A123 Needs To Recharge

What is there to say about the high-tech battery sector today? Advanced lithium batteries are still the most likely clean-tech option to get traction in the auto sector, but large-scale rollouts are still off in the distance. In the meantime, investors have certainly turned on the smaller, riskier names in this sector and sent the stocks down while the overall market has done alright. 

The Quarter that Was
A123 once again came up short on the revenue line this quarter, as sales totaled a bit under $23 million. Transportation revenue (which is close to half of the total) was flat sequentially, while consumer revenue and service revenue both grew nicely. The company did not record any electric grid revenue this quarter, and the company shipped 10% fewer megawatts on a sequential basis. 


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Does A123 Have The Juice?

Investing in potentially game-changing technology comes at a cost. By the time you know the winners from the losers, a large percentage of the gains are already in the hands of those investors who stepped up when there were more doubts than answers. On the other hand, investing in these companies is a virtual guarantee of volatility and runs a serious risk of capital loss. 

All that said, battery maker A123 (Nasdaq:AONE) in one of those plays that may be worth the risk. Although the stock has been weak lately and first-quarter earnings will not help matters, these are still early days for the company, the technology, and the industry as a whole.  

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