For the quarter ended March 2025, Bandwidth (BAND) reported revenue of $174.24 million, up 1.9% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.36, compared to $0.27 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $168.87 million, representing a surprise of +3.18%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +24.14%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.29.
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 Bandwidth performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Net retention rate: 116% versus 115.3% estimated by three analysts on average.
- Geographic Revenue- International: $22.45 million compared to the $14.79 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +4.1% year over year.
- Geographic Revenue- North America: $151.79 million compared to the $154.45 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +1.6% year over year.
- Revenue- Messaging surcharges: $40.78 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $37.29 million.
- Revenue- Cloud communications: $133.46 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $131.64 million.
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Shares of Bandwidth have returned +5.3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +10.6% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.
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