Albertsons Companies, Inc. (ACI) reported $18.8 billion in revenue for the quarter ended February 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 2.5%. EPS of $0.46 for the same period compares to $0.54 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $18.63 billion, representing a surprise of +0.93%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +15.00%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.40.
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 Albertsons Companies performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Same - Store Sales (Identical sales): 2.3% compared to the 1.8% average estimate based on five analysts.
- Number of stores at end of quarter: 2,270 versus 2,273 estimated by four analysts on average.
- Total Square Footage - Retail Square Feet: 113 million compared to the 113.07 million average estimate based on three analysts.
- Revenues- Fuel: $823.20 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $776.15 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +0.1%.
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Shares of Albertsons Companies have returned +7.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -8.9% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.
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