MGP (MGPI) reported $130.91 million in revenue for the quarter ended September 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 18.9%. EPS of $0.85 for the same period compares to $1.29 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $127.82 million, representing a surprise of +2.42%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +37.1%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.62.
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 MGP performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Sales- Distilling Solutions: $40.88 million versus $35.88 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -43.2% change.
- Sales- Ingredient Solutions: $29.28 million versus $31.98 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +8.8% change.
- Sales- Branded Spirits: $60.75 million compared to the $59.91 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -3% year over year.
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Shares of MGP have returned -2.2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3.8% 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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