Jack Henry (JKHY) reported $585.09 million in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 8.6%. EPS of $1.52 for the same period compares to $1.19 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $586.84 million, representing a surprise of -0.30%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +17.83%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.29.
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 Jack Henry performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Revenue- Core: $180.73 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $179.75 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +8.4%.
- Revenue- Corporate & Other: $19.47 million versus $22.92 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -6.2% change.
- Revenue- Complementary: $167.44 million versus $163.74 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +12.2% change.
- Revenue- Payments: $217.45 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $217.82 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +7.7%.
- Segment Income- Core: $105.47 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $104.41 million.
- Segment Income- Corporate & Other: -$61.76 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of -$62.63 million.
- Segment Income- Complementary: $99.61 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $95.48 million.
- Segment Income- Payments: $101.18 million compared to the $101.28 million average estimate based on two analysts.
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Shares of Jack Henry have returned +1.7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +11.5% 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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