Charles River reports Q1 EPS $2.27, consensus $2.07

Reports Q1 revenue $1.01B, consensus $992.27M. James Foster, Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer, said, “Our first-quarter performance was a solid first step towards achieving our financial outlook for the year, particularly in our Manufacturing segment. Our DSA segment saw improved proposal activity and cancellations in the first quarter, and while encouraging, our outlook for the year remains appropriately measured. It will take time for this proposal activity and stronger biotech funding to translate into new DSA bookings and revenue generation; however, these trends are consistent with our expectations that demand will improve later this year.”