Compared to Estimates, World Kinect (WKC) Q1 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics

For the quarter ended March 2025, World Kinect (WKC) reported revenue of $9.45 billion, down 13.7% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.48, compared to $0.47 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $10.27 billion, representing a surprise of -7.99%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +6.67%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.45.

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 World Kinect performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Volume - Aviation: 1,700.2 Mgal versus 1,646.91 Mgal estimated by three analysts on average.
• Volume - Land: 1,494.3 Mgal versus the three-analyst average estimate of 1,560.67 Mgal.
• Volume - Marine: 982.3 Mgal compared to the 1,137.32 Mgal average estimate based on two analysts.
• Volume - Consolidated Total: 4,176.8 Mgal versus the two-analyst average estimate of 4,302 Mgal.
• Revenue- Aviation: $4.65 billion compared to the $4.41 billion average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -9.5% year over year.
• Revenue- Land: $2.87 billion compared to the $3.68 billion average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -16.1% year over year.
• Revenue- Marine: $1.93 billion compared to the $2.22 billion average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -19.1% year over year.
• Income (loss) from operations- Aviation: $56.20 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $42.91 million.
• Income (loss) from operations- Land: -$45.30 million compared to the $15.38 million average estimate based on three analysts.
• Income (loss) from operations- Marine: $14.80 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $17.20 million.
• Income (loss) from operations- Corporate overhead - unallocated: -$32.30 million versus -$24 million estimated by two analysts on average.

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