Piedmont Lithium Inc. (PLL) Reports Q4 Loss, Tops Revenue Estimates

分组1 - Piedmont Lithium Inc. reported a quarterly loss of $0.55 per share, which was worse than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of$0.43, and an improvement from a loss of $1.23 per share a year ago, indicating an earnings surprise of -27.91$45.59 million for the quarter ended December 2024, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 28.32%, compared to revenues of -$7.31 million in the same quarter last year [2] - Piedmont Lithium shares have declined approximately 6.2% since the beginning of the year, contrasting with the S&P 500's gain of 4.5% [3] 分组2 - The earnings outlook for Piedmont Lithium is currently unfavorable, with a Zacks Rank of 4 (Sell), suggesting that the shares are expected to underperform the market in the near future [6] - The current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is -$0.11 on revenues of$49.82 million, and for the current fiscal year, it is -$0.91 on revenues of$130.49 million [7] - The Mining - Miscellaneous industry, to which Piedmont Lithium belongs, is currently ranked in the bottom 32% of over 250 Zacks industries, indicating a challenging environment for stock performance [8]