Meyer Burger posts US$330 million net loss for FY2023

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Meyer Burger is optimistic about its business and production plan in the US. Image: Meyer Burger

PV manufacturer Meyer Burger has posted financial results for 2023, with net loss increasing by 318% to CHF292 million (US$330.6 million).

Net sales in 2023 dropped to CHF135 million, down from CHF147.2 million in 2022. The company’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA) also increased significantly from CHF34.6 million in 2022 to CHF163.6 million.

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“As the year progressed, it became clear that dumping prices from Chinese suppliers in Europe, coupled with a sharp rise in Chinese production overcapacity and a lack of market protection, led to unprecedented distortions in the European solar market, which had a serious impact on Meyer Burger’s earnings,” said Franz Richter, chairman of Meyer Burger, and Gunter Erfurt, CEO of Meyer Burger.

Meyer Burger said its module manufacturing capacity was 1.4GW as of the end of 2023, but it only produced 650MW of modules as “market distortions in the European market did not allow for production at full capacity”. Therefore, module inventories increased to 365MW.

Looking ahead, the company said it “welcomes the recent decision on resilience measures in Italy”. Regarding its inventory, Meyer Burger expects to benefit financially from further potential resilience regulation in Europe during the implementation phase of the Net Zero Industry Act (NZIA).

Production in the US

Meyer Burger announced its plan to close its module assembly plant in Germany and focus on its footprint in the US in January. At that time, it cited a lack of sufficient measures to create a level playing field in Europe in terms of a resilience-reward scheme as the reason for the closure.

The company said the proceeds from potential debt financing sources, together with the proceeds from the capital increase, will enable it to start module production in a 2GW plant in Goodyear in the US state of Arizona by the end of the second quarter of 2024. The 2GW cell production plant in Colorado Springs, Colorado, is also expected to ramp up by the end of 2024.

Speaking of the US market, Richter and Erfurt said the potential in the US is “considerable” thanks to existing offtake agreements.

“Assuming that cell and module production at the US sites can be ramped up as planned, the group expects to generate an annual EBITDA of around CHF250 million per year in the medium term from its business in the US,” they said.

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