Smith Douglas Homes Corp. (SDHC) reported $262.04 million in revenue for the quarter ended September 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 5.7%. EPS of -$0.12 for the same period compares to $0.58 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +4.97% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $249.63 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.26, the EPS surprise was -146.15%.
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 Smith Douglas Homes Corp. performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Net new home orders: 690 compared to the 694 average estimate based on two analysts.
- Backlog homes (period end): 760 versus the two-analyst average estimate of 800.
- Home closings: 788 versus the two-analyst average estimate of 753.
- Active communities (period end): 98 compared to the 93 average estimate based on two analysts.
- ASP of homes closed: $333 million compared to the $331.74 million average estimate based on two analysts.
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Shares of Smith Douglas Homes Corp. have returned +3.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1% 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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