DMC Global (BOOM) reported $159.29 million in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 4.5%. EPS of $0.11 for the same period compares to $0.21 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +7.37% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $148.35 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being -$0.08, the EPS surprise was +237.50%.

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

• Net Sales- Arcadia: $65.58 million compared to the $58.15 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +5.9% year over year.
• Net Sales- NobelClad: $28.16 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $25.65 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +5%.
• Net Sales- DynaEnergetics: $65.55 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $64.55 million.

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Shares of DMC Global have returned -23.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.7% 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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