IAC (IAC - Free Report) reported $1.06 billion in revenue for the quarter ended December 2023, representing a year-over-year decline of 15.1%. EPS of -$0.73 for the same period compares to -$0.05 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.06 billion, representing a surprise of -0.44%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -265.00%, with the consensus EPS estimate being -$0.20.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
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 IAC performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Revenue- Angi Inc: $300.40 million compared to the $305.58 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of -32% year over year.
- Revenue- Dotdash Meredith: $475.90 million versus $457.14 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -0.4% change.
- Revenue- Search: $133.50 million versus $145.50 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -12.8% change.
- Revenue- Emerging & Other: $150.40 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $151.96 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -15.1%.
- Revenue- Dotdash Meredith- Digital Revenue: $283.60 million compared to the $264.43 million average estimate based on three analysts.
- Revenue- Dotdash Meredith- Print Revenue: $198.40 million compared to the $196.08 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of -11.6% year over year.
- Revenue- Intersegment eliminations: -$2.20 million compared to the -$1.24 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -24.1% year over year.
- Adjusted EBITDA- Angi Inc: $41.40 million compared to the $27.76 million average estimate based on four analysts.
- Adjusted EBITDA- Dotdash Meredith: $123.50 million compared to the $101.78 million average estimate based on four analysts.
- Adjusted EBITDA- Corporate: -$23.80 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of -$24.48 million.
- Adjusted EBITDA- Emerging & Other: $8.20 million versus $5.14 million estimated by four analysts on average.
- Adjusted EBITDA- Search: $7.50 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $7.14 million.
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IAC (IAC - Free Report) reported $1.06 billion in revenue for the quarter ended December 2023, representing a year-over-year decline of 15.1%. EPS of -$0.73 for the same period compares to -$0.05 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.06 billion, representing a surprise of -0.44%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -265.00%, with the consensus EPS estimate being -$0.20.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
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 IAC performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Revenue- Angi Inc: $300.40 million compared to the $305.58 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of -32% year over year.
- Revenue- Dotdash Meredith: $475.90 million versus $457.14 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -0.4% change.
- Revenue- Search: $133.50 million versus $145.50 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -12.8% change.
- Revenue- Emerging & Other: $150.40 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $151.96 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -15.1%.
- Revenue- Dotdash Meredith- Digital Revenue: $283.60 million compared to the $264.43 million average estimate based on three analysts.
- Revenue- Dotdash Meredith- Print Revenue: $198.40 million compared to the $196.08 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of -11.6% year over year.
- Revenue- Intersegment eliminations: -$2.20 million compared to the -$1.24 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -24.1% year over year.
- Adjusted EBITDA- Angi Inc: $41.40 million compared to the $27.76 million average estimate based on four analysts.
- Adjusted EBITDA- Dotdash Meredith: $123.50 million compared to the $101.78 million average estimate based on four analysts.
- Adjusted EBITDA- Corporate: -$23.80 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of -$24.48 million.
- Adjusted EBITDA- Emerging & Other: $8.20 million versus $5.14 million estimated by four analysts on average.
- Adjusted EBITDA- Search: $7.50 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $7.14 million.
View all Key Company Metrics for IAC here>>>Shares of IAC have returned +6.2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +5.1% 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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