For the quarter ended March 2025, Light & Wonder (LNW) reported revenue of $774 million, up 2.4% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.35, compared to $0.93 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of -4.28% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $808.58 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.17, the EPS surprise was +15.38%.
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.
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 Light & Wonder performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Revenue- SciPlay: $202 million compared to the $222.59 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of -1.9% year over year.
- Revenue- Gaming: $495 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $511.28 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +4%.
- Revenue- iGaming: $77 million compared to the $81.40 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +4.1% year over year.
- AEBITDA- Gaming: $254 million compared to the $254.30 million average estimate based on three analysts.
- AEBITDA- Corporate: -$34 million versus -$38.93 million estimated by three analysts on average.
- AEBITDA- iGaming: $27 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $26.78 million.
- AEBITDA- SciPlay: $64 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $69.06 million.
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Shares of Light & Wonder have returned +20.7% 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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