For the quarter ended June 2024, Altice USA, Inc. (ATUS Quick QuoteATUS - Free Report) reported revenue of $2.24 billion, down 3.6% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.03, compared to $0.17 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of -0.47% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.25 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.08, the EPS surprise was -62.50%.

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

• Homes Passed - Total / Total Passings

  : 9.75 million compared to the 9.75 million average estimate based on three analysts.

• Customer Relationships - Residential Unique Customer Relationships

  : 4.27 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of 4.31 million.

• Customer Relationships - SMB Unique Customer Relationships

  : 379.7 thousand versus 379.66 thousand estimated by three analysts on average.

• Customer Relationships - Total Unique Customer Relationships

  : 4.65 million compared to the 4.69 million average estimate based on three analysts.

• Revenue- Residential revenue

  : $1.75 billion versus the four-analyst average estimate of $1.77 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -4.5%.

• Revenue- Business services and wholesale

  : $369.29 million compared to the $360.74 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +1.3% year over year.

• Revenue- News and Advertising

  : $105.28 million compared to the $119.85 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of -7.2% year over year.

• Revenue- Residential revenue- Mobile

  : $27.48 million versus $27.28 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +51.4% change.

• Revenue- Residential revenue- Broadband

  : $914.99 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $921.73 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -5.3%.

• Revenue- Residential revenue- Video

  : $739.45 million compared to the $747.97 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of -4.6% year over year.

• Revenue- Residential revenue- Telephony

  : $71.70 million versus $68.33 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -5.7% change.

• Revenue- Other

  : $12.57 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $11.63 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +15.5%.

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Shares of Altice USA have returned +1.5% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.1% 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.