Healthcare Services Group-Healthcare Services (HCSG) Q4 Earnings Lag Estimates

Group 1: Earnings Performance - Healthcare Services (HCSG) reported quarterly earnings of $0.16 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of$ 0.20 per share, and down from $0.20 per share a year ago [1] - The earnings surprise for this quarter was -20%, while the previous quarter saw an earnings surprise of 18.75% with actual earnings of$ 0.19 per share against an expectation of $0.16 [2] - Over the last four quarters, the company has surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times [2] Group 2: Revenue Performance - The company posted revenues of$ 437.81 million for the quarter ended December 2024, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 0.79%, compared to $423.84 million in the same quarter last year [3] - Healthcare Services has topped consensus revenue estimates two times over the last four quarters [3] Group 3: Stock Performance and Outlook - Shares of Healthcare Services have declined approximately 6.1% since the beginning of the year, contrasting with the S&P 500's gain of 3.2% [4] - The current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is$ 0.20 on revenues of $435.9 million, and for the current fiscal year, it is$ 0.84 on revenues of $1.76 billion [8] - The Zacks Industry Rank indicates that the Business - Services sector is currently in the bottom 30% of over 250 Zacks industries, which may impact stock performance [9] Group 4: Estimate Revisions and Future Expectations - The estimate revisions trend for Healthcare Services is mixed, leading to a Zacks Rank 3 (Hold) for the stock, suggesting it is expected to perform in line with the market in the near future [7] - Empirical research shows a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions, which can be tracked by investors [6]