Valmont Industries (VMI) reported $969.31 million in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 0.9%. EPS of $4.32 for the same period compares to $4.32 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $975.58 million, representing a surprise of -0.64%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +1.89%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $4.24.

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

• Total Sales- Intersegment: -$4.18 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of -$4.43 million.
• Total Sales- Infrastructure: $706.22 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $746.95 million.
• Total Sales- Agriculture: $267.27 million compared to the $232.78 million average estimate based on two analysts.
• Operating Income / (loss)- Corporate: -$25.14 million compared to the -$26.48 million average estimate based on three analysts.
• Operating Income / (loss)- Infrastructure: $117.21 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $118.80 million.
• Operating Income / (loss)- Agriculture: $36.24 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $34.02 million.

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Shares of Valmont have returned -9.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -8.9% 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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