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Compared to Estimates, Amphastar (AMPH) Q1 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics

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Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH - Free Report) reported $171.17 million in revenue for the quarter ended March 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 0.4%. EPS of $0.42 for the same period compares to $0.74 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.27% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $170.71 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.70, the EPS surprise was -40.28%.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how Amphastar performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
  • Net revenues- Primatene MIST: $29.76 million versus $28.92 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +2.5% change.
  • Net revenues- Epinephrine: $19.21 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $16.71 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +3.4%.
  • Net revenues- BAQSIMI: $32.43 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $40.83 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -15.4%.
  • Net revenues- Glucagon: $9.17 million versus $13.23 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -56% change.
  • Net revenues- Lidocaine: $13.46 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $14.54 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -1.4%.

View all Key Company Metrics for Amphastar here>>>

Shares of Amphastar have returned +17.2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +11.4% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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