Silica Holdings (SLCA - Free Report) reported $366.96 million in revenue for the quarter ended September 2023, representing a year-over-year decline of 12.4%. EPS of $0.38 for the same period compares to $0.43 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $383.76 million, representing a surprise of -4.38%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +5.56%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.36.
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 Silica Holdings performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Segment contribution margin - Industrial & Specialty Products: 46.35 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of 48.87 million.
- Segment contribution margin - Oil & Gas Proppants: 82.89 million versus 82.59 million estimated by two analysts on average.
- Sales- Industrial & Specialty Products: $135.54 million versus $143.54 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -10.5% change.
- Sales- Oil & Gas Proppants: $231.43 million compared to the $240.22 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -13.5% year over year.
View all Key Company Metrics for Silica Holdings here>>>Shares of Silica Holdings have returned -3.7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.8% 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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Silica Holdings (SLCA - Free Report) reported $366.96 million in revenue for the quarter ended September 2023, representing a year-over-year decline of 12.4%. EPS of $0.38 for the same period compares to $0.43 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $383.76 million, representing a surprise of -4.38%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +5.56%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.36.
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 Silica Holdings performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Segment contribution margin - Industrial & Specialty Products: 46.35 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of 48.87 million.
- Segment contribution margin - Oil & Gas Proppants: 82.89 million versus 82.59 million estimated by two analysts on average.
- Sales- Industrial & Specialty Products: $135.54 million versus $143.54 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -10.5% change.
- Sales- Oil & Gas Proppants: $231.43 million compared to the $240.22 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -13.5% year over year.
View all Key Company Metrics for Silica Holdings here>>>Shares of Silica Holdings have returned -3.7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.8% 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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