BWNB
BWNB
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, IIncome Statement
| Period | Revenue | Operating Expense | Net Income | Net Profit Margin | Earnings Per Share | EBITDA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3-2025 | $149.01M ▲ | $30.64M ▼ | $35.09M ▲ | 23.55% ▲ | $0.3 ▲ | $11.38M ▼ |
| Q2-2025 | $144.05M ▼ | $35.11M ▲ | $-58.49M ▼ | -40.6% ▼ | $-0.63 ▼ | $11.74M ▲ |
| Q1-2025 | $181.19M ▲ | $34.21M ▼ | $-22.01M ▲ | -12.15% ▲ | $-0.26 ▲ | $8.2M ▲ |
| Q4-2024 | $66.28M ▼ | $44.2M ▼ | $-63.06M ▼ | -95.16% ▼ | $-0.71 ▼ | $-52.16M ▼ |
| Q3-2024 | $209.86M | $51.3M | $-5.33M | -2.54% | $-0.1 | $3.93M |
What's going well?
Revenue is growing steadily, and the company managed to cut interest costs. The headline profit looks strong thanks to gains from discontinued operations.
What's concerning?
Core business margins are shrinking, and most of the profit comes from a one-off event, not ongoing operations. Interest expenses remain high, and gross profit is falling.
Balance Statement
| Period | Cash & Short-term | Total Assets | Total Liabilities | Total Equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3-2025 | $189.9M ▲ | $657.9M ▼ | $890.1M ▼ | $-232.2M ▲ |
| Q2-2025 | $21.71M ▲ | $703.49M ▼ | $1.01B ▼ | $-309.23M ▼ |
| Q1-2025 | $21.63M ▼ | $719.71M ▼ | $1.02B ▲ | $-303.01M ▼ |
| Q4-2024 | $23.4M ▼ | $726.99M ▼ | $1.01B ▲ | $-283.76M ▼ |
| Q3-2024 | $30.63M | $804.63M | $1.01B | $-203.69M |
What's financially strong about this company?
Cash reserves jumped nearly ninefold this quarter, and the company paid down over $53 million in debt. Liquidity is adequate, with enough current assets to cover near-term bills.
What are the financial risks or weaknesses?
Shareholder equity is deeply negative, meaning the company owes much more than it owns. Debt is high compared to assets, and the company has a long history of losses.
Cash Flow Statement
| Period | Net Income | Cash From Operations | Cash From Investing | Cash From Financing | Net Change | Free Cash Flow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3-2025 | $35.09M ▲ | $-32.11M ▼ | $161.77M ▲ | $-39.96M ▼ | $90.28M ▲ | $-37.63M ▼ |
| Q2-2025 | $-58.51M ▼ | $-25.31M ▼ | $14.55M ▲ | $2.99M ▲ | $-7.81M ▲ | $-28.06M ▼ |
| Q1-2025 | $-7.78M ▲ | $-8.48M ▲ | $-3.91M ▼ | $-414K ▲ | $-12.45M ▼ | $-12.8M ▲ |
| Q4-2024 | $-63.02M ▼ | $-22.48M ▲ | $31.95M ▲ | $-1.11M ▲ | $3.15M ▲ | $-23.55M ▲ |
| Q3-2024 | $-5.33M | $-69.67M | $2.13M | $-10.78M | $-74.17M | $-71.83M |
What's strong about this company's cash flow?
The company has a large cash balance of $201.1 million, giving it a comfortable cushion for now. Net income improved sharply this quarter, and debt was paid down significantly.
What are the cash flow concerns?
Core operations are burning more cash each quarter, and free cash flow is deeply negative. The company is highly dependent on raising money from stock sales and asset sales, and working capital is moving in the wrong direction.
Revenue by Products
| Product | Q3-2023 | Q4-2023 | Q2-2024 | Q3-2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Backlog | $0 ▲ | $0 ▲ | $0 ▲ | $0 ▲ |
BW Environmental Segment | $50.00M ▲ | $30.00M ▼ | $60.00M ▲ | $0 ▼ |
BW Renewable Segment | $90.00M ▲ | $0 ▼ | $60.00M ▲ | $0 ▼ |
BW Thermal Segment | $110.00M ▲ | $0 ▼ | $120.00M ▲ | $0 ▼ |
Q3 2025 Earnings Call Summary
Read Call Summary5-Year Trend Analysis
A comprehensive look at Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, I's financial evolution and strategic trajectory over the past five years.
BWNB’s key strengths include a steady record of revenue growth, a long-established brand in power and environmental technologies, and a differentiated innovation portfolio targeting hydrogen, carbon capture, and waste-to-energy. Its installed base and service capabilities provide ongoing customer relationships and potential retrofit opportunities. The company has also shown it can access external capital when needed, supporting continued investment despite operating challenges. In strategic terms, it is well aligned with global decarbonization and emissions-reduction themes, which offer sizable long-term demand potential.
The most significant risks are financial and execution-related. Persistent net losses, chronically negative operating and free cash flow, rising debt, and shrinking liquidity create meaningful balance-sheet strain. Negative equity and heavy leverage reduce resilience and constrain strategic flexibility. On the business side, BWNB faces tough competition, project delays, policy and regulatory uncertainty, and technology commercialization risk, particularly for its newer decarbonization platforms. Together, these factors increase the chance of future dilution, refinancing pressure, or the need for strategic restructuring if performance does not improve.
BWNB’s outlook is mixed: strategically promising but financially fragile. If the company can successfully convert a portion of its project pipeline into profitable, cash-generative contracts and demonstrate its key technologies at scale, it could gradually strengthen margins and repair its balance sheet. However, until operating performance and cash flow show clearer, sustained improvement, its elevated leverage and liquidity pressures will remain a central concern. Future results will likely be driven less by broad market trends—which are favorable for decarbonization—and more by BWNB’s ability to execute projects well, control costs, and manage its capital structure prudently.
About Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, I
www.babcock.comBabcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides energy and emissions control solutions to a range of industrial, electrical utility, municipal, and other customers worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Babcock & Wilcox Renewable; Babcock & Wilcox Environmental; and Babcock & Wilcox Thermal.
Income Statement
| Period | Revenue | Operating Expense | Net Income | Net Profit Margin | Earnings Per Share | EBITDA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3-2025 | $149.01M ▲ | $30.64M ▼ | $35.09M ▲ | 23.55% ▲ | $0.3 ▲ | $11.38M ▼ |
| Q2-2025 | $144.05M ▼ | $35.11M ▲ | $-58.49M ▼ | -40.6% ▼ | $-0.63 ▼ | $11.74M ▲ |
| Q1-2025 | $181.19M ▲ | $34.21M ▼ | $-22.01M ▲ | -12.15% ▲ | $-0.26 ▲ | $8.2M ▲ |
| Q4-2024 | $66.28M ▼ | $44.2M ▼ | $-63.06M ▼ | -95.16% ▼ | $-0.71 ▼ | $-52.16M ▼ |
| Q3-2024 | $209.86M | $51.3M | $-5.33M | -2.54% | $-0.1 | $3.93M |
What's going well?
Revenue is growing steadily, and the company managed to cut interest costs. The headline profit looks strong thanks to gains from discontinued operations.
What's concerning?
Core business margins are shrinking, and most of the profit comes from a one-off event, not ongoing operations. Interest expenses remain high, and gross profit is falling.
Balance Statement
| Period | Cash & Short-term | Total Assets | Total Liabilities | Total Equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3-2025 | $189.9M ▲ | $657.9M ▼ | $890.1M ▼ | $-232.2M ▲ |
| Q2-2025 | $21.71M ▲ | $703.49M ▼ | $1.01B ▼ | $-309.23M ▼ |
| Q1-2025 | $21.63M ▼ | $719.71M ▼ | $1.02B ▲ | $-303.01M ▼ |
| Q4-2024 | $23.4M ▼ | $726.99M ▼ | $1.01B ▲ | $-283.76M ▼ |
| Q3-2024 | $30.63M | $804.63M | $1.01B | $-203.69M |
What's financially strong about this company?
Cash reserves jumped nearly ninefold this quarter, and the company paid down over $53 million in debt. Liquidity is adequate, with enough current assets to cover near-term bills.
What are the financial risks or weaknesses?
Shareholder equity is deeply negative, meaning the company owes much more than it owns. Debt is high compared to assets, and the company has a long history of losses.
Cash Flow Statement
| Period | Net Income | Cash From Operations | Cash From Investing | Cash From Financing | Net Change | Free Cash Flow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3-2025 | $35.09M ▲ | $-32.11M ▼ | $161.77M ▲ | $-39.96M ▼ | $90.28M ▲ | $-37.63M ▼ |
| Q2-2025 | $-58.51M ▼ | $-25.31M ▼ | $14.55M ▲ | $2.99M ▲ | $-7.81M ▲ | $-28.06M ▼ |
| Q1-2025 | $-7.78M ▲ | $-8.48M ▲ | $-3.91M ▼ | $-414K ▲ | $-12.45M ▼ | $-12.8M ▲ |
| Q4-2024 | $-63.02M ▼ | $-22.48M ▲ | $31.95M ▲ | $-1.11M ▲ | $3.15M ▲ | $-23.55M ▲ |
| Q3-2024 | $-5.33M | $-69.67M | $2.13M | $-10.78M | $-74.17M | $-71.83M |
What's strong about this company's cash flow?
The company has a large cash balance of $201.1 million, giving it a comfortable cushion for now. Net income improved sharply this quarter, and debt was paid down significantly.
What are the cash flow concerns?
Core operations are burning more cash each quarter, and free cash flow is deeply negative. The company is highly dependent on raising money from stock sales and asset sales, and working capital is moving in the wrong direction.
Revenue by Products
| Product | Q3-2023 | Q4-2023 | Q2-2024 | Q3-2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Backlog | $0 ▲ | $0 ▲ | $0 ▲ | $0 ▲ |
BW Environmental Segment | $50.00M ▲ | $30.00M ▼ | $60.00M ▲ | $0 ▼ |
BW Renewable Segment | $90.00M ▲ | $0 ▼ | $60.00M ▲ | $0 ▼ |
BW Thermal Segment | $110.00M ▲ | $0 ▼ | $120.00M ▲ | $0 ▼ |
Q3 2025 Earnings Call Summary
Read Call Summary5-Year Trend Analysis
A comprehensive look at Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, I's financial evolution and strategic trajectory over the past five years.
BWNB’s key strengths include a steady record of revenue growth, a long-established brand in power and environmental technologies, and a differentiated innovation portfolio targeting hydrogen, carbon capture, and waste-to-energy. Its installed base and service capabilities provide ongoing customer relationships and potential retrofit opportunities. The company has also shown it can access external capital when needed, supporting continued investment despite operating challenges. In strategic terms, it is well aligned with global decarbonization and emissions-reduction themes, which offer sizable long-term demand potential.
The most significant risks are financial and execution-related. Persistent net losses, chronically negative operating and free cash flow, rising debt, and shrinking liquidity create meaningful balance-sheet strain. Negative equity and heavy leverage reduce resilience and constrain strategic flexibility. On the business side, BWNB faces tough competition, project delays, policy and regulatory uncertainty, and technology commercialization risk, particularly for its newer decarbonization platforms. Together, these factors increase the chance of future dilution, refinancing pressure, or the need for strategic restructuring if performance does not improve.
BWNB’s outlook is mixed: strategically promising but financially fragile. If the company can successfully convert a portion of its project pipeline into profitable, cash-generative contracts and demonstrate its key technologies at scale, it could gradually strengthen margins and repair its balance sheet. However, until operating performance and cash flow show clearer, sustained improvement, its elevated leverage and liquidity pressures will remain a central concern. Future results will likely be driven less by broad market trends—which are favorable for decarbonization—and more by BWNB’s ability to execute projects well, control costs, and manage its capital structure prudently.

CEO
Kenneth M. Young
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Rating : C

