For the quarter ended December 2024, Mercury Systems (MRCY) reported revenue of $223.13 million, up 13% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.07, compared to -$0.42 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $180.52 million, representing a surprise of +23.60%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +187.50%, with the consensus EPS estimate being -$0.08.

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.

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

• Net Revenue- Sensor & Effector- Radar: $47.11 million compared to the $19.07 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +255.4% year over year.
• Net Revenue- Sensor & Effector- Electronic Warfare: $23.93 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $26.16 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -15.7%.
• Net Revenue- Other: $41.50 million compared to the $19.24 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +134.1% year over year.
• Net Revenue- Sensor & Effector- Total: $93.17 million compared to the $70.34 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +45% year over year.
• Net Revenue- C4I: $88.46 million versus $88.83 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -23.4% change.
• Net Revenue- Sensor & Effector- Other Sensor & Effector: $22.13 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $25.12 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -2.2%.

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Shares of Mercury Systems have returned -2.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1% 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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