For the quarter ended March 2025, Murphy USA (MUSA) reported revenue of $4.53 billion, down 6.6% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $2.63, compared to $3.12 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.77 billion, representing a surprise of -5.05%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -32.04%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $3.87.
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 Murphy USA performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Total fuel contribution (including retail, PS&W and RINs) (cpg): 25.4 cents compared to the 28.68 cents average estimate based on three analysts.
- PS&W including RINs contribution (cpg): 1.7 cents compared to the 2.86 cents average estimate based on three analysts.
- Retail fuel volume - chain (Million gal): 1,131.2 Mgal compared to the 1,151.95 Mgal average estimate based on three analysts.
- Retail fuel margin (cpg): 23.7 cents versus the three-analyst average estimate of 25.82 cents.
- Retail fuel volume - per store (K gal SSS): 220.1 Kgal compared to the 225.11 Kgal average estimate based on two analysts.
- Retail fuel volume - per store (K gal APSM): 221.3 Kgal compared to the 232.81 Kgal average estimate based on two analysts.
- Store count at end of period: 1,761 versus the two-analyst average estimate of 1,765.
- Fuel Contribution - Total retail fuel contribution: $267.70 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $303.92 million.
- Merchandise unit margin (%): 19.6% compared to the 19.6% average estimate based on two analysts.
- Operating Revenues- Petroleum product sales: $3.49 billion compared to the $3.67 billion average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of -8.5% year over year.
- Operating Revenues- Merchandise Sales: $999.40 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $1.03 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -0.1%.
- Operating Revenues- Other operating revenues: $36.20 million versus $40.75 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +15.7% change.
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Shares of Murphy USA have returned +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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