For the quarter ended March 2025, WillScot (WSC) reported revenue of $559.55 million, down 4.7% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.24, compared to $0.29 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of -0.48% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $562.22 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.28, the EPS surprise was -14.29%.

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

• Revenues- Leasing and services revenue- Leasing: $434.39 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $448.46 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -5.7%.
• Revenues- Leasing and services revenue- Delivery and installation: $88.66 million versus $88.54 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -11.7% change.
• Revenues- Leasing and services revenue: $523.05 million compared to the $537.01 million average estimate based on two analysts.
• Revenues- Sales revenue- Rental units: $14.06 million versus $14.45 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +10.6% change.
• Revenues- Sales revenue- New units: $22.44 million compared to the $16.10 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +66.2% year over year.

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Shares of WillScot have returned -13.4% 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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