Intuitive Falls Short of Expectations in 1Q19
Intuitive Surgicalâs momentum was dulled a bit last week when the surgical robotics company missed Wall Street expectations for 1Q19. The miss caused shares of the Sunnyvale, CA-based company to drop by about 6.2%.
Intuitiveâs revenue came in at about $973.7 million for the quarter, with analysts forecasting $980 million in 1Q19 sales. The company also posted earnings of $2.61 per share, on an adjusted basis. Earnings grew 7% but decelerated from 20% growth in the fourth quarter. The earnings also lagged the consensus of analysts polled by analysts for $2.70.
One of the companyâs bright spots is the clearance of the da Vinci SP, a single port system that won a nod from FDA in May of last year. During the firmâs earnings call, executives spoke about the strength of the product.
âAs we've described in the past, we are also pursuing additional clinical indications for SP and have engaged regulatory agencies regarding their requirements,â Gary Guthart, Intuitiveâs CEO said according to a transcript from Seeking Alpha. âThe combination of additional indications for SP and production readiness at scale will pace the speed of SP commercial deployment.â
Competition continues to mount against Intuitive in the surgical robotics space. Earlier last week, Johnson & Johnson executives spoke during an earnings call about the c...
Source: MDDI - Category: Medical Devices Authors: Omar Ford Tags: Business Source Type: news
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