For the quarter ended February 2025, Lindsay (LNN) reported revenue of $187.06 million, up 23.5% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $2.44, compared to $1.64 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $179.89 million, representing a surprise of +3.99%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +29.10%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.89.
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 Lindsay performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Operating revenues- Infrastructure segment: $38.93 million versus $39.58 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +110.4% change.
- Operating revenues- Irrigation segment: $148.14 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $140.32 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +11.4%.
- Operating income- Irrigation segment: $27.38 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $22.82 million.
- Operating income- Corporate: -$8.51 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of -$7.83 million.
- Operating income- Infrastructure segment: $13.26 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $10.85 million.
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Shares of Lindsay have returned +0.5% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -4.7% 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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