For the quarter ended March 2025, Bentley Systems, Incorporated (BSY) reported revenue of $370.54 million, up 9.7% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.35, compared to $0.31 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +1.61% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $364.69 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.30, the EPS surprise was +16.67%.
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 Bentley Systems performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Total Revenue - YoY growth: 9.7% versus 7.5% estimated by five analysts on average.
- Annualized Recurring Revenues (ARR): $1.32 billion versus the three-analyst average estimate of $1.30 billion.
- Revenue - Subscriptions - YoY growth: 11.5% compared to the 8.5% average estimate based on three analysts.
- Revenues- Subscriptions and licenses: $353.11 million versus $342.85 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +11.5% change.
- Revenues- Services: $17.43 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $20.27 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -17.6%.
- Revenues- Subscriptions: $342.32 million versus $333.21 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +11.5% change.
- Revenues- Perpetual licenses: $10.79 million compared to the $9.59 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +13.5% year over year.
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Shares of Bentley Systems have returned +13.3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +10.6% 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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