For the quarter ended December 2024, Xponential Fitness (XPOF) reported revenue of $83.22 million, down 7.7% over the same period last year. EPS came in at -$0.18, compared to $0.08 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +3.24% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $80.61 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.44, the EPS surprise was -140.91%.

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 Xponential Fitness performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Revenue- Franchise: $45.29 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $44.30 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +15.9%.
• Revenue- Franchise marketing fund: $9.21 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $8.66 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +22.5%.
• Revenue- Merchandise: $6.12 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $6.36 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -39.6%.
• Revenue- Other service: $9.91 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $6.42 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -42%.
• Revenue- Equipment: $12.69 million versus $14.63 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -22.5% change.

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Shares of Xponential Fitness have returned -29.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -7.4% 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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