Post Holdings (POST) Q1 Earnings Top Estimates

Core Viewpoint - Post Holdings reported quarterly earnings of $1.73 per share, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of$1.49 per share, and showing a slight increase from $1.69 per share a year ago, indicating a 16.11$1.97 billion for the quarter ended December 2024, which was slightly below the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 0.02%, and remained unchanged compared to the previous year's revenues [2] - Over the last four quarters, Post Holdings has surpassed consensus EPS estimates four times but has only topped consensus revenue estimates once [2] Stock Performance - Post Holdings shares have declined approximately 8.4% since the beginning of the year, contrasting with the S&P 500's gain of 3.1% [3] - The current Zacks Rank for Post Holdings is 3 (Hold), suggesting that the shares are expected to perform in line with the market in the near future [6] Earnings Outlook - The consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is $1.57 on revenues of$2.01 billion, while the estimate for the current fiscal year is $6.30 on$8 billion in revenues [7] - The trend of estimate revisions for Post Holdings is mixed, which may change following the recent earnings report [6] Industry Context - The Food - Miscellaneous industry, to which Post Holdings belongs, is currently ranked in the bottom 27% of over 250 Zacks industries, indicating potential challenges for stock performance [8]