For the quarter ended March 2025, Cable One (CABO) reported revenue of $380.6 million, down 5.9% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $12.32, compared to $8.11 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $390.68 million, representing a surprise of -2.58%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +0.90%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $12.21.
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 Cable One performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Revenues- Residential Video: $50.81 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $52.33 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -15.8%.
- Revenues- Residential Data: $225.12 million compared to the $230.58 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -4.5% year over year.
- Revenues- Other: $23.46 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $24.13 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -1.2%.
- Revenues- Business services(Business data+Business other): $74.18 million versus $76.33 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -2.2% change.
- Revenues- Residential Voice: $7.04 million compared to the $7.32 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -17.7% year over year.
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Shares of Cable One have returned -3.2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.7% 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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