For the quarter ended June 2025, Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. (ESQ) reported revenue of $35.83 million, up 17.1% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.38, compared to $1.25 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +3.69% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $34.56 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.38, the company has not delivered EPS surprise.
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 Esquire Financial performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Efficiency ratio: 47.6% compared to the 48.9% average estimate based on two analysts.
- Net Interest Margin: 6% compared to the 6% average estimate based on two analysts.
- Total Interest Earning Assets: $1.95 billion versus $1.9 billion estimated by two analysts on average.
- Payment processing fees: $5.11 million compared to the $4.95 million average estimate based on two analysts.
- Total Non-Interest Income: $6.58 million compared to the $6.12 million average estimate based on two analysts.
- Net Interest Income: $29.25 million versus $28.45 million estimated by two analysts on average.
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Shares of Esquire Financial have returned +14.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +5.7% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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