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To: Doren who wrote (57268)2/5/2015 11:07:52 AM
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Enthusiam restored... PRLB currently up 17% - its take some hits in the last couple of days though, so over three months it not up much. But its a small company at 1.74B. Room to grow. Maybe the sleeper of the 3D sector even though it doesn't directly compete with SSYS or DDD.

Proto Labs +18.6% on Q4 beat, better-than-feared guidance

Feb 5 2015, 10:33 ET | About: Proto Labs (PRLB) | By: Eric Jhonsa, SA News Editor


Proto Labs (NYSE:PRLB) guided on its Q4 CC (webcast) for Q1 revenue of $56.5M-$59.5M and EPS of $0.43-$0.47 vs. a consensus of $57.8M and $0.47. With forex weighing on results - a $1.5M Q1 impact is expected - and shares having gone into earnings not far from a 52-week low of $54.97, the outlook is being well-received.

The Q4 beat was driven by a 23% Y/Y increase in North American revenue (excluding the Fineline acquisition). European revenue rose 10% Y/Y and Japanese revenue 25% in local currency; dollar-based growth is presumably lower. 3D printing services revenue (driven by Fineline) rose 48% to $3.9M.

Gross margin fell to 59.9% from Q3's 60.6% and the year-ago period's 62.7%. Fineline impacted margins, as did manufacturing investments and forex. R&D spend rose 34% to $4.7M, and sales/marketing spend 32% to $8.1M.

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