BlackLine (BL) reported $166.93 million in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 6%. EPS of $0.58 for the same period compares to $0.54 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.04% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $166.86 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.38, the EPS surprise was +52.63%.
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 BlackLine performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Total customers: 4,455 compared to the 4,455 average estimate based on three analysts.
- Retention Rate: 104% compared to the 104.3% average estimate based on three analysts.
- Revenues- Professional services: $8.47 million compared to the $8.14 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of +6.4% year over year.
- Revenues- Subscription and support: $158.46 million versus $158.83 million estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +6% change.
- Gross profit- Professional services: $1.68 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $1.70 million.
- Gross profit- Subscription and support: $124.33 million compared to the $127.67 million average estimate based on two analysts.
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Shares of BlackLine have returned +10.1% 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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