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Compared to Estimates, Catalyst (CPRX) Q1 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics

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Catalyst Pharmaceutical (CPRX - Free Report) reported $141.42 million in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 43.6%. EPS of $0.68 for the same period compares to $0.38 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +8.92% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $129.84 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.53, the EPS surprise was +28.30%.

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

  • Revenue- Product revenue,net- FIRDAPSE: $83.73 million compared to the $77.44 million average estimate based on four analysts.
  • Revenue- Product revenue,net- FYCOMPA: $35.63 million versus $31.80 million estimated by four analysts on average.
  • Revenue- Product revenue,net- AGAMREE: $22.04 million compared to the $20.04 million average estimate based on four analysts.
  • Revenue- Product revenue,net: $141.40 million versus $129.40 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +43.6% change.
  • Revenue- License and other: $0.02 million versus $0.88 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -69.1% change.
View all Key Company Metrics for Catalyst here>>>

Shares of Catalyst have returned +7.8% 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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