Aspen Aerogels (ASPN) reported $78.72 million in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 16.7%. EPS of -$0.06 for the same period compares to $0.01 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $82.94 million, representing a surprise of -5.08%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +14.29%, with the consensus EPS estimate being -$0.07.
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 Aspen Aerogels performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Revenue- Energy Industrial: $29.80 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $36.16 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +2.4%.
- Revenue- Thermal Barrier: $48.90 million versus $45.23 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -25.2% change.
- Gross Profit- Thermal Barrier: $11.12 million compared to the $14.98 million average estimate based on two analysts.
- Gross Profit- Energy Industrial: $11.69 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $13.19 million.
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Shares of Aspen Aerogels have returned -15.5% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +13.7% 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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