Savers Value (SVV) Q2 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street 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 Savers Value performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Comparable Store Sales Growth - Total: 4.4% versus the three-analyst average estimate of 3.2%.
• Comparable Store Sales Growth - Canada: 0.8% compared to the -0.5% average estimate based on two analysts.
• Number of Stores - Australia: 18.00 4 -New Addition versus the two-analyst average estimate of 18.50 4 -New Addition.
• Number of Stores - Canada: 172 versus the two-analyst average estimate of 172.
• Number of Stores - Total: 375 versus 377 estimated by two analysts on average.
• Comparable Store Sales Growth - United States: 6.6% versus 5.6% estimated by two analysts on average.
• Number of Stores - United States: 185 versus the two-analyst average estimate of 187.
• Net Sales- U.S. Retail: $255.28 million compared to the $256.82 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +11.6% year over year.
• Net Sales- Other: $34.63 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $35.7 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +3.6%.
• Net Sales- Canada Retail: $158.32 million compared to the $158.07 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +2.2% year over year.

View all Key Company Metrics for Savers Value here>>>

Shares of Savers Value have returned +15% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3.3% 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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