For the quarter ended June 2025, Methanex (MEOH) reported revenue of $797 million, down 13.4% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.97, compared to $0.62 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of -8.8% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $873.92 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.42, the EPS surprise was +130.95%.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Methanex performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Sales volume in tonnes - Methanex-produced methanol: 1,528.00 KTon versus 1,457.95 KTon estimated by two analysts on average.
- Sales volume in tonnes - Purchased methanol: 451.00 KTon versus the two-analyst average estimate of 614.87 KTon.
- Average realized methanol price ($/tonne): 374.00 $/Ton versus 364.97 $/Ton estimated by two analysts on average.
- Sales volume in tonnes - Total: 2,133.00 KTon versus 2,241.71 KTon estimated by two analysts on average.
- Sales volume in tonnes - Commission sales: 154.00 KTon compared to the 169.39 KTon average estimate based on two analysts.
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Shares of Methanex have returned +0.2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3.4% 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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