For the quarter ended March 2025, Malibu Boats (MBUU) reported revenue of $228.66 million, up 12.4% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.72, compared to $0.63 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +2.37% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $223.38 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.67, the EPS surprise was +7.46%.
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.
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 Malibu Boats performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Net Sales per Unit - Total: $159,792 compared to the $166,199.50 average estimate based on two analysts.
- Unit Volume by Segment - Total: 1,431 versus the two-analyst average estimate of 1,346.
- Revenue by product- Malibu: $102.20 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $67.55 million.
- Revenue by product- Cobalt: $54.60 million compared to the $71.70 million average estimate based on two analysts.
- Revenue by product- Saltwater Fishing: $71.90 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $84.15 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -11.5%.
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Shares of Malibu Boats have returned +5% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +11.3% 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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