Kennametal (KMT) reported $486.4 million in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 5.7%. EPS of $0.47 for the same period compares to $0.30 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $490.31 million, representing a surprise of -0.80%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +80.77%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.26.
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 Kennametal performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Total Sales- Infrastructure: $182.05 million compared to the $183.52 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of -3.8% year over year.
- Total Sales- Metal Cutting: $304.35 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $307.12 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -6.8%.
- Operating Income (loss)- Corporate: -$0.26 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of -$0.69 million.
- Operating Income- Proforma- Infrastructure: $20.94 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $12.93 million.
- Operating Income- Proforma- Metal Cutting: $29.22 million versus $23.01 million estimated by three analysts on average.
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Shares of Kennametal have returned +13% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +10.6% 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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