NICE Analysts Slash Their Forecasts After Q1 Results
NICE Analysts Slash Their Forecasts After Q1 Results
NICE Ltd. (NASDAQ:NICE) reported upbeat earnings for its first quarter and issued second-quarter adjusted revenue guidance with its midpoint below estimates on Thursday.
NICE Ltd.（纳斯达克股票代码：NICE）公布了乐观的第一季度收益，并在周四发布了第二季度调整后的收入指引，其中点低于预期。
NICE posted adjusted earnings of $2.58 per share, beating market estimates of $2.45 per share. The company's quarterly sales came in at $659.309 million versus expectations of $655.362 million, according to data from Benzinga Pro.
NICE公布的调整后每股收益为2.58美元，超过了市场预期的每股2.45美元。根据Benzinga Pro的数据，该公司的季度销售额为6.59309亿美元，而预期的为6.55362亿美元。
NICE said it sees second-quarter adjusted revenue of $657 million to $667 million versus estimates of $667.22 million. The company expects adjusted earnings of $2.53 to $2.63 per share, versus expectations of $2.52 per share.
NICE表示，预计第二季度调整后的收入为6.57亿美元至6.67亿美元，而预期为6.6722亿美元。该公司预计调整后的每股收益为2.53美元至2.63美元，而预期为每股2.52美元。
"We are pleased to start the year with positive momentum, evidenced by a robust performance across the board, while continuing to outpace the industry," said Barak Eilam, CEO, NICE. "Our total revenue growth of 15% was once again driven by excellent execution in the cloud with 27% revenue growth, propelled by demand for our digital and AI offerings. We also delivered another quarter of expanding profitability as demonstrated by a 170 basis point increase in our Non-GAAP operating margin to 30.3%, leading to a 27% year over year increase in non-GAAP EPS, and generated record operating cash flow of $254 million. Our ongoing healthy cash generation coupled with a best-in-class balance sheet provides us with unparalleled growth opportunities."
NICE首席执行官巴拉克·埃拉姆表示：“我们很高兴以积极的势头开始新的一年，全面的强劲表现就证明了这一点，同时继续超过该行业。”“我们15％的总收入增长再次受到云端出色执行的推动，收入增长了27％，这得益于对我们数字和人工智能产品的需求。我们还实现了又一个季度的盈利能力扩大，非公认会计准则营业利润率增长了170个基点至30.3％，使非公认会计准则每股收益同比增长27％，创造了创纪录的2.54亿美元运营现金流。我们持续的健康现金产生加上一流的资产负债表为我们提供了无与伦比的增长机会。”
The company said its CEO Barak Eilam will step down by the end of 2024.
该公司表示，其首席执行官巴拉克·埃拉姆将在2024年底之前辞职。
NICE shares fell 12.9% to close at $198.60 on Thursday.
周四，NICE股价下跌12.9％，收于198.60美元。
These analysts made changes to their price targets on NICE after the company reported quarterly results.
在NICE公布季度业绩后，这些分析师更改了NICE的目标股价。
- B of A Securities cut the price target on NICE from $300 to $270. B of A Securities analyst Michael Funk maintained a Buy rating.
- JMP Securities slashed NICE price target from $343 to $300. JMP Securities analyst Patrick Walravens maintained a Market Outperform rating.
- Mizuho lowered the price target on NICE from $300 to $280. Mizuho analyst Siti Panigrahi maintained a Buy rating.
- B of A Securities将NICE的目标股价从300美元下调至270美元。B of A 证券分析师迈克尔·芬克维持买入评级。
- JMP证券将NICE的目标股价从343美元下调至300美元。JMP证券分析师帕特里克·沃尔雷文斯维持市场跑赢大盘的评级。
- 瑞穗将NICE的目标股价从300美元下调至280美元。瑞穗分析师西蒂·帕尼格拉希维持买入评级。
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