For the quarter ended March 2025, Goosehead Insurance (GSHD) reported revenue of $75.58 million, up 17.3% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.26, compared to $0.28 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $78.25 million, representing a surprise of -3.41%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +13.04%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.23.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

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

• Ancillary Revenue- Other Franchise Revenues: $0.46 million versus $0.40 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -0.4% change.
• Total Ancillary Revenue: $4.93 million compared to the $3.95 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +57.8% year over year.
• Core Revenue- Renewal Commissions: $16.95 million versus $18.39 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +6.2% change.
• Core Revenue- Renewal Royalty Fees: $37.24 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $37.10 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +28.2%.
• Core Revenue- New Business Commissions: $5.76 million versus $7.11 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +1.3% change.
• Ancillary Revenue- Contingent Commissions: $4.48 million compared to the $3.55 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +67.8% year over year.
• Core Revenue- Agency Fees: $2.24 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $2.19 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +17.2%.
• Total Core Revenue: $69.12 million compared to the $72.56 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +17.5% year over year.
• Cost Recovery Revenue- Initial Franchise Fees: $1.34 million versus $1.54 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -40.2% change.
• Cost Recovery Revenue- Interest Income: $0.19 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $0.20 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -24.4%.
• Total Cost Recovery Revenue: $1.53 million versus $1.74 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -38.6% change.
• Core Revenue- New Business Royalty Fees: $6.93 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $7.76 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +11.2%.

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Shares of Goosehead have returned -14.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -6.6% 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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