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For the quarter ended December 2024, HudBay Minerals (HBM) reported revenue of $584.9 million, down 2.9% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.18, compared to $0.20 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +1.51% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $576.2 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.18, the company has not delivered EPS surprise.
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 HudBay Minerals performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
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Contained metal in concentrate and dore produced - Silver - British Columbia: 58,933 Oz compared to the 89,221.13 Oz average estimate based on 12 analysts.
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Contained metal in concentrate and dore produced - Copper - Manitoba: 3,347 Ton versus the 12-analyst average estimate of 2,817.82 Ton.
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Contained metal in concentrate and dore produced - Gold - Manitoba: 51,438 Oz compared to the 46,144.5 Oz average estimate based on 12 analysts.
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Contained metal in concentrate and dore produced - Zinc - Manitoba: 8,385 Ton versus 7,348.35 Ton estimated by 12 analysts on average.
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Revenue from contracts- Copper: $349 million compared to the $365.97 million average estimate based on nine analysts. The reported number represents a change of -3.5% year over year.
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Revenue from contracts- Zinc: $16.40 million versus $18.78 million estimated by nine analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -12.3% change.
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Revenue from contracts- Gold: $199.60 million compared to the $179.98 million average estimate based on nine analysts. The reported number represents a change of +8.6% year over year.
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Revenue from contracts- Silver: $15.70 million versus the nine-analyst average estimate of $21.21 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +33.1%.
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Revenue from contracts- Molybdenum: $9.10 million versus $17.12 million estimated by eight analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -57.1% change.
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Revenue from contracts: $591 million versus $631.99 million estimated by four analysts on average.
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Product Revenues- Treatment and refining charges: -$25.90 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of -$32.81 million.
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Amortization of deferred revenue- gold: $14.60 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $13.95 million.