For the quarter ended March 2025, Littelfuse (LFUS) reported revenue of $554.31 million, up 3.5% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $2.19, compared to $1.76 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +2.71% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $539.67 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.82, the EPS surprise was +20.33%.
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 Littelfuse performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Net Sales- Industrial: $85.20 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $79.05 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +15.3%.
- Net Sales- Electronics: $307.25 million compared to the $296.51 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +5.6% year over year.
- Net Sales- Transportation: $161.86 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $166.98 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -5%.
- Operating income / (loss)- Electronic: $46.77 million versus $35.35 million estimated by two analysts on average.
- Operating income / (loss)- Industrial: $13.07 million compared to the $12.43 million average estimate based on two analysts.
- Operating income / (loss)- Transportation: $18.92 million compared to the $17.27 million average estimate based on two analysts.
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Shares of Littelfuse have returned -9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.8% 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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