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Exponent Inc. · Q2 2024 earnings

Q2 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Exponent's financial performance reflected efforts to align the operating model with market demand, resulting in net income growth and expanded EBITDA margin.

Exponent reported flat total revenues, a 2% increase in revenues before reimbursements, and a 14% increase in net income for Q2 2024. Growth was driven by demand across the transportation, utilities, and medical device sectors, while facing headwinds in the consumer electronics and chemicals sectors.

  • Total revenues were approximately flat at $140.5 million, while revenues before reimbursements increased 2% to $132.4 million.
  • Net income increased to $29.2 million, or $0.57 per diluted share.
  • EBITDA increased to $39.9 million, representing 30.2% of revenues before reimbursements.
  • The engineering and other scientific segment saw a 4% increase in revenues before reimbursements.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$141M

Previous: $140M+0.2%
EPS

$0.57

Previous: $0.50+14.0%
Capital Expenditures

-$2.63M

Previous: -$11.1M+76.4%
Free Cash Flow

$26.6M

Previous: $14.6M+81.8%
Net Income

$29.2M

Previous: $25.7M+13.5%
Operating Income

$35.7M

Previous: $29.9M+19.6%
Stock-Based Comp

$5.58M

Previous: $5.22M+6.8%

Revenue & EPS history

Exponent · Revenue · Quarterly

$141M

Q2 2024+0.2%vs Q2 2023
Beat estimate in 11 of 15 quarters(73%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Exponent · $125M total across 2 segments · Q3 2023

  • Engineering & Other Scientific
    $104M+7.3%
  • Environmental & Health
    $21.3M+15.4%

Forward guidance

Exponent is raising full year revenue and margin guidance, which includes the impact of an additional week in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q2 2024

Historical avgQ2 2024

+0.5%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.4%

Avg return

5 days after

+2.7%

Avg return

30 days after

52%

33 / 63 earnings

Positive

+18.1%

Q1 2024

Best reaction

-12.4%

Q3 2023

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-2.5%-4.0%-12.8%
Q4 2025+12.7%+1.3%+1.5%
Q3 2025+7.9%+10.2%+8.2%
Q1 2025-1.5%-3.8%-1.9%
Q4 2024+1.2%+0.8%-4.8%
Q3 2024-9.5%-8.7%-8.5%
Q2 2024+0.2%+1.7%+1.0%
Q1 2024+18.1%+14.0%+19.5%
Q4 2023-11.1%-11.2%-8.5%
Q3 2023-12.4%-11.7%-6.5%
Q2 2023-6.3%-7.1%-4.8%
Q1 2023-2.3%-3.7%-2.4%
Q4 2022+7.4%+5.5%+1.8%
Q3 2022+3.6%+7.1%+13.0%
Q2 2022+5.9%+3.1%+3.1%
Q1 2022-5.6%-9.9%-10.4%
Q4 2021-10.1%-8.4%+3.8%
Q3 2021+2.7%+2.4%+4.4%
Q2 2021+9.0%+11.5%+17.9%
Q1 2021-0.6%-1.2%-5.9%
Q4 2020+3.2%+8.8%+9.0%
Q3 2020-3.7%+0.4%+15.4%
Q2 2020+2.1%+0.3%+0.0%
Q1 2020-5.8%-7.2%+4.4%
Q3 2019-5.5%-7.3%-8.6%
Q2 2019+9.4%+10.7%+17.4%
Q1 2019-0.8%-0.2%-0.1%
Q4 2018+1.2%+3.3%+14.7%
Q3 2018+0.7%+1.7%+9.3%
Q2 2018-3.0%-0.6%+0.9%
Q1 2018+1.3%+1.1%+11.1%
Q4 2017+3.2%+1.3%+3.2%
Q3 2017-3.4%-2.4%-1.5%
Q2 2017+13.7%+11.5%+10.3%
Q1 2017+1.7%+1.6%+0.3%
Q4 2016-3.1%+0.0%+0.8%
Q3 2016+10.3%+15.5%+23.3%
Q2 2016-11.2%-11.2%-13.7%
Q1 2016-0.2%
Q4 2015+2.4%
Q3 2015+6.8%
Q2 2015-0.6%
Q1 2015+6.9%
Q4 2014+8.5%
Q3 2014+0.5%
Q2 2014+6.4%
Q1 2014-3.0%
Q4 2013+0.1%
Q3 2013+3.9%
Q2 2013-0.8%
Q1 2013+0.8%
Q4 2012-11.5%
Q3 2012+1.6%
Q2 2012-0.5%
Q1 2011-1.8%
Q1 2012+1.1%
Q4 2011+3.7%
Q1 2010+3.7%
Q3 2010-2.3%
Q3 2011-2.3%
Q2 2011-2.0%
Q4 2010-2.0%
Q2 2010-2.0%

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