By Stephen Nakrosis
Shares of Medpace Holdings were in the red in the after-hours market following the release of third-quarter financial results that showed the company raising its earnings-per-share guidance and cutting its revenue guidance for 2024.
After the bell, shares of the clinical contract research organization fell 11% to trade at $313.65. The stock finished Monday's regular session with a loss of less than 1%, closing at $352.92.
After the bell, Medpace reported third-quarter earnings per share of $3.01 on revenue of $533.3 million. In the year-ago period, the company reported EPS of $2.22 on revenue of $492.5 million.
The company also reported third-quarter net new business awards of $533.7 million, down from $611.5 million in the year-ago period.
The company said it was expecting 2024 revenue in the range of $2.09 billion to $2.13 billion, below prior guidance of a range between $2.125 billion and $2.175 billion. Also, Medpace said it was expecting 2024 EPS of $11.71 to $12.09. Previously, the company guided for 2024 EPS of $11.24 to $11.93.
Write to Stephen Nakrosis at stephen.nakrosis@wsj.com
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October 21, 2024 18:54 ET (22:54 GMT)
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