Simon Property (SPG - Free Report) reported $1.41 billion in revenue for the quarter ended September 2023, representing a year-over-year increase of 7.2%. EPS of $3.20 for the same period compares to $1.65 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +3.15% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.37 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $2.98, the EPS surprise was +7.38%.
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 Simon Property performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- U.S. Malls and Premium Outlets - Occupancy - Total Portfolio: 95.2% versus the two-analyst average estimate of 94.9%.
- Revenue- Management fees and other revenues: $30.06 million versus $30.21 million estimated by six analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +4.9% change.
- Revenue- Lease income: $1.30 billion compared to the $1.26 billion average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of +6.9% year over year.
- Revenue- Other income: $82.16 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $83.99 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +14.6%.
- Net Earnings Per Share (Diluted): $1.82 versus the four-analyst average estimate of $1.58.
View all Key Company Metrics for Simon Property here>>>Shares of Simon Property have returned -3.2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -3.6% 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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Simon Property (SPG - Free Report) reported $1.41 billion in revenue for the quarter ended September 2023, representing a year-over-year increase of 7.2%. EPS of $3.20 for the same period compares to $1.65 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +3.15% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.37 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $2.98, the EPS surprise was +7.38%.
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 Simon Property performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- U.S. Malls and Premium Outlets - Occupancy - Total Portfolio: 95.2% versus the two-analyst average estimate of 94.9%.
- Revenue- Management fees and other revenues: $30.06 million versus $30.21 million estimated by six analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +4.9% change.
- Revenue- Lease income: $1.30 billion compared to the $1.26 billion average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of +6.9% year over year.
- Revenue- Other income: $82.16 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $83.99 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +14.6%.
- Net Earnings Per Share (Diluted): $1.82 versus the four-analyst average estimate of $1.58.
View all Key Company Metrics for Simon Property here>>>Shares of Simon Property have returned -3.2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -3.6% 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.
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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