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
Metric |
Beat/Miss |
Actual |
Consensus Estimate |
Q1 Revenue |
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$37.75 mln |
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Q1 Earnings Per ADS |
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$0.01 |
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Q1 Net Income |
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$1.11 mln |
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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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