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IPG (IPGP) Reports Q1 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

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IPG Photonics (IPGP - Free Report) reported $227.79 million in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 9.6%. EPS of $0.31 for the same period compares to $0.52 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +2.99% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $221.18 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.21, the EPS surprise was +47.62%.

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

  • Sales by Product- High-Power Continuous Wave ('CW') Lasers: $69.42 million compared to the $74.95 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -23.6% year over year.
  • Sales by Product- Medium-Power CW Lasers: $24.40 million compared to the $14.47 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +50.5% year over year.
  • Sales by Product- Other Revenue including Amplifiers, Service, Parts, Accessories and Change in Deferred Revenue: $53.37 million versus $57.10 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -6.2% change.
  • Sales by Product- Quasi-Continuous Wave ('QCW') Lasers: $10.89 million versus $11.41 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -31% change.
  • Sales by Product- Laser and Non-Laser Systems: $33.05 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $32.84 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -11.9%.
  • Sales by Product- Pulsed Lasers: $36.66 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $32.83 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +5.3%.
View all Key Company Metrics for IPG here>>>

Shares of IPG have returned +10.5% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +10.6% 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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