Food safety company Neogen Q1 revenue beats estimates, reaffirms annual guidance

Reuters
Oct 09
Food safety company Neogen Q1 revenue beats estimates, reaffirms annual guidance

Overview

  • Neogen Q1 2026 revenue of $209.2 mln beats analyst expectations

  • Adjusted Net Income for Q1 beats estimates, driven by operational adjustments

  • Company completed divestiture and repaid $100 mln of debt

Outlook

  • Company reaffirms FY2026 revenue guidance of $820 mln to $840 mln

  • Neogen expects FY2026 adjusted EBITDA between $165 mln and $175 mln

  • Capital expenditures for FY2026 expected to total approximately $50 mln

Result Drivers

  • REVENUE DECLINE - Total revenue decreased 3.6% due to divestitures and discontinued product lines, with core revenue slightly up by 0.3%

  • GROSS MARGIN IMPACT - Gross margin declined due to integration costs and lower revenue, but excluding these costs, margin was higher

Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

Q1 Revenue

Beat

$209.18 mln

$204.20 mln (4 Analysts)

Q1 EPS

$0.17

Q1 Adjusted Net Income

Beat

$9.40 mln

$6 mln (1 Analyst)

Q1 Net Income

$36.33 mln

Q1 Adjusted EBITDA

Miss

$35.50 mln

$36.30 mln (3 Analysts)

Analyst Coverage

  • The current average analyst rating on the shares is "hold" and the breakdown of recommendations is 1 "strong buy" or "buy", 4 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

  • The average consensus recommendation for the medical equipment, supplies & distribution peer group is "buy."

  • Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Neogen Corp is $7.25, about 19.7% above its October 8 closing price of $5.82

  • The stock recently traded at 21 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 14 three months ago

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