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For the quarter ended January 2025, ABM Industries (ABM) reported revenue of $2.11 billion, up 2.2% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.87, compared to $0.86 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.69% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.1 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.78, the EPS surprise was +11.54%.
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 ABM Industries performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
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Revenues- Business & Industry: $1.02 billion versus $1.01 billion estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -1% change.
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Revenues- Aviation: $270.10 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $265.51 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +8.3%.
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Revenues- Education: $225.30 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $224.51 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +2.4%.
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Revenues- Manufacturing & Distribution: $394.30 million versus $380.76 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -1.7% change.
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Revenues- Technical Solutions: $202.30 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $195.59 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +21.9%.
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Operating profit- Aviation: $12.20 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $9.35 million.
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Operating profit- Business & Industry: $79.40 million compared to the $56.27 million average estimate based on three analysts.
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Operating profit (loss)- Manufacturing & Distribution: $39.40 million compared to the $28.21 million average estimate based on three analysts.
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Operating profit- Education: $14 million compared to the $9.75 million average estimate based on three analysts.
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Operating profit- Technical Solutions: $16.60 million versus $8.93 million estimated by three analysts on average.
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Operating profit (loss)- Corporate: -$83.20 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of -$49.27 million.