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Main Street Capital (MAIN) reported $136.82 million in revenue for the quarter ended September 2024, representing a year-over-year increase of 11%. EPS of $1.00 for the same period compares to $0.99 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of -0.54% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $137.57 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.02, the EPS surprise was -1.96%.
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 Main Street Capital performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
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Investment Income- Interest, fee and dividend income- Control investments: $50.13 million compared to the $52.10 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +3.1% year over year.
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Investment Income- Interest, fee and dividend income- Non-Control/Non-Affiliate investments: $65.81 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $60.19 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +10.9%.
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Investment Income- Interest, fee and dividend income- Affiliate investments: $20.88 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $24.53 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +36.8%.
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Shares of Main Street Capital have returned +1.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3.2% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.
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