Sonos (SONO) reported $259.76 million in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 2.8%. EPS of -$0.18 for the same period compares to -$0.34 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +1.50% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $255.92 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being -$0.18, the company has not delivered EPS surprise.
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.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Sonos performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Revenue by Product Category- Sonos speakers: $194.52 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $203.42 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +3.9%.
- Revenue by Product Category- Partner products and other revenue: $14.70 million versus $17.30 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -8.9% change.
- Revenue by Product Category- Sonos system products: $50.54 million compared to the $34.62 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 Sonos have returned +12.8% 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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