For the quarter ended June 2025, MGP (MGPI) reported revenue of $145.49 million, down 23.8% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.97, compared to $1.71 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $137.79 million, representing a surprise of +5.59%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +51.56%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.64.
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.
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 MGP performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Sales- Branded Spirits: $60.52 million versus $63.57 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -5.5% change.
- Sales- Ingredient Solutions: $34.97 million compared to the $33.56 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +4.8% year over year.
- Sales- Distilling Solutions: $50 million versus $40.68 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -46.5% change.
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Shares of MGP have returned -10.7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +2.7% 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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