NYSE:AVTRLife Sciences
Avantor (AVTR) Stock Slips As Turnaround Progress Meets Profit Drop
Avantor went into this earnings day with a quietly improving share chart, up over the past week, month and quarter, yet the stock dropped about 3.7% to roughly US$13.86 by the close. That gap between recent gains and the sudden pullback is the story. The company delivered Q2 revenue of US$1.69b and adjusted earnings per share of US$0.21, while free cash flow stayed strong enough for more debt paydown and leverage around 3.3x. For a life sciences supplier still working through a turnaround,...