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For the quarter ended March 2025, TopBuild (BLD) reported revenue of $1.23 billion, down 3.6% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $4.63, compared to $4.81 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of -0.56% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.24 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $4.43, the EPS surprise was +4.51%.
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.
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 TopBuild 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- Specialty Distribution: $541.26 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $543.13 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -0.8%.
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Net Sales- Installation: $730.83 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $764.79 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -8.5%.
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Net Sales- Intercompany eliminations: -$72.06 million versus -$63.93 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +9.5% change.
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Operating profit, as reported- Installation: $129.62 million versus $140.49 million estimated by five analysts on average.
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Operating profit, as reported- Specialty Distribution: $69.06 million compared to the $75.64 million average estimate based on five analysts.
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Operating profit, as reported- General corporate expense, net: -$9.26 million compared to the -$12.97 million average estimate based on three analysts.
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Operating profit, as reported- Intercompany eliminations: -$11.93 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of -$18.69 million.
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Shares of TopBuild have returned +1.7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +11.5% 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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