For the quarter ended December 2024, Service Corp. (SCI) reported revenue of $1.09 billion, up 3.5% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.06, compared to $0.93 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.74% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.09 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.05, the EPS surprise was +0.95%.
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 Service Corp. performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
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Total comparable funeral average revenue per service: $5,721 versus the two-analyst average estimate of $5,667.83.
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Funeral services performed: 88,934 versus the two-analyst average estimate of 91,395.
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Revenues- Cemetery: $505.30 million compared to the $494.32 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +4.7% year over year.
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Revenues- Funeral: $587.70 million compared to the $590.69 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +2.5% year over year.
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Gross profit- Funeral: $125.10 million compared to the $131.58 million average estimate based on three analysts.
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Gross profit- Cemetery: $180.80 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $174.01 million.
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Shares of Service Corp. have returned +0.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +4.3% 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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