While earnings growth is arguably the most superior indicator of a company's financial health, nothing happens as such if a business isn't able to grow its revenues. After all, it's nearly impossible for a company to increase its earnings for an extended period without increasing its revenues. So, it's important to know a company's potential revenue growth. Toast reported revenues of $1.08 billion in the last reported quarter, representing a year-over-year change of +31.3%. EPS of -$0.15 for the same period ...

It's easy to see what billionaire hedge fund managers buy and sell every quarter. Although you generally don't get to watch it in real time, hedge funds are required to file a quarterly update with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and these filings are available to the public. Toast is heating up It's not surprising that Toast has been adding tons of new locations and generating higher sales. Average recurring revenue (ARR) increased 32% year over year in the 2024 first quarter, and it added 6, ...

Toast Inc (NYSE:TOST) stock is slipping today, after a downgrade from Baird to "neutral" from "outperform," along with a price target of $28. The firm still sees long-term growth for the restaurant-based software-as-a- service (SaaS) name, however, and predicts favorable EBITDA margin expansion. At last glance, TOST was down 1.9% to trade at $26.44 -- and earlier fell as low as $25.88. This negative price action has the stock moving further from its May 16 two-year high of $27.90. Heading into today, the sh ...

This under-the-radar name offers a huge opportunity for growth investors willing to see it. What the heck is Toast? It may not be a household name, but there's a good chance that you've benefited from its technology. Toast supplies restaurants with point-of-sale systems built from the ground up to meet the unique needs of operators in that industry. From customer checks to supply management to online ordering to marketing, Toast can help the managers of any eatery better handle its operation. Toast is not t ...

The company's strong performance has lifted shares this year. If you look hard enough, you can still find quality businesses to buy. Toast (TOST -1.96%) in particular just reported financial results that the market cheered for, with shares jumping 13% immediately following the announcement. If we dig a bit deeper, there's a lot to like about this company and the direction it's headed in, even though the growth stock is down 58% from its all-time high. Here's why it's still a smart buy right now. Penetrating ...

A key claim from management seems to be true, and it's a big deal. Despite revenue and customers increasing over 30% last quarter, the company's sales and marketing expense was only up 8%. Admittedly, there were some non-cash accounting items in this figure, but even adjusting for them, marketing expenses only increased 12% year over year. Another reason this is good news for Toast Sales and marketing is the biggest component of the company's operating expenses, so as revenue far outpaces those expenses, a ...

While many investors like to look for momentum in stocks, this can be very tough to define. There is a lot of debate surrounding which metrics are the best to focus on and which are poor quality indicators of future performance. The Zacks Momentum Style Score, part of the Zacks Style Scores, helps address this issue for us. Momentum investing revolves around the idea of following a stock's recent trend in either direction. In the 'long' context, investors will be essentially be "buying high, but hoping to s ...

Toast aims to be the go-to software platform for the restaurant industry.Shares of Toast (TOST 0.04%) soared higher after the restaurant-focused fintech company reported strong first-quarter results and increased its guidance.With the stock up over 45% year to date, is it too late for investors to jump on board? Let's look at the company's most recent quarterly results, future prospects, and valuation to find the answer.A stellar Q1 and increased guidanceToast saw its Q1 revenue climb 31% to $1.08 billion. ...

Check out how Toast's earnings influenced the stock's double-digit percentage jump on Wednesday.Shares of Toast (TOST 13.63%) soared 15.1% higher on Wednesday morning, spiced up by a tasty first-quarter earnings report. By 3 p.m. ET, the stock had cooled down somewhat to a 13.6% one-day gain.A closer look at Toast's first-quarter financialsIn the first quarter of 2025, Toast, which sells restaurant management software, reported a net loss of $0.15 per share and revenue of $1.08 billion. The average Wall Str ...

Toast (TOST) reported a first-quarter 2024 loss of 15 cents per share, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 6.25% and was narrower than the 16 cents reported in the year-ago quarter.Revenues of $1.075 billion surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 4.63%. The figure jumped 31.3% year over year.Annual recurring revenues (“ARR”) at the first-quarter end surged 32% year over year to $1.3 billion. SaaS ARR grew 39% year over year. SaaS ARPU on an ARR basis increased 5%.Gross Payment Volume (GPV) soared ...