For the quarter ended March 2025, KLA (KLAC) reported revenue of $3.06 billion, up 29.8% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $8.41, compared to $5.26 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.01 billion, representing a surprise of +1.92%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +4.34%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $8.06.
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 KLA performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Revenues- Product: $2.39 billion versus the three-analyst average estimate of $2.35 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +35.3%.
- Revenues- Service: $669.21 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $657.04 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +13.3%.
- Revenues- PCB, Display and Component Inspection: $168.55 million versus $140.55 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +26.4% change.
- Revenues- Specialty Semiconductor Process: $156.50 million compared to the $145.14 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +19.8% year over year.
- Revenues- Semiconductor Process Control: $2.74 billion compared to the $2.72 billion average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +30.7% year over year.
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Shares of KLA have returned +0.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.2% 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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