Home BancShares (HOMB) reported $260.08 million in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 5.6%. EPS of $0.56 for the same period compares to $0.49 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $253.66 million, representing a surprise of +2.53%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +3.70%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.54.
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.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Home BancShares performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Net Interest Margin: 4.4% compared to the 4.4% average estimate based on three analysts.
- Efficiency Ratio: 42.2% versus 44% estimated by three analysts on average.
- Total non-performing loans: $89.65 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $83.84 million.
- Average balance - Total interest-earning assets: $19.83 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $19.66 billion.
- Total non-performing assets: $129.39 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $127.27 million.
- Net charge-offs to average total loans: -0.1% compared to the 0% average estimate based on two analysts.
- Net Interest Income: $214.66 million versus $211.95 million estimated by three analysts on average.
- Total Non-Interest Income: $45.43 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $41.71 million.
- Net Interest Income (FTE): $217.19 million compared to the $214.89 million average estimate based on two analysts.
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Shares of Home BancShares have returned -8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -4.2% 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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