ALS First Half 2024 Earnings: Revenues Beat Expectations, EPS Lags

ALS (ASX:ALQ) First Half 2024 Results

Key Financial Results

• Revenue: AU$1.22b (up 8.9% from 1H 2023).
• Net income: AU$133.5m (down 7.6% from 1H 2023).
• Profit margin: 11% (down from 13% in 1H 2023). The decrease in margin was driven by higher expenses.
• EPS: AU$0.28 (down from AU$0.30 in 1H 2023).

All figures shown in the chart above are for the trailing 12 month (TTM) period

ALS Revenues Beat Expectations, EPS Falls Short

Revenue exceeded analyst estimates by 3.5%. Earnings per share (EPS) missed analyst estimates by 9.5%.

Looking ahead, revenue is forecast to grow 6.2% p.a. on average during the next 3 years, compared to a 1.4% growth forecast for the Professional Services industry in Australia.

Performance of the Australian Professional Services industry.

The company's shares are up 11% from a week ago.

Risk Analysis

We don't want to rain on the parade too much, but we did also find 2 warning signs for ALS that you need to be mindful of.

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