Align Technology(US:ALGN) Jin Rong Jie·2025-07-31 15:48Core Viewpoint - Align Technology (ALGN.US) experienced a significant drop of over 33%, reaching a five-year low of $134.83 following its second-quarter earnings report, which fell short of analyst expectations [1] Financial Performance - The company reported adjusted diluted earnings per share of $2.49 for the second quarter, an increase from $2.41 in the same period last year, but below the FactSet analyst estimate of $2.57 [1] - Quarterly revenue was $1.01 billion, down from $1.03 billion year-over-year, and also below the analyst expectation of $1.06 billion [1] - For the third quarter, Align expects revenue to be between $965 million and $985 million, while analysts had projected $1.04 billion [1] Operational Changes - Align plans to implement a series of actions to streamline operations, which includes global workforce reductions [1] - The company anticipates that these actions will incur one-time costs of $150 million to $170 million in the second half of the year [1]