Watts Water (WTS) reported $558 million in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 2.3%. EPS of $2.37 for the same period compares to $2.33 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +3.20% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $540.7 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $2.12, the EPS surprise was +11.79%.
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 Watts Water performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Geographic Revenue- Americas: $418.10 million versus $404.15 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -0.2% change.
- Geographic Revenue- APMEA: $31.50 million versus $28.30 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +9.4% change.
- Geographic Revenue- Europe: $108.40 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $107.75 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -12.1%.
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Shares of Watts Water have returned +17.4% 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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