PRA Health (PRAH) Q4 Earnings And Revenues Beat Estimates

 | Feb 23, 2020 09:27PM ET

PRA Health Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:PRAH) reported fourth-quarter 2019 adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.54, which outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.48. The bottom line rose 17.6% from the prior-year quarter tally.

The Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) company registered revenues of $800.2 million in the quarter under review, up 10% year over year and 10.2% on a constant currency (cc) basis. The figure also surpassed the consensus estimate of $794 million.

2019 at a Glance

PRA Health’s revenues totaled $3.07 billion in 2019, up 6.8% year over year and 7.8% at cc. Adjusted EPS was $5.17, up 20.8%.

Results in Detail

Segmental Analysis

Net new business at the Clinical Research segment came in at $658.9 million. Through the segment, the company receives contracts to provide clinical research services with payments based on fixed-fee or fee-for-service arrangements.

PRA Health Sciences, Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise

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Stryker reported fourth-quarter 2019 adjusted EPS of $2.49, outpacing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 1.2%. Revenues of $4.13 billion surpassed the consensus estimate by 0.7%. The company carries a Zacks Rank #2.

Accuray reported second-quarter fiscal 2020 adjusted EPS of a penny against the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 7 cents. Net revenues of $98.8 million outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 0.3%. The company sports a Zacks Rank #1.

IDEXX Laboratories reported fourth-quarter 2019 adjusted EPS of $1.04, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 91 cents by 14.3%. Revenues were $605.4 million, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 0.9%. The company carries a Zacks Rank of 2.

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