Valmont Industries (VMI) reported $1.05 billion in revenue for the quarter ended June 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 1%. EPS of $4.88 for the same period compares to $4.76 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.04 billion, representing a surprise of +1.13%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +3.39%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $4.72.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Valmont performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Total Sales- Intersegment: $-4.4 million compared to the $-4.53 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -6.6% year over year.
- Total Sales- Infrastructure: $765.53 million compared to the $779.42 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +0.4% year over year.
- Total Sales- Agriculture: $289.42 million versus $263.09 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +2.7% change.
- Operating Income / (loss)- Corporate: $-32.69 million compared to the $-27.09 million average estimate based on three analysts.
- Operating Income / (loss)- Infrastructure: $25.91 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $131.11 million.
- Operating Income / (loss)- Agriculture: $36.05 million compared to the $32.5 million average estimate based on three analysts.
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Shares of Valmont have returned +2.7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +5.9% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.
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