Israel's AudioCodes Q3 revenue, profit rise

By Reuters News


Overview

  • Israel-based VoiceAI solutions provider's Q3 revenue rose 4.2% year-over-year

  • Net profit rose in Q3 but adjusted EPS fell from a year earlier

  • Company repurchased $15.1 mln of its shares during the quarter


Outlook

  • AudioCodes expects continued healthy top-line growth through 2026 and 2027

  • Company sees promising outlook for UCaaS and CX connectivity business in 2027

  • Company anticipates strong demand for VoiceAI solutions to continue


Result Drivers

  • SERVICES REVENUE GROWTH - Co said Q3 services revenue rose 19.9% year-over-year

  • LIVE SERVICES AND VOICEAI - Co attributed results to growth in managed services for UCaaS/CX and VoiceAI business, with combined ARR up 16% year-over-year

  • MICROSOFT TEAMS AND CONNECTIVITY - Co said Microsoft Teams and UCaaS/CX connectivity businesses showed resilience and modest growth


Company press release:


Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

Q3 Revenue

Beat

$64.14 mln

$63.40 mln (1 Analyst)

Q3 EPS

$0.15

Q3 Net Income

$3.64 mln

Q3 Pretax Profit

Miss

$4.62 mln

$5.10 mln (1 Analyst)

Q3 Operating Expenses

$38.76 mln

Q3 Operating Income

$3.37 mln


Analyst Coverage

  • The one available analyst rating on the shares is "buy"

  • The average consensus recommendation for the communications & networking peer group is "buy"

  • Wall Street's median 12-month price target for AudioCodes Ltd is $12.50, about 20.8% above its November 3 closing price of $10.35

  • The stock recently traded at 16 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 15 three months ago


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