Why Is Research Company Exponent Stock Soaring Today?
Why Is Research Company Exponent Stock Soaring Today?
Engineering and scientific consulting firm Exponent Inc (NASDAQ:EXPO) shares are skyrocketing after the company reported better-than-expected first-quarter FY24 earnings.
工程和科學諮詢公司Exponent Inc（納斯達克股票代碼：EXPO）公佈的24財年第一季度收益好於預期後，該公司股價飛漲。
Exponent reported first-quarter FY24 sales growth of 3.3% year-on-year to $144.93 million, beating the analyst consensus estimate of $125.98 million.
Exponent報告稱，24財年第一季度銷售額同比增長3.3％，達到1.4493億美元，超過了分析師普遍預期的1.2598億美元。
Exponent's engineering and other scientific segment represented 84% of the company's revenues before reimbursements in the first quarter of 2024.
2024年第一季度，Exponent的工程和其他科學部門佔公司報銷前收入的84％。
Operating income for the quarter increased 5.5% to $30.7 million, with an operating margin of 21.2%.
該季度的營業收入增長了5.5％，達到3,070萬美元，營業利潤率爲21.2％。
EPS of $0.59 beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.47.
每股收益爲0.59美元，超過了分析師共識估計的0.47美元。
Exponent held $168.7 million in cash and equivalents as of March 29, 2024. The Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.28 per share of common stock to be paid on June 21 to all common stockholders of record as of June 7.
截至2024年3月29日，Exponent持有1.687億美元的現金及等價物。董事會宣佈將於6月21日向截至6月7日登記在冊的所有普通股股東支付每股0.28美元的季度現金股息。
"The increasing global attention on safety, health, and environmental concerns coupled with the complexity and pace of innovation continues to drive greater demand for our expertise," said President and CEO Catherine Corrigan.
總裁兼首席執行官凱瑟琳·科里根表示：“全球對安全、健康和環境問題的關注日益增加，加上創新的複雜性和步伐，繼續推動對我們專業知識的更大需求。”
Outlook: For FY24, Exponent increased its revenue and margin guidance, with revenues before reimbursements to grow in the low-single digits (prior view: flat to down in the low-single digits) and EBITDA of 26.25% to 27.0% (prior view: 25.75% to 26.5%) of revenues before reimbursements.
展望：對於24財年，Exponent提高了收入和利潤率預期，報銷前收入將以較低的個位數增長（先前觀點：持平至下降的低個位數），息稅折舊攤銷前利潤爲26.25％至27.0％（先前觀點：25.75％至26.5％）。
For the second quarter, the company sees revenues before reimbursements to be flat to up in the low-single digits and an EBITDA of 27.25% to 28.25% of revenues before reimbursements.
該公司預計，第二季度報銷前收入將持平至較低的個位數，息稅折舊攤銷前利潤爲報銷前收入的27.25％至28.25％。
Price Action: EXPO shares are trading higher by 21.6% at $96.93 at the last check Friday.
價格走勢：在週五的最後一次支票中，世博會股價上漲21.6％，至96.93美元。
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