Q2 Holdings Inc (QTWO) experienced a sharp decline of 7.28% in after-hours trading on Wednesday. The drop followed the release of the company's fourth-quarter financial results.

The company reported adjusted earnings per share of $0.31 for the quarter, which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $0.60 by a substantial 48.33 percent. This represents a 35.42 percent decrease compared to earnings of $0.48 per share from the same period last year. While quarterly sales of $208.200 million exceeded the analyst consensus estimate of $204.826 million by 1.65 percent, the significant earnings shortfall appears to have driven investor sentiment negatively in the extended session.