Masco (MAS) reported $1.8 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 6.5%. EPS of $0.87 for the same period compares to $0.93 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.84 billion, representing a surprise of -1.91%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -5.43%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.92.
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.
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 Masco performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Net Sales- Decorative Architectural Products: $617 million versus $665.29 million estimated by six analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -15.9% change.
- Net Sales- Plumbing Products: $1.19 billion versus $1.18 billion estimated by six analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -0.6% change.
- Operating profit, as adjusted- Plumbing Products: $219 million versus $220.91 million estimated by six analysts on average.
- Operating profit, as adjusted- Decorative Architectural Products: $96 million versus the six-analyst average estimate of $117.35 million.
- Operating profit, as reported- Plumbing Products: $217 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $229.70 million.
- Operating profit, as reported- Decorative Architectural Products: $96 million versus $123.89 million estimated by two analysts on average.
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Shares of Masco have returned -12.7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -6.6% 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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