Align Technology reports Q3 EPS $2.14, consensus $2.27

Reports Q3 revenue $960.2M, consensus $996.48M. Commenting on Align’s Q3’23 results, Align Technology President and CEO Joe Hogan said, “Our third quarter results reflect lower than expected demand and a more difficult macro environment than we experienced in the first half of 2023. Dental practices and industry research firms have reported deteriorating trends, including decreased patient visits and increased patient appointment cancellations, along with fewer orthodontic case starts overall, especially among adult patients. The September Gaidge report, which reflect more than 1,200 North American Ortho Practices, shows deceleration for orthodontic treatment with new orthodontic patient appointments down 8.7% year-over-year and ortho case starts were down 6.9% year-over-year, — the biggest decrease in over a year. Despite these headwinds, total Q3’23 worldwide revenues were up 7.8% year-over-year with growth across all regions. For Q3’23, we had record clear aligner shipments to teenage and younger patients, which increased 9.9% sequentially and 8.4% year over year, driven by continued strength from Invisalign First(TM). Q3’23 year-over-year revenue growth also reflects improvement in the Asia Pacific region, offset by more pronounced summer seasonality in EMEA and North America. Our Q3’23 systems and services revenues were up 4.9% year-over-year, despite continued challenges for capital equipment, primarily due to higher scanner volumes in the Americas and Asia Pacific regions, as well as increased services revenues.”