IDEXX (IDXX) Q2 Earnings Beat Estimates, 2021 Guidance Up

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IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (IDXX - Free Report) posted second-quarter 2021 earnings per share (EPS) of $2.34, reflecting a 36% year-over-year rise. The figure surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 16.4%.

Comparable-constant-currency EPS of $2.20 in the second quarter of 2021 reflects year-over-year growth of 33%.

Revenues in Detail

Second-quarter revenues grew 29.6% year over year to $826.1 million. Organically, growth was 25%. The metric surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 5.8%.

The year-over-year upside was primarily driven by 30% reported and 26% organic growth in global Companion Animal Group (CAG) Diagnostics’ recurring revenues and 86% reported and 78% organic growth in CAG Diagnostics capital instrument revenues. Overall revenue growth was also supported by 32% reported and 27% organic revenue growth in the Water business.

Segmental Analysis

IDEXX derives revenues from four operating segments — CAG, Water, Livestock, Poultry and Dairy (LPD) and Other.

In the second quarter, CAG revenues rose 32% (up 27% organically) year over year to $745.6 million. The Water segment’s revenues also grew 32% (up 27% organically) year over year to $37.2 million. LPD revenues rose 4% (down 2% organically) to $33.5 million. Revenues at the Other segment fell 11.7% on reported and organic basis to $9.8 million.

Margins

Gross profit in the second quarter rose 28.9% to $489.3 million. Gross margin contracted 27 basis points (bps) to 59.2% on a 30.4% rise in cost of revenues to $336.8 million.

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise

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