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For the quarter ended March 2025, Universal Display Corp. (OLED) reported revenue of $166.28 million, up 0.6% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.35, compared to $1.19 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $154.85 million, representing a surprise of +7.38%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +26.17%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.07.
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 Universal Display performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
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Revenue- Material sales: $86.16 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $90.21 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -7.6%.
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Revenue- Contract research services: $6.55 million versus $3.61 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +76.8% change.
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Revenue- Royalty and license fees: $73.57 million versus $61.45 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +7.8% change.
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Shares of Universal Display have returned -9.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.7% 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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