Here's What Key Metrics Tell Us About Visa (V) Q4 Earnings

Visa (V) reported $9.62 billion in revenue for the quarter ended September 2024, representing a year-over-year increase of 11.7%. EPS of $2.71 for the same period compares to $2.33 a year ago.The reported revenue represents a surprise of +1.17% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $9.51 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $2.58, the EPS surprise was +5.04%.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 Visa performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts: End of Period Connections - Total transactions: 61.51 billion versus 61.88 billion estimated by six analysts on average. Total volume: $4,035 billion compared to the $4,069.99 billion average estimate based on five analysts. Payments Volume - Europe: $715 billion versus the five-analyst average estimate of $706.03 billion. Payments volume - Canada: $105 billion versus $107.03 billion estimated by five analysts on average. Payments volume - U.S.A: $1,650 billion versus the five-analyst average estimate of $1,666.85 billion. Payments volume - CEMEA: $202 billion versus the five-analyst average estimate of $198.67 billion. Payments volume - LAC: $230 billion versus $243.09 billion estimated by five analysts on average. Revenues- Service revenues: $4.20 billion compared to the $4.14 billion average estimate based on nine analysts. The reported number represents a change of +8.3% year over year. Revenues- Data processing revenues: $4.61 billion compared to the $4.72 billion average estimate based on nine analysts. The reported number represents a change of +8.3% year over year. Revenues- International transaction revenues: $3.47 billion versus $3.50 billion estimated by nine analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +9.3% change. Revenues- Other revenues: $969 million versus $906.43 million estimated by nine analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +30.2% change. Revenues- Client incentives: -$3.63 billion versus the eight-analyst average estimate of -$3.74 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +5.5%. View all Key Company Metrics for Visa here>>>Shares of Visa have returned +3.4% 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.Research Chief Names "Single Best Pick to Double"From thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.This company targets millennial and Gen Z audiences, generating nearly $1 billion in revenue last quarter alone. A recent pullback makes now an ideal time to jump aboard. Of course, all our elite picks aren’t winners but this one could far surpass earlier Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Nano-X Imaging which shot up +129.6% in little more than 9 months.Free: See Our Top Stock And 4 Runners UpWant 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 Visa Inc. (V): Free Stock Analysis ReportTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.Zacks Investment ResearchWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks