Genomics company Pacific Biosciences of California (NASDAQ:PACB) will be reporting results tomorrow after market close. Here’s what you need to know.
PacBio missed analysts’ revenue expectations by 1.8% last quarter, reporting revenues of $39.22 million, down 32.8% year on year. It was a disappointing quarter for the company, with a miss of analysts’ EPS estimates.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting PacBio’s revenue to decline 9% year on year to $35.3 million, a deceleration from its flat revenue in the same quarter last year. Adjusted loss is expected to come in at -$0.19 per share.
Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. PacBio has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates four times over the last two years.
Looking at PacBio’s peers in the life sciences tools & services segment, some have already reported their Q1 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Medpace delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 9.3%, beating analysts’ expectations by 6%, and Mettler-Toledo reported a revenue decline of 4.6%, topping estimates by 1%. Medpace traded down 2.1% following the results while Mettler-Toledo was up 4.3%.
Read our full analysis of Medpace’s results here and Mettler-Toledo’s results here.
There has been positive sentiment among investors in the life sciences tools & services segment, with share prices up 5.9% on average over the last month. PacBio is down 8.3% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $2.14 (compared to the current share price of $1.10).
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