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Intuitive Machines, Inc. LUNR is slated to report first-quarter 2025 results on May 13, before market open.
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for first-quarter revenues is pegged at $59.4 million, implying an 18.7% decline from the year-ago quarter's reported figure. The consensus mark for the bottom line is pegged at a loss of 10 cents per share, indicating an improvement from a loss of 21 cents reported in the prior-year quarter. The bottom-line estimate, however, has deteriorated from a loss of five cents per share in the past 60 days. (Find the latest EPS estimates and surprises on Zacks Earnings Calendar.)
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LUNR holds a mixed earnings surprise history. Its earnings outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimate in three out of the last four consecutive quarters and missed in one. The stock’s average earnings surprise is 69.92%.
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Earnings Whisper for LUNR Stock
Our proven model does not conclusively predict an earnings beat for LUNR this time around. The combination of a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold) increases the chances of an earnings beat, which is not the case here. You can uncover the best stocks before they are reported with our Earnings ESP Filter.
LUNR has an Earnings ESP of 0.00% and a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell) at present.
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LUNR’s Q1 Results: Key Factors to Consider
In the soon-to-be-reported quarter, solid revenue generation from providing lunar payload services for NASA and other commercial payload contracts associated with the IM-1 and IM-3 lunar payload missions is expected to have boosted Intuitive Machines' top-line performance.
Moreover, in March 2025, Intuitive Machines' second lunar mission, IM-2, experienced a significant setback when its Athena lander tipped over upon landing near the Moon's south pole. This led to the premature conclusion of the mission and is likely to adversely impact LUNR’s first-quarter results.
On the cost front, higher selling, general and administrative expenses due to an increase in public company costs, employee compensation benefits and rent on the company’s new corporate headquarters are likely to have had some negative impact on its earnings performance.
Nevertheless, profit margin earned from business growth is likely to have bolstered the company’s bottom line in the first quarter.
In January 2025, LUNR announced that it was awarded a study contract from NASA to advance lunar logistics handling and offloading, as well as surface cargo and mobility, under the agency’s Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnership (NextSTEP). These contracts are likely to have pushed up the company’s order book for the first quarter and thereby its backlog count, which is expected to get duly reflected in its upcoming results.