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Avnet (AVT) reported $5.32 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 6%. EPS of $0.84 for the same period compares to $1.10 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $5.29 billion, representing a surprise of +0.46%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +16.67%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.72.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
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 Avnet performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
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Sales- Farnell: $366.70 million compared to the $338.19 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of -10.1% year over year.
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Sales- Electronic Components: $4.95 billion versus the three-analyst average estimate of $4.95 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -5.7%.
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Operating Income (loss)- Electronic Components: $172.20 million compared to the $166.72 million average estimate based on three analysts.
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Operating Income (loss)- Farnell: $11 million versus $4.49 million estimated by three analysts on average.
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Operating Income (loss)- Corporate expenses: -$30.40 million compared to the -$24.23 million average estimate based on two analysts.
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Shares of Avnet have returned +7.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.2% 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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