For the quarter ended March 2024, Dun & Bradstreet (DNB - Free Report) reported revenue of $564.5 million, up 4.5% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.20, compared to $0.19 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $567.77 million, representing a surprise of -0.58%. The company has not delivered EPS surprise, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.20.
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 Dun & Bradstreet performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Revenue- North America: $386.60 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $390.39 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +3.2%.
- Revenue- North America- Finance & Risk: $208.10 million versus $208.67 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +3.4% change.
- Revenue- International: $177.90 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $174.13 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +7.4%.
- Revenue- International- Finance & Risk: $120 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $117.18 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +8.3%.
- Revenue- International- Sales & Marketing: $57.90 million versus $56.96 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +5.5% change.
- Revenue- North America- Sales & Marketing: $178.50 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $181.72 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +2.9%.
- Revenue- Sales & Marketing: $236.40 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $241.28 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +3.5%.
- Revenue- Finance & Risk: $328.10 million compared to the $328.34 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +5.2% year over year.
View all Key Company Metrics for Dun & Bradstreet here>>>Shares of Dun & Bradstreet have returned -0.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -2.7% 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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For the quarter ended March 2024, Dun & Bradstreet (DNB - Free Report) reported revenue of $564.5 million, up 4.5% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.20, compared to $0.19 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $567.77 million, representing a surprise of -0.58%. The company has not delivered EPS surprise, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.20.
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 Dun & Bradstreet performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Revenue- North America: $386.60 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $390.39 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +3.2%.
- Revenue- North America- Finance & Risk: $208.10 million versus $208.67 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +3.4% change.
- Revenue- International: $177.90 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $174.13 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +7.4%.
- Revenue- International- Finance & Risk: $120 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $117.18 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +8.3%.
- Revenue- International- Sales & Marketing: $57.90 million versus $56.96 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +5.5% change.
- Revenue- North America- Sales & Marketing: $178.50 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $181.72 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +2.9%.
- Revenue- Sales & Marketing: $236.40 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $241.28 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +3.5%.
- Revenue- Finance & Risk: $328.10 million compared to the $328.34 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +5.2% year over year.
View all Key Company Metrics for Dun & Bradstreet here>>>Shares of Dun & Bradstreet have returned -0.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -2.7% 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.
Highest Returns for Any Asset Class
It’s not even close. Despite ups and downs, Bitcoin has been more profitable for investors than any other decentralized, borderless form of money.
No guarantees for the future, but in the past three presidential election years, Bitcoin’s returns were as follows: 2012 +272.4%, 2016 +161.1%, and 2020 +302.8%. Zacks predicts another significant surge in months to come.
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