Select Water Solutions, Inc. (WTTR) Q1 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates

Select Water Solutions, Inc. (WTTR) reported $374.38 million in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 2.1%. EPS of $0.08 for the same period compares to $0.04 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +3.67% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $361.15 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.07, the EPS surprise was +14.29%.

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.

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 Select Water Solutions, Inc. performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Revenue- Chemical Technologies: $76.35 million compared to the $71.09 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +2.2% year over year.
• Revenue- Water Services: $225.65 million compared to the $215.31 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -1.2% year over year.
• Revenue- Water Infrastructure: $72.39 million versus $75.09 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +14% change.
• Gross Profit before D&A- Water Services: $43.93 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $46.32 million.
• Gross Profit before D&A- Chemical Technologies: $11.62 million versus $10.34 million estimated by two analysts on average.
• Gross Profit before D&A- Water infrastructure: $38.90 million versus $39.25 million estimated by two analysts on average.

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