Vonage Goes Red
Vonage Holdings (NYS: VG) reported earnings on Aug. 1. Here are the numbers you need to know.
The 10-second takeaway
For the quarter ended June 30 (Q2), Vonage Holdings met expectations on revenue and beat expectations on earnings per share.
Compared to the prior-year quarter, revenue dropped slightly and GAAP earnings per share dropped to a loss.
Margins dropped across the board.
Revenue details
Vonage Holdings booked revenue of $211.9 million. The one analyst polled by S&P Capital IQ expected revenue of $212.0 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 2.9% lower than the prior-year quarter's $218.3 million.
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 $0.09. The two earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ forecast $0.06 per share. GAAP EPS were -$0.01 for Q2 against $0.09 per share for the prior-year quarter.
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 68.2%, 80 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was -1.3%, 1,560 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was -1.6%, 1,160 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter.
Looking ahead
Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $209.4 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.06.
Next year's average estimate for revenue is $845.4 million. The average EPS estimate is $0.26.
Investor sentiment
The stock has a one-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 500 members out of 1,557 rating the stock outperform, and 1,057 members rating it underperform. Among 408 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 61 give Vonage Holdings a green thumbs-up, and 347 give it a red thumbs-down.
Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Vonage Holdings is outperform, with an average price target of $3.00.
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