Absci Corporation (ABSI) Reports Second Quarter Loss, Skip Revenue Estimates

Absci Corporation (ABSI) came out with a quarterly loss of $0.32 per share, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. For comparison, a year earlier the loss was $0.80 per share. These numbers have been adjusted for one-off items.

A quarter ago, it was expected that this company would post a loss of $0.29 per share when it actually produced a loss of $0.33, delivering a surprise of -13.79%.

The company has failed to beat consensus EPS estimates over the last four quarters.

Absci Corporation, which belongs to the Zacks Medical – Biomedical and Genetics industry, posted revenues of $1 million for the quarter ended June 2022, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 38.53%. For comparison, revenues from a year ago amounted to $0.73 million. Over the last four quarters, the company has topped consensus revenue estimates only once.

The sustainability of the immediate share price movement based on the recently-released numbers and future earnings expectations will largely depend on management’s commentary on the earnings call.

Absci Corporation shares have lost approximately 48.8% year-to-date compared to the S&P 500 Index’s decline of -11.7%.

What’s next for Absci Corporation?

While Absci Corporation has underperformed the market this year, the question that comes to investors’ minds is: what’s next for the stock?

There are no simple answers to this key question, but one reliable measure that can help investors address this issue is the company’s earnings prospects. Not only does this include current consensus earnings expectations for the coming quarter(s), but also how these expectations have changed lately.

Empirical research shows a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions. Investors can track such revisions by themselves or rely on a tried-and-tested rating tool like the Zacks Rank, which has an impressive track record of harnessing the power of earnings estimate revisions.

Ahead of the earnings release, Absci Corporation’s estimate revision trend is mixed. While the magnitude and direction of estimate revisions may change following the company’s just-released earnings report, the current status translates into a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) stock. Therefore, the company’s stock is expected to perform in line with the market in the near future. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.

It will be interesting to see how estimates for the next quarters and the current fiscal year change in the coming days. The current consensus EPS estimate is -$0.32 on revenue of $1.67M for the coming quarter and -$1.28 on revenue of $6.82M for the current fiscal year.

Investors should be aware that the outlook for the industry may also have a significant impact on share prices. In terms of the Zacks Industry Rank, the Medical Biomedical and Genetics industry is currently in the top 33% of over 250 Zacks industries. Our research shows that the top 50% of Zacks-ranked industries outperform the bottom 50% by a factor of more than 2 to 1.

Another company in the same industry, Albireo Pharma (ALBO), has not yet released results for the quarter ending June 2022. The results are expected to be released on August 15.

The company is expected to report quarterly loss of $1.58 per share in its upcoming report, representing a year-over-year change of +16.8%. The consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has not changed over the last 30 days.

Albireo Pharma’s revenue is expected to be $9.42 million, an increase of 287.7% compared to the same quarter last year.

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