For the quarter ended September 2023, Kirby (KEX - Free Report) reported revenue of $764.77 million, up 2.5% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.05, compared to $0.65 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $794.6 million, representing a surprise of -3.75%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +2.94%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.02.
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 Kirby performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Revenues- Distribution and services: $334.89 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $342.21 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +7.1%.
- Revenues- Marine transportation: $429.89 million versus $452.39 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -0.7% change.
- Operating income- Distribution and services: $33.19 million compared to the $28.75 million average estimate based on two analysts.
- Operating income- Marine transportation: $63.47 million compared to the $70.68 million average estimate based on two analysts.
View all Key Company Metrics for Kirby here>>>Shares of Kirby have returned -4.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -3.4% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.
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For the quarter ended September 2023, Kirby (KEX - Free Report) reported revenue of $764.77 million, up 2.5% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.05, compared to $0.65 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $794.6 million, representing a surprise of -3.75%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +2.94%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.02.
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 Kirby performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Revenues- Distribution and services: $334.89 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $342.21 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +7.1%.
- Revenues- Marine transportation: $429.89 million versus $452.39 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -0.7% change.
- Operating income- Distribution and services: $33.19 million compared to the $28.75 million average estimate based on two analysts.
- Operating income- Marine transportation: $63.47 million compared to the $70.68 million average estimate based on two analysts.
View all Key Company Metrics for Kirby here>>>Shares of Kirby have returned -4.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -3.4% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.
Infrastructure Stock Boom to Sweep America
A massive push to rebuild the crumbling U.S. infrastructure will soon be underway. It’s bipartisan, urgent, and inevitable. Trillions will be spent. Fortunes will be made.
The only question is “Will you get into the right stocks early when their growth potential is greatest?”
Zacks has released a Special Report to help you do just that, and today it’s free. Discover 5 special companies that look to gain the most from construction and repair to roads, bridges, and buildings, plus cargo hauling and energy transformation on an almost unimaginable scale.
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