For the quarter ended August 2023, McCormick (MKC - Free Report) reported revenue of $1.68 billion, up 5.6% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.65, compared to $0.69 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of -0.41% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.69 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.65, the company has not delivered EPS surprise.
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 McCormick performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Net Sales- Flavor Solutions: $747.60 million versus $737.38 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +12% change.
- Net Sales- Consumer: $937.10 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $950.63 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +1%.
- Operating income excluding special charges and transaction and integration expenses- Flavor Solutions: $77.80 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $75.50 million.
- Operating income excluding special charges and transaction and integration expenses- Consumer: $173.30 million compared to the $182.63 million average estimate based on two analysts.
View all Key Company Metrics for McCormick here>>>Shares of McCormick have returned -7.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -4.9% 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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For the quarter ended August 2023, McCormick (MKC - Free Report) reported revenue of $1.68 billion, up 5.6% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.65, compared to $0.69 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of -0.41% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.69 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.65, the company has not delivered EPS surprise.
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 McCormick performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Net Sales- Flavor Solutions: $747.60 million versus $737.38 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +12% change.
- Net Sales- Consumer: $937.10 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $950.63 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +1%.
- Operating income excluding special charges and transaction and integration expenses- Flavor Solutions: $77.80 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $75.50 million.
- Operating income excluding special charges and transaction and integration expenses- Consumer: $173.30 million compared to the $182.63 million average estimate based on two analysts.
View all Key Company Metrics for McCormick here>>>Shares of McCormick have returned -7.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -4.9% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.
Research Chief Names "Single Best Pick to Double"
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.
This company targets millennial and Gen Z audiences, generating nearly $1 billion in revenue last quarter alone. A recent pullback makes now an ideal time to jump aboard. Of course, all our elite picks aren’t winners but this one could far surpass earlier Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Nano-X Imaging which shot up +129.6% in little more than 9 months.
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