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Sprouts Farmers (SFM) reported $2 billion in revenue for the quarter ended December 2024, representing a year-over-year increase of 17.5%. EPS of $0.79 for the same period compares to $0.49 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +2.01% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.96 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.73, the EPS surprise was +8.22%.
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 Sprouts Farmers performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
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Comparable store sales growth: 11.5% versus the four-analyst average estimate of 9.4%.
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Stores at end of period: 440 versus 439 estimated by four analysts on average.
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New Stores Opened: 12 compared to the 12 average estimate based on three analysts.
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Stores at beginning of period: 428 compared to the 428 average estimate based on two analysts.
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Shares of Sprouts Farmers have returned +20.3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +2.6% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.
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