Technology

Mobileye Wows With Earnings

Thinkstock

Mobileye N.V. (NYSE: MBLY) released its third-quarter earnings report before the markets opened on Tuesday. The company had $0.15 in earnings per share (EPS) on $70.6 million in revenue, which compares to Thomson Reuters consensus estimates of $0.13 in EPS on $67.36 million in revenue. The same period from the previous year had $0.04 in EPS on $34.68 million in revenue.

Within total revenue, original equipment manufacturing (OEM) revenue was $60.8 million, compared to $28.8 million last year. At the same time, after market revenue contributed the remaining $9.8 million of total revenue for the third quarter of 2015 compared to $5.9 million a year ago.

On the books, Mobileye had cash, equivalents, restricted bank deposits and marketable securities totaling $182.50 million, compared to $375.09 million at the end of December 2014.

Ziv Aviram, co-founder, president and CEO of Mobileye, commented on earnings:

Our third quarter results highlight the growing interest from OEMs, consumers and regulatory agencies to include advanced safety features in vehicles. We launched new programs with autonomous emergency braking, a feature being standardized around the world, and recently released semantic free-space and holistic path prediction, the most innovative vision technologies for road scene interpretation. Our commitment to innovation, ability to add successful program launches and provide best-in-class technologies for autonomous driving further strengthens our leadership in the ADAS and autonomous driving market.

Shares of Mobileye closed Monday at $45.54, with a consensus analyst price target of $73.00 and a 52-week trading range of $32.41 to $64.48. Following the release of the earnings report, shares were initially up about 4% at $47.35 in early trading indications.

ALSO READ: 3 Tech Stocks to Own for a Possible End of the Year Rally

Sponsored: Find a Qualified Financial Advisor

Finding a qualified financial advisor doesn’t have to be hard. SmartAsset’s free tool matches you with up to 3 fiduciary financial advisors in your area in 5 minutes. Each advisor has been vetted by SmartAsset and is held to a fiduciary standard to act in your best interests. If you’re ready to be matched with local advisors that can help you achieve your financial goals, get started now.

Thank you for reading! Have some feedback for us?
Contact the 24/7 Wall St. editorial team.