Alignment Healthcare reports Q1 EPS 5c, consensus 9c

Reports Q1 revenue $1.23B, consensus $1.22B. “Our first-quarter performance demonstrates that Alignment continues to grow with discipline,” said John Kao, founder and CEO. “We expanded our profitability by executing across sales, clinical operations and cost management, even as the Medicare Advantage environment continues to change. We delivered strength within our results even while we are investing in our people, processes and technologies. The improvements we are making across each of these areas will position us to scale the business and achieve our embedded earnings potential.”