Kratos (KTOS) reported $302.6 million in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 9.2%. EPS of $0.12 for the same period compares to $0.11 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $292.16 million, representing a surprise of +3.57%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +33.33%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.09.
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 Kratos performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Revenues- Kratos Government Solutions: $239.50 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $226.95 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +10%.
- Revenues- Unmanned Systems: $63.10 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $65.55 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +6.2%.
- Revenues- Product sales: $200.20 million compared to the $176.11 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +17.3% year over year.
- Revenues- Service revenues: $102.40 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $117.12 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -3.9%.
- Gross Profit- Service revenues: $26.70 million compared to the $28.97 million average estimate based on three analysts.
- Operating income (loss)- Kratos Government Solutions: $17 million versus $13.79 million estimated by three analysts on average.
- Operating income (loss)- Unmanned Systems: -$1.70 million compared to the $0.41 million average estimate based on three analysts.
- Gross Profit- Product sales: $46.90 million versus $47.03 million estimated by three analysts on average.
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Shares of Kratos have returned +25.3% 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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