IonQ Stock Is Falling Following 'Landmark Quarter': What's Going On?
Portfolio Pulse from Adam Eckert
IonQ Inc's Q2 revenue increased 111% YoY to $5.5 million, beating the consensus estimate of $4.35 million. However, the company reported a quarterly loss of 22 cents per share, missing analyst estimates for a loss of 13 cents per share. IonQ achieved $28 million in new bookings in Q2 and ended the quarter with $509.2 million in cash, equivalents, and investments. The company raised its full-year revenue outlook to a range of $18.9 million to $19.3 million and its full-year 2023 bookings expectations to a range of $49 million to $56 million. Despite these positive results, IonQ shares fell in after-hours trading due to the earnings miss.

August 10, 2023 | 8:26 pm
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Despite beating revenue estimates and raising its full-year outlook, IonQ's shares fell due to an earnings miss.
IonQ's shares fell due to the company's earnings miss, despite beating revenue estimates and raising its full-year outlook. This suggests that investors were disappointed by the company's earnings and may have had higher expectations. The company's revised outlook could potentially boost the stock in the future, but the immediate impact is negative.
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