Premier Shares Fall 15% on Cut to Top End of FY Revenue Guidance

Dow Jones
Feb 05, 2025
 

By Sabela Ojea

 

Shares of Premier on Tuesday dropped after the company cut the top end of its revenue outlook for fiscal 2025 and posted lower-than-expected adjusted earnings and revenue for the second quarter.

The stock was down 15.3% to $18.98 in afternoon trading, on pace for the largest percent decrease since May 2023. Shares have fallen more than 12% over the past 12 months.

The Charlotte, N.C.-based healthcare improvement technology company guided for full-year revenue of $940 million to $1.01 billion amid challenges in its performance services segment. It had most recently expected revenue of $930 million to $1.02 billion.

The company raised its adjusted per-share earnings outlook to $1.26 to $1.34 a share from $1.16 to $1.28 a share previously to reflect the impact of the additional $200 million stock buyback completed in early January.

Premier's outlook comes as it swings to a loss in the second quarter ended Dec. 31.

The company posted a net loss of $96 million, or $1.01 a share, compared with a profit of $54.3 million, or 45 cents a share, for the same period a year earlier.

Stripping out one-time items, the company's earnings came in at 25 cents. Analysts polled by FactSet had forecast higher adjusted earnings of 30 cents a share.

Quarterly revenue fell 14% to $240.3 million, missing the $243.2 million expected by Wall Street.

 

Write to Sabela Ojea at sabela.ojea@wsj.com; @sabelaojeaguix

 

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February 04, 2025 14:08 ET (19:08 GMT)

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