For the quarter ended March 2025, Ameresco (AMRC) reported revenue of $352.83 million, up 18.2% over the same period last year. EPS came in at -$0.11, compared to -$0.10 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $306.39 million, representing a surprise of +15.16%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +57.69%, with the consensus EPS estimate being -$0.26.
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 Ameresco performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Revenues- Project: $251.50 million compared to the $191.61 million average estimate based on four analysts.
- Revenues- Other Services: $19.80 million versus $27.12 million estimated by four analysts on average.
- Revenues- O&M: $24.80 million versus $27.12 million estimated by four analysts on average.
- Revenues- Energy Assets: $56.70 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $57.12 million.
- Adjusted EBITDA- Projects: $8.70 million versus $2.87 million estimated by three analysts on average.
- Adjusted EBITDA- Other: $0.10 million compared to the $1.90 million average estimate based on three analysts.
- Adjusted EBITDA- O&M: $1.70 million compared to the $3.90 million average estimate based on three analysts.
- Adjusted EBITDA- Energy Assets: $30.10 million compared to the $27.86 million average estimate based on three analysts.
Shares of Ameresco have returned +10.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.4% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.
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