Alto Ingredients (ALTO) Reports Q2 Loss, Beats Revenue Estimates

Financial Performance - Alto Ingredients reported a quarterly loss of $0.15 per share, better than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.18, but worse than a loss of $0.05 per share a year ago, indicating an earnings surprise of +16.67% [1] - The company posted revenues of $218.44 million for the quarter ended June 2025, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 0.10%, but down from $236.47 million in the same quarter last year [2] - Over the last four quarters, Alto Ingredients has surpassed consensus EPS estimates just once and topped consensus revenue estimates three times [2] Stock Performance - Alto Ingredients shares have declined approximately 33.3% since the beginning of the year, contrasting with the S&P 500's gain of 7.1% [3] - The current Zacks Rank for Alto Ingredients is 3 (Hold), indicating that the shares are expected to perform in line with the market in the near future [6] Earnings Outlook - The current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is -$0.06 on revenues of $238.64 million, and for the current fiscal year, it is -$0.39 on revenues of $937.57 million [7] - The estimate revisions trend for Alto Ingredients was mixed ahead of the earnings release, which could change following the recent report [6] Industry Context - The Consumer Products - Discretionary industry, to which Alto Ingredients belongs, is currently in the top 28% of over 250 Zacks industries, suggesting a favorable outlook compared to lower-ranked industries [8]