Aquestive misses Q4 revenue estimates, EBITDA loss widens

Reuters03-05
Aquestive misses Q4 revenue estimates, EBITDA loss widens

Overview

  • Pharmaceutical company's Q4 revenue missed analyst expectations

  • Adjusted EBITDA loss more than doubled from a year ago

  • Company extended revenue-sharing agreement with RTW to June 2027

Outlook

  • Aquestive expects 2026 revenue between $46 mln and $50 mln

  • Company guides 2026 non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA loss to $35 mln-$30 mln

  • Aquestive plans to end FY2026 with $70 mln in cash

Result Drivers

  • REVENUE GROWTH - Revenue increased 10% in Q4 2025, driven by manufacturing and supply revenue from Suboxone and Ondif

  • R&D EXPENSES - R&D expenses decreased due to lower clinical trial costs for Anaphylm

  • HIGHER SG&A EXPENSES - Increased selling, general, and administrative expenses driven by legal and commercial costs for Anaphylm

Company press release: ID:nGNX2Z5l0g

Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

Q4 Revenue

Miss

$13.02 mln

$13.28 mln (9 Analysts)

Q4 Net Income

-$31.86 mln

Q4 Adjusted EBITDA

Miss

-$27.33 mln

-$12.56 mln (2 Analysts)

Q4 Income From Operations

-$28.84 mln

Q4 Pretax Profit

-$31.86 mln

Analyst Coverage

  • The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 9 "strong buy" or "buy", no "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

  • The average consensus recommendation for the pharmaceuticals peer group is "buy"

  • Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Aquestive Therapeutics Inc is $9.00, about 118.4% above its March 3 closing price of $4.12

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