Compared to Estimates, Perimeter Solutions, SA (PRM) Q2 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics

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 Perimeter Solutions, SA performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Revenue- Specialty products: $84.7 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $90.57 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +99.8%.
• Revenue- Fire Safety: $129.1 million compared to the $131.45 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +7.3% year over year.
• Adjusted EBITDA- Specialty Products: $26.83 million versus $26.47 million estimated by two analysts on average.
• Adjusted EBITDA- Fire Safety: $78.76 million compared to the $82.65 million average estimate based on two analysts.

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Shares of Perimeter Solutions, SA have returned +9.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.5% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.

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