Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG - Free Report) reported $1.12 billion in revenue for the quarter ended June 2023, representing a year-over-year decline of 5.7%. EPS of $1.17 for the same period compares to $1.98 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.16 billion, representing a surprise of -3.61%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -17.02%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.41.
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 Scotts performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Net Sales- U.S.Consumer: $916.40 million compared to the $951.77 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of +1.3% year over year.
- Net Sales- Corporate & Other: $108.90 million compared to the $116.21 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of -14.3% year over year.
- Net Sales- Hawthorne: $93.40 million versus $102.58 million estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -39.6% change.
- U.S. Consumer- OI Adjusted: $124.80 million compared to the $139.09 million average estimate based on two analysts.
- Corporate- OI Adjusted: -$3.40 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of -$33.20 million.
- Other- OI Adjusted: $5.80 million compared to the $7.18 million average estimate based on two analysts.
- Hawthorne- OI Adjusted: -$8.70 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of -$12.91 million.
View all Key Company Metrics for Scotts here>>>Shares of Scotts have returned +10.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.
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Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG - Free Report) reported $1.12 billion in revenue for the quarter ended June 2023, representing a year-over-year decline of 5.7%. EPS of $1.17 for the same period compares to $1.98 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.16 billion, representing a surprise of -3.61%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -17.02%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.41.
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 Scotts performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Net Sales- U.S.Consumer: $916.40 million compared to the $951.77 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of +1.3% year over year.
- Net Sales- Corporate & Other: $108.90 million compared to the $116.21 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of -14.3% year over year.
- Net Sales- Hawthorne: $93.40 million versus $102.58 million estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -39.6% change.
- U.S. Consumer- OI Adjusted: $124.80 million compared to the $139.09 million average estimate based on two analysts.
- Corporate- OI Adjusted: -$3.40 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of -$33.20 million.
- Other- OI Adjusted: $5.80 million compared to the $7.18 million average estimate based on two analysts.
- Hawthorne- OI Adjusted: -$8.70 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of -$12.91 million.
View all Key Company Metrics for Scotts here>>>Shares of Scotts have returned +10.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.
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Global demand for oil is through the roof... and oil producers are struggling to keep up. So even though oil prices are well off their recent highs, you can expect big profits from the companies that supply the world with "black gold."
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