Orbotech Beats on Both Top and Bottom Lines

Updated

Orbotech (NAS: ORBK) reported earnings on Aug. 1. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
For the quarter ended June 30 (Q2), Orbotech beat expectations on revenues and beat expectations on earnings per share.

Compared to the prior-year quarter, revenue increased. Non-GAAP earnings per share grew significantly. GAAP earnings per share grew.


Margins expanded across the board.

Revenue details
Orbotech reported revenue of $108.8 million. The three analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ predicted revenue of $105.1 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 7.4% higher than the prior-year quarter's $101.3 million.

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

EPS details
EPS came in at $0.29. The four earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ forecast $0.20 per share. Non-GAAP EPS of $0.29 for Q2 were 314% higher than the prior-year quarter's $0.07 per share. GAAP EPS were $0.24 for Q2 versus -$0.02 per share for the prior-year quarter.

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

Margin details
For the quarter, gross margin was 42.8%, 130 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 10.1%, 840 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 9.6%, much better than the prior-year quarter. (Margins calculated in GAAP terms.)

Looking ahead
Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $111.3 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.25.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $426.9 million. The average EPS estimate is $0.90.

Investor sentiment
The stock has a three-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 93 members out of 100 rating the stock outperform, and seven members rating it underperform. Among 26 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 25 give Orbotech a green thumbs-up, and one give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Orbotech is outperform, with an average price target of $13.00.

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