For the quarter ended March 2025, HudBay Minerals (HBM) reported revenue of $594.9 million, up 13.3% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.24, compared to $0.16 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $518.52 million, representing a surprise of +14.73%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +140.00%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.10.
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 HudBay Minerals performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Payable metal in concentrate and dore sold - Molybdenum: 448 Ton compared to the 357.97 Ton average estimate based on 12 analysts.
- Contained metal in concentrate and dore produced - Gold: 73,784 Oz versus the 12-analyst average estimate of 70,248.83 Oz.
- Payable metal sold - Copper - British Columbia: 6,153 Ton compared to the 7,204.68 Ton average estimate based on 12 analysts.
- Payable metal sold - Silver - British Columbia: 60,059 Oz versus 63,165.6 Oz estimated by 12 analysts on average.
- Revenue from external customers- Peru: $289.70 million compared to the $270.86 million average estimate based on 12 analysts.
- Revenue from external customers- British Columbia: $80.40 million versus $77.91 million estimated by 11 analysts on average.
- Revenue from external customers- Manitoba: $224.80 million compared to the $169.90 million average estimate based on 11 analysts.
- Revenue from contracts- Zinc: $14.30 million versus $16.31 million estimated by 11 analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -4% change.
- Revenue from contracts- Gold: $194.20 million versus the 11-analyst average estimate of $165.92 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +9%.
- Revenue from contracts- Silver: $14.30 million compared to the $22.63 million average estimate based on 11 analysts. The reported number represents a change of +17.2% year over year.
- Revenue from contracts- Copper: $302.30 million versus $312.45 million estimated by 11 analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +6% change.
- Revenue from contracts- Molybdenum: $20.90 million versus the 10-analyst average estimate of $14.38 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +14.8%.
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Shares of HudBay Minerals have returned +11.7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3.8% 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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