Methanex (MEOH) reported $896 million in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 2.2%. EPS of $1.30 for the same period compares to $0.65 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.04 billion, representing a surprise of -13.80%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +4.00%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.25.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Methanex performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Sales volume in tonnes - Methanex-produced methanol: 1,703 KTon versus 1,800.93 KTon estimated by three analysts on average.
- Average realized methanol price ($/tonne): 404 $/Ton versus the three-analyst average estimate of 399.32 $/Ton.
- Sales volume in tonnes - Total: 2,217 KTon versus 2,599.33 KTon estimated by three analysts on average.
- Sales volume in tonnes - Commission sales: 132 KTon compared to the 149.33 KTon average estimate based on three analysts.
- Sales volume in tonnes - Purchased methanol: 382 KTon compared to the 649.06 KTon average estimate based on three analysts.
- Production in tonnes - Total: 1,619 KTon versus the two-analyst average estimate of 1,908.27 KTon.
- Operating Capacity - USA (Geismar): 1,000 KTon versus 1,450 KTon estimated by two analysts on average.
- Operating Capacity - New Zealand: 215 KTon compared to the 320 KTon average estimate based on two analysts.
- Operating Capacity - Chile: 425 KTon versus the two-analyst average estimate of 425 KTon.
- Operating Capacity - Egypt (50% interest): 158 KTon versus 157 KTon estimated by two analysts on average.
- Operating Capacity - Canada (Medicine Hat): 140 KTon compared to the 150 KTon average estimate based on two analysts.
- Production in tonnes - Canada (Medicine Hat): 140 KTon versus 138.72 KTon estimated by two analysts on average.
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Shares of Methanex have returned -7.5% 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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