Aligos Therapeutics, Inc. (ALGS) Reports Q1 Loss, Misses Revenue Estimates

Company Performance - Aligos Therapeutics reported a quarterly loss of $2.11 per share, which was better than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $2.80, and an improvement from a loss of $5.50 per share a year ago, indicating a 24.64% earnings surprise [1] - The company posted revenues of $0.31 million for the quarter ended March 2025, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 68.90%, and down from $0.99 million in the same quarter last year [2] - Over the last four quarters, Aligos Therapeutics has surpassed consensus EPS estimates two times and topped consensus revenue estimates just once [2] Stock Performance - Aligos Therapeutics shares have declined approximately 87.3% since the beginning of the year, contrasting with the S&P 500's decline of 3.9% [3] - The current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is -$2.74 on $1 million in revenues, and for the current fiscal year, it is -$8.66 on $39.5 million in revenues [7] Industry Outlook - The Medical - Biomedical and Genetics industry, to which Aligos Therapeutics belongs, is currently ranked in the top 31% of over 250 Zacks industries, suggesting a favorable outlook [8] - Empirical research indicates a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions, which can impact Aligos Therapeutics' stock performance [5][6]