Overview
Education technology firm's fiscal Q2 revenue rose 7.5%, slightly beating analyst expectations
Adjusted EPS for fiscal Q2 beat analyst expectations
Company stabilized core platform issues, with enhancements ongoing
Outlook
Stride forecasts full-year revenue between $2.480 bln and $2.555 bln
Company expects third-quarter revenue between $615 mln and $645 mln
Stride anticipates full-year capital expenditures between $70 mln and $80 mln
Result Drivers
CAREER LEARNING GROWTH -Total Career Learning revenue increased by 24.5% due to a 29.3% rise in Middle-High School segment
PLATFORM STABILIZATION - Core platform issues have stabilized, with enhancements ongoing
INCREASED REVENUE PER ENROLLMENT - Revenue per enrollment rose 1.8%, driven by a 10% increase in Career Learning revenue per enrollment
Key Details
Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
Q2 Revenue
Slight Beat*
$631.30 mln
$627.94 mln (4 Analysts)
Q2 Adjusted EPS
Beat
$2.50
$2.08 (4 Analysts)
Q2 EPS
$2.12
Q2 Net Income
$99.50 mln
*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 4 "strong buy" or "buy", 2 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"
The average consensus recommendation for the miscellaneous educational service providers peer group is "buy"
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Stride Inc is $125.00, about 74.6% above its January 26 closing price of $71.60
The stock recently traded at 9 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 17 three months ago
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