For the quarter ended March 2023, Masco (MAS - Free Report) reported revenue of $1.98 billion, down 10.1% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.87, compared to $0.95 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.92 billion, representing a surprise of +3.13%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +33.85%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.65.
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.
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 Masco performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Net sales- Plumbing Products: $1.22 billion versus $1.19 billion estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -10.1% change.
- Net sales- Decorative Architectural Products: $757 million compared to the $751.17 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of -10.1% year over year.
- Operating profit, as adjusted- Decorative Architectural Products: $133 million versus $107.60 million estimated by five analysts on average.
- Operating profit, as adjusted- Plumbing Products: $202 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $164.54 million.
View all Key Company Metrics for Masco here>>>Shares of Masco have returned +4.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +2.6% 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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For the quarter ended March 2023, Masco (MAS - Free Report) reported revenue of $1.98 billion, down 10.1% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.87, compared to $0.95 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.92 billion, representing a surprise of +3.13%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +33.85%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.65.
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.
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 Masco performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Net sales- Plumbing Products: $1.22 billion versus $1.19 billion estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -10.1% change.
- Net sales- Decorative Architectural Products: $757 million compared to the $751.17 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of -10.1% year over year.
- Operating profit, as adjusted- Decorative Architectural Products: $133 million versus $107.60 million estimated by five analysts on average.
- Operating profit, as adjusted- Plumbing Products: $202 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $164.54 million.
View all Key Company Metrics for Masco here>>>Shares of Masco have returned +4.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +2.6% 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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From thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.
It’s an American AI company that’s riding low right now, but it has rounded up clients like BMW, GE, Dell Computer, and Bosch. It has prospects for not just doubling but quadrupling in the year to come. Of course, all our picks aren’t winners but this one could far surpass earlier Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.
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