Northwest Pipe Co. (NWPX) Q3 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates
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Northwest Pipe Co. (NWPX) reported $130.2 million in revenue for the quarter ended September 2024, representing a year-over-year increase of 9.7%. EPS of $1.02 for the same period compares to $0.58 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +2.68% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $126.8 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.85, the EPS surprise was +20.00%.
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 Northwest Pipe Co. performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
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Net Sales- Precast Infrastructure and Engineered Systems: $44.28 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $40.59 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +15.8%.
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Net Sales- Engineered Steel Pressure Pipe: $85.92 million versus $86.15 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +6.8% change.
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Gross profit- Precast Infrastructure and Engineered Systems: $10.39 million compared to the $9.73 million average estimate based on two analysts.
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Gross profit- Engineered Steel Pressure Pipe: $16.63 million compared to the $15.52 million average estimate based on two analysts.
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Shares of Northwest Pipe Co. have returned +1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.8% 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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