Mercury Systems Q3 revenue rises 11.5%, beats estimates

Mercury Systems, Inc.

Mercury Systems, Inc.

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Overview

  • U.S. aerospace tech firm's fiscal Q3 revenue rose 11.5%, beating analyst expectations

  • Adjusted EBITDA for fiscal Q3 up 46.2%, beating analyst expectations

  • Company reported record Q3 bookings and backlog, driven by strong demand


Outlook

  • Company did not provide specific guidance for the current or upcoming periods


Result Drivers

  • STRONG DEMAND - Co said record bookings and backlog reflected strong demand for its products

  • EXECUTION - Management attributed better-than-expected organic growth and margin expansion to solid execution


Company press release: ID:nGNX5bpdFb


Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

Q3 Revenue

Beat

$236 mln

$209.87 mln (9 Analysts)

Q3 EPS

-$0.04

Q3 Net Income

-$2.86 mln

Q3 Adjusted EBITDA

Beat

$36 mln

$22.79 mln (9 Analysts)


Analyst Coverage

  • The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 6 "strong buy" or "buy", 2 "hold" and 1 "sell" or "strong sell"

  • The average consensus recommendation for the aerospace & defense peer group is "buy"

  • Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Mercury Systems Inc is $102.00, about 29.9% above its May 4 closing price of $78.53

  • The stock recently traded at 56 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 72 three months ago


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