SoundThinking Q1 revenue falls more than expected

SoundThinking, Inc.

SoundThinking, Inc.

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Overview

  • US public safety tech firm's Q1 revenue fell 15%, missing analyst expectations

  • Company attributed lower revenue to absence of prior-year catch-up from delayed New York City Police Department contracts

  • Company reaffirmed FY 2026 revenue and adjusted EBITDA margin guidance


Outlook

  • SoundThinking reaffirms FY 2026 revenue guidance of $109.0 mln to $111.0 mln

  • Company reaffirms FY 2026 adjusted EBITDA margin guidance of 16% to 18%

  • SoundThinking expects ARR to rise from $95.4 mln at start of 2026 to $110.0 mln at start of 2027


Result Drivers

  • PRIOR-YEAR CATCH-UP REVENUE - Q1 2025 included $3.5 mln in catch-up revenue from delayed NYC contracts, which did not recur in Q1 2026

  • CONTRACT NON-RENEWAL - Q1 2025 included $0.5 mln in revenue from a Puerto Rico contract that was not renewed in Q1 2026

  • COST PRESSURES - Gross profit margin declined due to lower revenue volume and continued cost pressures servicing contracted customers without prior-year catch-up revenue


Company press release: ID:nGNX61kx0l


Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

Q1 Revenue

Miss

$24.18 mln

$25.12 mln (6 Analysts)

Q1 Net Income

-$7.005 mln

Q1 Adjusted EBITDA

-$95,000


Analyst Coverage

  • The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 4 "strong buy" or "buy", 2 "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 SoundThinking Inc is $12.00, about 95.4% above its May 13 closing price of $6.14


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