Kimberly-Clark (KMB) Q2 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates

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

• Net Sales - North America (NA) - Volume impact - YoY change: -0.3% compared to the -0.4% average estimate based on two analysts.
• Net Sales - North America (NA) - Net Price impact - YoY change: -0.7% versus -0.1% estimated by two analysts on average.
• Net Sales - North America (NA) - Mix/Other impact - YoY change: 0.2% compared to the 0.3% average estimate based on two analysts.
• Net Sales - North America (NA) - Currency Translation - YoY change: 0.1% versus the two-analyst average estimate of 0.1%.
• Net Sales - North America (NA) - Organic - YoY change: -0.7% versus -0.2% estimated by two analysts on average.
• Net Sales - International Personal Care (IPC) - Volume impact - YoY change: 0.3% versus the two-analyst average estimate of 1.3%.
• Net Sales - Consolidated - Organic - YoY change: -0.1% compared to the 0.6% average estimate based on two analysts.
• Net Sales - International Personal Care (IPC) - Currency Translation - YoY change: 3.1% versus the two-analyst average estimate of 1.7%.
• Net Sales - International Personal Care (IPC) - Organic - YoY change: 1% versus the two-analyst average estimate of 2%.
• Net Sales - Consolidated - Currency Translation - YoY change: 1.1% versus the two-analyst average estimate of 0.6%.
• Net Sales- International Personal Care (IPC): $1.49 billion compared to the $1.49 billion average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +4.1% year over year.
• Net Sales- North America (NA): $2.7 billion compared to the $2.72 billion average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -1.2% year over year.

View all Key Company Metrics for Kimberly-Clark here>>>

Shares of Kimberly-Clark have returned -4.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.7% 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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