For the quarter ended June 2025, Albany International (AIN) reported revenue of $311.4 million, down 6.2% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.57, compared to $0.89 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $295.26 million, representing a surprise of +5.47%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -21.92%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.73.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Albany International performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Revenue- Albany Engineered Composites: $130.47 million versus $117.65 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -5.7% change.
- Revenue- Machine Clothing: $180.93 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $177.61 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -6.5%.
- Operating income/(loss)- Albany Engineered Composites: $-2.67 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $2.47 million.
- Operating income/(loss)- Machine Clothing: $37.7 million compared to the $44.15 million average estimate based on two analysts.
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Shares of Albany International have returned +1.3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3.4% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.
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