Overview
Canada graphene manufacturer's Q3 revenue rose 6% yr/yr, slightly beating analyst expectations
Adjusted EBITDA for Q3 missed analyst estimates and declined from last year
Revenue growth driven by higher volume and tooling revenues, plus sequential improvement since Q1
Outlook
Company says focus remains on expanding business through dry-process graphene and enhanced solutions
NanoXplore aims to build on recent momentum to end the year on a strong note
Result Drivers
HIGHER VOLUME AND TOOLING REVENUES - Q3 revenues from customers increased mainly due to higher sales volume and tooling revenues
IMPROVED PRODUCTIVITY AND COST CONTROL - Adjsuted gross margin improvement attributed to higher volume and higher tooling revenues, which improved productivity and cost management
Company press release: ID:nGNX4nMtfT
Key Details
Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
Q3 Revenue
Slight Beat*
C$32.30 mln
C$32.21 mln (6 Analysts)
Q3 Adjusted EBITDA
Miss
C$1.20 mln
C$1.40 mln (5 Analysts)
*Applies to a deviation of less than 1%; not applicable for per-share numbers.
Analyst Coverage
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 3 "strong buy" or "buy", 3 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"
The average consensus recommendation for the specialty chemicals peer group is "buy"
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for NanoXplore Inc is C$2.90, about 38.8% above its May 12 closing price of C$2.09
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