For the quarter ended March 2025, Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) reported revenue of $1.42 billion, down 6.8% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $3.98, compared to $3.69 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of -5.15% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.5 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $3.95, the EPS surprise was +0.76%.
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 Scotts performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
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Shares of Scotts have returned -2.3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.2% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.
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