Molina Healthcare Inc. (NYSE: MOH), a managed care company focused on providing healthcare services to low-income individuals, on Monday reported preliminary results for the second quarter of fiscal 2025.
Molina now expects second-quarter 2025 adjusted earnings to be around $5.50 per share, which is slightly below its previous guidanceThe company has experienced medical cost pressures in all three lines of its business, and the trend is expected to continue into the second half of the yearThe management forecast full-year 2025 adjusted earnings to be in the range of $21.50 to $22.50 per shareThe forecast for consolidated pre-tax margin is just under 4%, which comes at the low end of the company’s long-term guidance rangeThe short-term earnings pressure reflects a temporary dislocation between premium rates and medical cost trend, which has recently acceleratedMolina is scheduled to report its final second-quarter 2025 results on July 23, 2025, after the closing bell
