Agora Q1 revenue rises as AI platform users grow

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Overview

  • Conversational AI platform's Q1 revenue rose 13.5% yr/yr, driven by usage growth

  • Q1 net income rose to $1.1 mln, sixth straight quarter of GAAP profitability

  • Company repurchased $13.1 mln of shares under ongoing buyback program


Outlook

  • Agora expects Q2 2026 revenue between $39.0 mln and $40.0 mln

  • Company projects Q2 2026 year-over-year revenue growth of 13.7% to 16.6%

  • Agora says outlook reflects current market and operational conditions, subject to change


Result Drivers

  • SECTOR EXPANSION - Revenue growth driven by increased usage of real-time engagement services in live shopping, social and entertainment, and financial service sectors

  • PRODUCT LAUNCHES - Launch of Agent Studio and new AI agent templates contributed to customer adoption and usage growth, per CEO Tony Zhao

  • GROSS MARGIN PRESSURE - Gross margin declined due to product mix changes, with conversational AI products remaining at a sub-scale stage


Company press release: ID:nGNX31vZYp


Key Details

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Consensus Estimate

Q1 Revenue

$37.75 mln

Q1 Earnings Per ADS

$0.01

Q1 Net Income

$1.11 mln


Analyst Coverage

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

  • The average consensus recommendation for the software peer group is "buy"

  • Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Agora Inc is $6.05, about 66.2% above its May 22 closing price of $3.64

  • The stock recently traded at 26 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 40 three months ago


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