For the quarter ended December 2023, Olin (OLN - Free Report) reported revenue of $1.61 billion, down 18.3% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.30, compared to $1.43 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +7.70% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.5 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.20, the EPS surprise was +50.00%.
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 Olin performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Sales- Chlor Alkali Products and Vinyls: $906.10 million versus $842.83 million estimated by six analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -22.7% change.
- Sales- Winchester: $395.40 million compared to the $357.03 million average estimate based on six analysts. The reported number represents a change of +23.6% year over year.
- Sales- Epoxy: $313.10 million versus $323.03 million estimated by six analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -35.3% change.
- Income before Taxes- Chlor Alkali Products and Vinyls: $65.90 million compared to the $86.76 million average estimate based on six analysts.
- Income before Taxes- Winchester: $65.40 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $61.94 million.
- Income before Taxes- Epoxy: -$23.10 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of -$26.76 million.
- Other corporate and unallocated costs: -$26.70 million versus -$26.20 million estimated by five analysts on average.
View all Key Company Metrics for Olin here>>>Shares of Olin have returned -7.7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +2.5% 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 December 2023, Olin (OLN - Free Report) reported revenue of $1.61 billion, down 18.3% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.30, compared to $1.43 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +7.70% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.5 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.20, the EPS surprise was +50.00%.
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 Olin performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Sales- Chlor Alkali Products and Vinyls: $906.10 million versus $842.83 million estimated by six analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -22.7% change.
- Sales- Winchester: $395.40 million compared to the $357.03 million average estimate based on six analysts. The reported number represents a change of +23.6% year over year.
- Sales- Epoxy: $313.10 million versus $323.03 million estimated by six analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -35.3% change.
- Income before Taxes- Chlor Alkali Products and Vinyls: $65.90 million compared to the $86.76 million average estimate based on six analysts.
- Income before Taxes- Winchester: $65.40 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $61.94 million.
- Income before Taxes- Epoxy: -$23.10 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of -$26.76 million.
- Other corporate and unallocated costs: -$26.70 million versus -$26.20 million estimated by five analysts on average.
View all Key Company Metrics for Olin here>>>Shares of Olin have returned -7.7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +2.5% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.
Zacks Names #1 Semiconductor Stock
It's only 1/9,000th the size of NVIDIA which skyrocketed more than +800% since we recommended it. NVIDIA is still strong, but our new top chip stock has much more room to boom.
With strong earnings growth and an expanding customer base, it's positioned to feed the rampant demand for Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Internet of Things. Global semiconductor manufacturing is projected to explode from $452 billion in 2021 to $803 billion by 2028.
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