For the quarter ended March 2025, Madison Square Garden (MSGS) reported revenue of $424.2 million, down 1.3% over the same period last year. EPS came in at -$0.59, compared to $1.57 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $427.48 million, representing a surprise of -0.77%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -139.86%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.48.
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 Madison Square Garden performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Total revenues from contracts with customers- Event-related: $176.76 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $174.04 million.
- Total revenues from contracts with customers- League distributions and other: $10.20 million versus $12.33 million estimated by three analysts on average.
- Total revenues from contracts with customers- Sponsorship, signage and suite licenses: $113.70 million versus $105.05 million estimated by three analysts on average.
- Total revenues from contracts with customers- Media rights: $123.54 million versus $136.07 million estimated by three analysts on average.
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Shares of Madison Square Garden have returned -0.3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.5% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.
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