For the quarter ended March 2025, MKS Instruments (MKSI) reported revenue of $936 million, up 7.8% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.71, compared to $1.18 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.27% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $933.5 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.42, the EPS surprise was +20.42%.
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 MKS Instruments performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Net Revenues- Semiconductor: $413 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $403.45 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +17.7%.
- Net Revenues- Electronics and Packaging: $253 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $242.64 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +21.6%.
- Net Revenues- Specialty Industrial: $270 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $268.58 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -12.6%.
- Net Revenues- Products: $819 million compared to the $798.27 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +8.6% year over year.
- Net Revenues- Services: $117 million compared to the $118.75 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +2.6% year over year.
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Shares of MKS Instruments have returned +23.6% 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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