GE HealthCare (GEHC) Reports Q1 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

GEHC

For the quarter ended March 2024, GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC - Free Report) reported revenue of $4.65 billion, down 1.2% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.90, compared to $0.85 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.81 billion, representing a surprise of -3.33%. The company has not delivered EPS surprise, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.90.

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.

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 GE HealthCare performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

  • Revenues- Imaging: $2.47 billion compared to the $2.54 billion average estimate based on three analysts.
  • Revenues- Ultrasound: $824 million versus $863.62 million estimated by three analysts on average.
  • Revenues- Other: $15 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $13.83 million.
  • Revenues- PDx: $599 million versus $590.08 million estimated by three analysts on average.
  • Revenues- PCS: $747 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $800.77 million.
View all Key Company Metrics for GE HealthCare here>>>

Shares of GE HealthCare have returned -0.7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -2.5% 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.

Free: See Our Top Stock And 4 Runners Up