Overview
* Maravai Q2 revenue falls 31.7% yr/yr, meeting analyst expectations, per LSEG data
* Adjusted EPS and EBITDA miss analyst estimates, per LSEG data
* Co earlier announced restructuring for $50 mln annualized cost savings
Outlook
* Maravai withdraws 2025 revenue guidance amid leadership transition
* Company expects positive adjusted EBITDA by second half 2026
* Maravai targets $50 mln in annualized cost savings
* Restructuring charges estimated at $8-9 mln in H2 2025
Result Drivers
* REVENUE DECLINE - Nucleic Acid Production revenue fell 43.1% due to lack of high-volume CleanCap orders for vaccine programs
* RESTRUCTURING - Co targets over $50 mln in annualized cost savings through labor, facilities, capex and productivity initiatives
* BIOLOGICS SAFETY TESTING - Revenue grew 9.9% driven by demand for Host Cell Protein kits and MockV viral clearance kits
Key Details
Metric Beat/Mis Actual Consensu
s s
Estimate
Q2 Meet $47.40 $47.40
Revenue mln mln (12
Analysts
)
Q2 Miss -$0.08 -$0.07
Adjusted (11
EPS Analysts
)
Q2 EPS -$0.27
Q2 Miss -$10.40 -$8.39
Adjusted mln mln (9
EBITDA Analysts
)
Analyst Coverage
* The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 6 "strong buy" or "buy", 6 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"
* The average consensus recommendation for the biotechnology & medical research peer group is "buy"
* Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Maravai LifeSciences Holdings Inc ( MRVI ) is $5.00, about 56% above its August 8 closing price of $2.20
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(This story was created using Reuters automation and AI based on LSEG and company data. It was checked and edited by a Reuters journalist prior to publication.)