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Clarivate (CLVT) Q3 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates

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Clarivate PLC (CLVT - Free Report) reported $622.2 million in revenue for the quarter ended September 2024, representing a year-over-year decline of 3.9%. EPS of $0.19 for the same period compares to $0.21 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $640.01 million, representing a surprise of -2.78%. The company has not delivered EPS surprise, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.19.

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

  • Revenues- Intellectual Property: $199.80 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $203.63 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -5.6%.
  • Revenues- Life Sciences & Healthcare: $101.10 million versus $104.82 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -6.7% change.
  • Revenues- Academia & Government: $321.30 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $330.90 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -1.8%.
  • Revenues- Transactional and other revenues: $104.40 million compared to the $106.57 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -21.1% year over year.
  • Revenues- Re-occurring revenues: $106.70 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $111.06 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -0.1%.
  • Revenues- Subscription revenues: $411.10 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $423.25 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +0.7%.
View all Key Company Metrics for Clarivate here>>>

Shares of Clarivate have returned +0.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.7% 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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