Here's What Key Metrics Tell Us About Dollar Tree (DLTR) Q4 Earnings

For the quarter ended January 2025, Dollar Tree (DLTR) reported revenue of $5 billion, down 42.2% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $2.11, compared to $2.55 in the year-ago quarter.The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $8.24 billion, representing a surprise of -39.36%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -3.21%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $2.18.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 Dollar Tree performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts: Dollar Tree - Same-Store Sales: 2% compared to the 1.2% average estimate based on eight analysts. Dollar Tree - Ending stores: 8,881 versus 8,877 estimated by six analysts on average. Total - Number of stores: 16,503 compared to the 16,622 average estimate based on six analysts. Family Dollar - Ending stores: 7,622 versus the six-analyst average estimate of 7,709. Family Dollar - Selling Square Footage: 58.3 Msq ft compared to the 58.9 Msq ft average estimate based on five analysts. Dollar Tree - Selling Square Footage: 78.4 Msq ft compared to the 78.5 Msq ft average estimate based on five analysts. Family Dollar - Number of stores closed: 100 compared to the 21 average estimate based on five analysts. Dollar Tree - Number of stores closed: 24 compared to the 7 average estimate based on five analysts. Net Sales- Dollar Tree: $5 billion versus the nine-analyst average estimate of $4.96 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +0.7%. Net Sales- Family Dollar: $3.26 billion compared to the $3.30 billion average estimate based on nine analysts. The reported number represents a change of -11.2% year over year. Total net sales: $8.26 billion versus the nine-analyst average estimate of $8.26 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -4.4%. Other revenue: $3.10 million versus $7 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -55.7% change. View all Key Company Metrics for Dollar Tree here>>>Shares of Dollar Tree have returned -11.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -2.9% 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 Dollar Tree, Inc. (DLTR): 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