bottom-line. 

"At GRE, we expanded our customer base in the second quarter to approximately 419,000 meters served comprising 414,000 RCEs, representing year-over-year growth of 15% and 20% in meters and RCE's, respectively. GRE’s financial results were impacted by wholesale power price increases in some of its supply markets, amplified by high consumption levels from the unseasonably hot weather early this summer.

"At GREW, we are making good progress on the more advanced projects within our solar generation development pipeline, highlighted by our Lansing community solar project which, I'm excited to report, we expect to commission in the third quarter. Following the enactment of the "One Big Beautiful Bill", we are evaluating the financial viability of our early-stage projects that may no longer qualify for federal solar investment tax credits, and have paused new development projects. GREW delivered a very strong quarter with revenue increasing 44%, and the segment approached break even.

"During the second quarter, we continued to return value to our stockholders, repurchasing approximately 159,000 shares and paying our regular quarterly dividend of $0.075 per share.

"Looking ahead to the balance of the year, assuming a normalized retail margin environment, and further improvement and growth at GREW led by Diversegy and Genie Solar, we continue to expect that Genie will generate $40 to $50 million of consolidated Adjusted EBITDA in 2025."

Second Quarter 2025 Highlights

(Unless otherwise noted, 2Q25 results are compared to 2Q24, and results of the former Genie Retail Energy International (GREI) segment are included in discontinued operations for all periods.) 

• Revenue increased 16.0% to $105.3 million from $90.7 million;
• Gross profit decreased 29.6% to $23.5 million from $33.3 million; Gross margin decreased to 22.3% from 36.8%;
• Income from operations decreased to $2.0 million from $10.6 million;
• Adjusted EBITDA1 decreased to $3.0 million from $12.0 million;
• Net income attributable to Genie common stockholders and income per diluted share (EPS) attributable to Genie common stockholders of $2.8 million and $0.11 compared to $9.6 million and $0.36, respectively;
• Non-GAAP net income attributable to Genie common stockholders1 and non-GAAP EPS1 attributable to Genie common stockholders of $3.0 million and $0.11 compared to $10.1 million and $0.37, respectively;
• Cash and cash equivalents, short and long-term restricted cash, and marketable equity securities totaled $201.6 million at June 30, 2025;
• Genie repurchased approximately 159 thousand shares of its Class B Common stock for $2.7 million during 2Q25;
• Genie will pay a $0.075 per share quarterly dividend to Class A and Class B common stockholders on August 19, 2025, with a record date of August 11, 2025.
  
  
  
  

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Segment Highlights

Genie Retail Energy (GRE)

GRE's 2Q25 revenue increased 14.2% to $ 99.0 million from $ 86.7 million in 2Q24 primarily reflecting increased consumption from customer base growth. Income from operations decreased 72.7% to $4.0 million from $14.6 million, and Adjusted EBITDA decreased 70.5% to $4.4 million from $14.9 million. The decreases primarily reflect increased commodity cost absorbed by GRE compared to 2Q24, driven by increased wholesale commodity prices, and amplified by unseasonably hot weather in some service markets during the quarter.

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Genie Renewables (GREW)

GREW's first quarter revenue increased 57.3% to $6.3 million from $4.0 million in 2Q24, primarily reflecting growth at Diversegy and Genie Solar. Diversegy, Genie's energy brokerage and advisory business, increased revenue by 59.5% year-over-year, and contributed the significant majority of GREW revenues in 2Q25. GREW's loss from operations decreased to $0.2 million from $1.4 million in 2Q24.

At June 30, 2025, Genie Solar's operating portfolio and development pipeline comprised:

Following recent changes accelerating the phase out of the federal investment tax credits for solar projects, Genie Solar has removed some early-stage projects from its pipeline, and has paused new project development.

Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Highlights

As of June 30, 2025, Genie reported cash and cash equivalents, short and long-term restricted cash, and marketable equity securities of $201.6 million.

Total assets as of June 30, 2025 were $383.1 million. Liabilities totaled $195.9 million, and working capital (current assets less current liabilities) totaled $115.0 million. 

Cash provided by operating activities decreased to $16.5 million in 2Q25 from $33.3 million in 2Q24.

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Earnings Announcement and Supplemental Information

At 8:30 AM Eastern this morning, Genie Energy’s management will host a conference call to discuss the Company's financial and operational results, business outlook, and strategy. The call will begin with management’s remarks, followed by Q&A with investors.

To participate in the conference call, dial 1-877-545-0320 (toll-free from the US) or 1-973-528-0002 (international) and provide the following participant access code: 796824.

Approximately three hours after the call, a call replay will be accessible by dialing 1-877-481-4010 (toll-free from the US) or 1-919-882-2331 (international) and providing the replay passcode: 52352. The replay will remain available through Tuesday, May 20, 2025. In addition, a recording of the call will be available for playback on the “Investors” section of the Genie Energy website.

About Genie Energy Ltd.

Genie Energy Ltd., (NYSE: GNE) is a leading retail energy and renewable energy solutions provider. The Genie Retail Energy division (GRE) supplies electricity, including electricity from renewable resources, and natural gas to residential and small business customers in the United States. The Genie Renewables division's (GREW) holdings include Genie Solar, a vertically-integrated provider of community and utility-scale solar energy solutions, and Diversegy, an energy procurement advisor. For more information, visit Genie.com.

In this press release, all statements that are not purely about historical facts, including, but not limited to, those in which we use the words "believe," "anticipate," "expect," "plan," "intend," "estimate, "target" and similar expressions, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. While these forward-looking statements represent our current judgment of what may happen in the future, actual results may differ materially from the results expressed or implied by these statements due to numerous important factors, including, but not limited to, those described in our most recent report on SEC Form 10-K (under the headings "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations"), which may be revised or supplemented in subsequent reports on SEC Forms 10-Q and 8-K. We are under no obligation, and expressly disclaim any obligation, to update the forward-looking statements in this press release, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures for the Second Quarter of 2025

In addition to disclosing financial results that are determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (GAAP), Genie Energy disclosed Adjusted EBITDA for GRE and on a consolidated basis, Non-GAAP Net Income Attributable to Genie Common Stockholders (Non-GAAP Net Income) and Non-GAAP Diluted Earnings per Share Attributable to Genie Common Stockholders (Non-GAAP EPS). Adjusted EBITDA, Non-GAAP Net Income and Non-GAAP EPS are non-GAAP financial measures.

Generally, a non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of a company’s performance, financial position, or cash flows that either excludes or includes amounts that are not normally excluded or included in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP.

Genie’s measure of consolidated Adjusted EBITDA starts with income from operations and adds back depreciation, amortization, and stock-based compensation and deducts impairment of assets and equity in the net loss of equity method investees, net.

Genie's measures of Non-GAAP Net Income and Non-GAAP EPS start with net income attributable to Genie Energy Ltd. Common Stockholders in accordance with GAAP and add captive insurance liability and the tax effect of this adjustment. These additions are non-cash and/or non-routine items in the relevant periods.

Adjusted EBITDA, Non-GAAP Net Income and Non-GAAP EPS should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, or superior to, revenue, gross profit, income from operations, cash flow from operating activities, net income, basic and diluted earnings per share or other measures of liquidity and financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. In addition, Genie’s measurement of Adjusted EBITDA, Non-GAAP Net Income and Non-GAAP EPS may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

Management believes that Genie’s measure of Adjusted EBITDA, Non-GAAP Net Income and Non-GAAP EPS provide useful information to both management and investors by excluding certain expenses that may not be indicative of Genie’s or GRE’s core operating results. Management uses Adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP Net Income and Non-GAAP EPS, among other measures, as relevant indicators of core operational strengths in its financial and operational decision-making.

Management also uses Adjusted EBITDA, Non-GAAP Net Income and Non-GAAP EPS to evaluate operating performance in relation to Genie’s competitors. Disclosure of these non-GAAP financial measures may be useful to investors in evaluating performance and allows for greater transparency to the underlying supplemental information used by management in its financial and operational decision-making. In addition, Genie Energy has historically reported Adjusted EBITDA and believes it is commonly used by readers of financial information in assessing performance. Therefore, the inclusion of comparative numbers provides consistency in financial reporting at this time.

Management refers to Adjusted EBITDA, Non-GAAP Net Income and Non-GAAP EPS as well as the GAAP measures revenue, gross profit, and income from operations, as well as net income, on a consolidated level to facilitate internal and external comparisons to Genie's historical operating results, in making operating decisions, for budget and planning purposes, and to form the basis upon which management is compensated.

Although depreciation and amortization are considered operating costs under GAAP, they primarily represent the non-cash current period allocation of costs associated with long-lived assets acquired or constructed in prior periods. Genie’s operating results exclusive of depreciation and amortization are therefore useful indicators of its current performance.

Stock-based compensation recognized by Genie Energy and other companies may not be comparable because of the various valuation methodologies, subjective assumptions, and the variety of types of awards that are permitted under GAAP. Stock-based compensation is excluded from Genie’s calculation of Adjusted EBITDA because management believes this allows investors to make more meaningful comparisons of the operating results of Genie’s core business with the results of other companies. However, stock-based compensation will continue to be a significant expense for Genie Energy for the foreseeable future and an important part of employees’ compensation that impacts their performance. 

Impairment of assets is a component of income (loss) from operations that is excluded from the calculation of Adjusted EBITDA. The impairment of assets is primarily dictated by events and circumstances outside the control of management that trigger an impairment analysis. While there may be similar charges in other periods, the nature and magnitude of these charges can fluctuate markedly and do not reflect the performance of Genie's continuing operations. 

Captive insurance liability is a non-cash charge incurred by Genie's insurance operations. While there may be related charges in other periods, the magnitude of these changes can fluctuate markedly and do not reflect the performance of Genie's continuing operations. Captive insurance losses are excluded from Genie's calculation of Adjusted EBITDA, Non-GAAP Net Income and Non-GAAP EPS because management believes this allows investors to make more meaningful comparisons of the operating results of Genie’s core business with the results of other companies. 

Following are the reconciliations of Adjusted EBITDA, Non-GAAP Net Income and Non-GAAP EPS on a consolidated basis to its most directly comparable GAAP measure. Adjusted EBITDA is reconciled to income from operations for Genie Energy on a consolidated basis as well as for GRE. 

Non-GAAP Reconciliation - Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA

Non-GAAP Reconciliation - GRE Adjusted EBITDA

 Non-GAAP Reconciliation - Consolidated Non-GAAP Net Income Attributable to Genie Energy Ltd. Common Stockholders and Non-GAAP Diluted Income Per Share

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