Spectrum Brands (SPB) reported $675.7 million in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 6%. EPS of $0.68 for the same period compares to $1.62 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $694.91 million, representing a surprise of -2.76%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -49.63%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.35.
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 Spectrum performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Net Sales- Home & Personal Care (HPC): $254.20 million compared to the $261.20 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -5.1% year over year.
- Net Sales- Home & Garden (H&G): $152.30 million versus $156.85 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -5.2% change.
- Net Sales- Global Pet Care (GPC): $269.20 million compared to the $277.60 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -7.1% year over year.
- Adjusted EBITDA- Global Pet Care (GPC): $50 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $58.95 million.
- Adjusted EBITDA- Home & Personal Care (HPC): $7.30 million versus $17.30 million estimated by two analysts on average.
- Adjusted EBITDA- Home & Garden (H&G): $26.70 million compared to the $29.15 million average estimate based on two analysts.
Shares of Spectrum have returned -3.2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +11.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.
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