Hologic Hits Estimates in Solid Quarter

Seth Jayson, The Motley Fool
Updated

Hologic (NAS: HOLX) reported earnings on April 30. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
For the quarter ended March 24 (Q2), Hologic met expectations on revenues and met expectations on earnings per share.

Compared to the prior-year quarter, revenue expanded and GAAP earnings per share shrank to a loss.


Margins contracted across the board.

Revenue details
Hologic reported revenue of $471.2 million. The 20 analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ foresaw revenue of $473.8 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 7.4% higher than the prior-year quarter's $438.7 million.

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Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Dollar amounts in millions. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

EPS details
EPS came in at $0.33. The 24 earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ predicted $0.33 per share. GAAP EPS were -$0.15 for Q2 against $0.31 per share for the prior-year quarter.

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Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

Margin details
For the quarter, gross margin was 57.4%, 310 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 12.5%, 260 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was -8.5%, 2,730 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $482.3 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.35.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $1.92 billion. The average EPS estimate is $1.38.

Investor sentiment
The stock has a four-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 692 members out of 712 rating the stock outperform, and 20 members rating it underperform. Among 196 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 191 give Hologic a green thumbs-up, and five give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Hologic is outperform, with an average price target of $23.05.

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