Xeris Biopharma (XERS) reported $60.1 million in revenue for the quarter ended December 2024, representing a year-over-year increase of 35.4%. EPS of -$0.03 for the same period compares to -$0.10 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of -0.81% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $60.59 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being -$0.07, the EPS surprise was +57.14%.
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 Xeris Biopharma performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
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