For the quarter ended March 2025, Timken (TKR) reported revenue of $1.14 billion, down 4.2% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.40, compared to $1.77 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.12 billion, representing a surprise of +1.61%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -2.10%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.43.
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.
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 Timken performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Net Sales- Industrial Motion: $379.60 million compared to the $370.77 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of -2.1% year over year.
- Net Sales- Engineered Bearings: $760.70 million versus $749.02 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -5.2% change.
- Adjusted EBITDA- Industrial Motion: $67.10 million compared to the $71.37 million average estimate based on four analysts.
- Adjusted EBITDA- Engineered Bearings: $159.20 million compared to the $155.62 million average estimate based on four analysts.
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Shares of Timken have returned -5.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.2% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.
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