Here's What Key Metrics Tell Us About ViaSat (VSAT) Q4 Earnings

ViaSat (VSAT) reported $1.15 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 0.3%. EPS of -$0.02 for the same period compares to -$0.72 a year ago.The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.13 billion, representing a surprise of +1.18%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -166.67%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.03.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 ViaSat performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts: Revenue- Product revenues: $349.71 million compared to the $326.36 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of +3.5% year over year. Revenue- Service revenues: $797.37 million versus $809.34 million estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -1.8% change. Revenue- Defense and Advanced Technologies: $322.12 million compared to the $310.21 million average estimate based on three analysts. Revenue- Communication Services: $824.97 million compared to the $819.27 million average estimate based on three analysts. Revenues- Communication services- Total services: $748.86 million versus $744.17 million estimated by two analysts on average. Revenues- Communication services- Total products: $76.11 million versus $78.19 million estimated by two analysts on average. Revenues- Defense and advanced technologies- Total services: $48.52 million compared to the $53.61 million average estimate based on two analysts. Revenues- Defense and advanced technologies- Information security and cyber defense products: $96.89 million compared to the $92.77 million average estimate based on two analysts. Revenues- Defense and advanced technologies- Space and mission systems products: $75.03 million compared to the $84.04 million average estimate based on two analysts. Revenues- Defense and advanced technologies- Tactical networking products: $89.61 million compared to the $70.29 million average estimate based on two analysts. Revenues- Defense and advanced technologies- Advanced technologies and other products: $12.08 million versus $4.82 million estimated by two analysts on average. Revenues- Defense and advanced technologies- Total products: $273.60 million versus $251.90 million estimated by two analysts on average. View all Key Company Metrics for ViaSat here>>>Shares of ViaSat have returned +28.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +13.1% 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.5 Stocks Set to DoubleEach was handpicked by a Zacks expert as the #1 favorite stock to gain +100% or more in 2024. While not all picks can be winners, previous recommendations have soared +143.0%, +175.9%, +498.3% and +673.0%.Most of the stocks in this report are flying under Wall Street radar, which provides a great opportunity to get in on the ground floor.Today, See These 5 Potential Home Runs >>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 Viasat Inc. (VSAT): 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