Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN) reported $1.03 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 6.9%. EPS of $0.66 for the same period compares to $0.83 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of -3.39% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.07 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.66, the company has not delivered EPS surprise.
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.
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 Fortune Brands Innovations performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Net Sales- Outdoors: $304.70 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $309.50 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -3.3%.
- Net Sales- Security: $163 million compared to the $155.76 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of -3.7% year over year.
- Net Sales- Water: $565.40 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $608.31 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -9.6%.
- Operating Income(loss) before charges/gains (Non-GAAP)- Water: $113.20 million compared to the $127.41 million average estimate based on four analysts.
- Operating Income(loss) before charges/gains (Non-GAAP)- Outdoors: $31.70 million compared to the $33.18 million average estimate based on four analysts.
- Operating Income(loss) Before Charges/Gains (Non-GAAP)- Security: $23.20 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $15.80 million.
- Operating Income(loss) before charges/gains (Non-GAAP)- Total Corporate Expenses: -$32.30 million versus -$39.65 million estimated by three analysts on average.
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Shares of Fortune Brands Innovations have returned +6.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +11.5% 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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