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Beacon Power Corp. (BCON)

CAPS Rating:
****

The Company and its subsidiary designs, develops, configures and expects to begin offering for sale, products and services to support more reliable and cost-effective electricity grid operation.

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Ticker Not Ratable

BCON doesn't currently meet the $100M market cap / $1.50 stock price minimum. (Learn More)

What the Community Thinks

Total Members

152 Outperforms
15 Underperforms
 

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19 Outperforms
5 Underperforms
 

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1 Outperforms
0 Underperforms
 

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Ticker Tags

Cyclical (3415), Aggressive Growth (860), Electrical Equipment (109), Growth (1902), Utilities (167), Industrials (718), Micro Cap (4701)
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Beacon Power Corp. At A Glance

Current Price: $0.41
Last Trade Time: 2/9/2010 4:00 PM
Open: $0.00
Previous Close: $0.42
Daily Range: $0.41 - $0.43
52-Week Range: $0.32 - $1.09
Volume: 1,017,276
Market Cap: $53.30M
P/E Ratio: 0.00
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Beacon Power Corp. (BCON)

Avatar jemilehmann (< 20) Submitted: 7/02/08 11:50 AM

Value story:


Current valuation: about $141mil. = about $1.6 per share


Next milestone: to bring the first two 20MW Frequency Regulation Plants


online by Q408/Q109





Basic Business Model:





- Cost to build 20MW plant: $3...More

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Beacon Power Corp. (BCON)

Avatar Tophinater (35.85) Submitted: 7/12/07 6:10 PM

While the concept of their product is good, the product itself I do not believe can be sold. The idea filtering power demands can only be obtained from a larger proprietary level and not by using these truck sized "flywheel" devices that they cant seem to sell. With a weak demand for their product ...More

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 (BCON)

Avatar jemilehmann (< 20) Submitted: 7/02/08 11:50 AM : Outperform Start Price: $1.87 BCON Score: -64.62

Value story:


Current valuation: about $141mil. = about $1.6 per share


Next milestone: to bring the first two 20MW Frequency Regulation Plants


online by Q408/Q109





Basic Business Model:





- Cost to build 20MW plant: $30mil.


- Annual Earnings per 20 MW plant: $8mil.


- Expected 10-year value (PE=10) per plant: $50mil


- Expected number of plants to be built thru 2010: 8-12


- Expected company value in 2 years PE=10: between $400mil. and $600mil. ($5.6 per share - $8.40 per share)





Additional upsides:





- Market might be growing faster than expected, opening of Canadian- and


South American Markets


- Increased production capacity may increase the number of plants that can


be built per year


- Possible licensing or technology sales to Europe and Asia


- Rising energy prices will drive up the cost of conventional frequency


regulation services increasing operational margins


- Depending on growth rate and size of opportunity valuation multiple could


be larger


- Additional efficiencies of scale will lead to lower costs per plant,


possibly increasing 10-year plant value to $60mil.





Downside risks:





- Possibly ongoing patent issues, maybe settlement needed


- Possible performance, operational problems at the first plant


- Entry of new competitors, or different technology


- Possible overall reduction of market potential because the faster response


provided by the new tech. may reduce the amount of frequency regulation


services actually needed


- Question how additional capital will be raised = possible dilution

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Avatar RumBoat (< 20) Submitted: 6/27/08 4:01 PM : Outperform Start Price: $2.15 BCON Score: -67.37

Excellent product, with no competition. BUY BUY BUY

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Avatar DCMonty25 (83.04) Submitted: 6/24/08 12:19 PM : Outperform Start Price: $1.80 BCON Score: -61.04

Speculative play on a power service company. If their bid to join the NYC grid proves successful, the sky is the limit for this company and its brethren. We don't necessarily need MORE energy, but we do need BETTER energy, and this company's products promise to better regulate the electric grid to prevent surges and drops with an efficiency and speed that present regulators lack. Big things are in store for this company.

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Avatar li177bo (91.82) Submitted: 6/20/08 7:00 PM : Outperform Start Price: $1.95 BCON Score: -62.69

looks good

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 (BCON)

Avatar blitt387 (< 20) Submitted: 6/20/08 1:39 PM : Outperform Start Price: $1.80 BCON Score: -61.11

Watch this stock light up New York City!

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