Compared to Estimates, Alcoa (AA) Q1 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics

For the quarter ended March 2025, Alcoa (AA) reported revenue of $3.37 billion, up 29.6% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $2.15, compared to -$0.81 in the year-ago quarter.The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.44 billion, representing a surprise of -1.95%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +24.28%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.73.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 Alcoa performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts: Average realized third-party price per metric ton of alumina: $575 versus $600.80 estimated by two analysts on average. Average realized third-party price per metric ton of aluminum: $3,213 versus the two-analyst average estimate of $3,244.13. Third-party alumina shipments in Tons: 2,105 Kmt versus 2,184.89 Kmt estimated by two analysts on average. Third-party aluminum shipments in Tons: 609 Kmt versus the two-analyst average estimate of 624.82 Kmt. Total sales- Aluminum: $1.91 billion versus $2.03 billion estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +16% change. Third-party sales- Bauxite: $243 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $110.67 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +279.7%. Third-party sales- Alumina: $1.22 billion compared to the $1.33 billion average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +36% year over year. Intersegment sales- Aluminum: $4 million versus $4.50 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a 0% change. Total Third-party sales: $3.37 billion compared to the $3.48 billion average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +29.6% year over year. Intersegment sales- Alumina: $712 million compared to the $637.24 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +80.3% year over year. Total sales- Alumina: $2.18 billion compared to the $1.96 billion average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +60.4% year over year. Third-party sales- Aluminum: $1.90 billion compared to the $2.04 billion average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +16.1% year over year. View all Key Company Metrics for Alcoa here>>>Shares of Alcoa have returned -27.4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -4.2% 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.Zacks Names #1 Semiconductor StockIt's only 1/9,000th the size of NVIDIA which skyrocketed more than +800% since we recommended it. NVIDIA is still strong, but our new top chip stock has much more room to boom.With strong earnings growth and an expanding customer base, it's positioned to feed the rampant demand for Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Internet of Things. Global semiconductor manufacturing is projected to explode from $452 billion in 2021 to $803 billion by 2028.See This Stock Now for Free >>Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Alcoa (AA): Free Stock Analysis ReportThis article originally published on Zacks Investment Research (zacks.com).Zacks Investment ResearchWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks