Canada's Alithya Q4 revenue misses estimates

Alithya

Thu 12:26

Overview
Canada digital transformation firm's Q4 revenue fell 9% yr/yr, missing analyst expectations
Adjusted EPS for Q4 dropped to C$0.08 from C$0.12 a year earlier

Outlook
Company did not provide specific financial guidance for the upcoming quarter or full year in the press release 

Result Drivers
CANADA REVENUE DECLINE - Revenue in Canada fell due to reduced government contracts, client projects reaching maturity, and lower enterprise transformation services
INCREASED EXPENSES - Higher selling, general and administrative expenses, mainly from the eVerge acquisition, weighed on results
DATUM TRANSACTION AND IMPAIRMENT - Sale of Datum operations and related impairment charges impacted results

Company press release: ID:nNFC723rpy

Key Details
Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
Q4 Revenue
Miss
C$113.78 mln
C$121.68 mln (6 Analysts)
Q4 Adjusted EPS
 
C$0.08
 
Q4 EPS
 
-C$0.09
 
Q4 Adjusted Net Income
 
C$7.72 mln
 
Q4 Adjusted EBITDA
 
C$12.65 mln
 
Q4 Adjusted EBITDA Margin
 
11.1%
 

Analyst Coverage
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 4 "strong buy" or "buy", 2 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"
The average consensus recommendation for the business support services peer group is "buy"
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Alithya Group Inc is C$2.23, about 85.4% above its June 10 closing price of C$1.20
The stock recently traded at 11 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 11 three months ago

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