New Mountain Finance (NMFC) Q4 Earnings and Revenues Lag Estimates

Earnings Performance - New Mountain Finance (NMFC) reported quarterly earnings of $0.32 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.33 per share, and down from $0.40 per share a year ago, representing an earnings surprise of -3.03% [1] - The company posted revenues of $91.2 million for the quarter ended December 2024, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2.36%, compared to year-ago revenues of $92.8 million [2] Stock Performance - New Mountain shares have increased approximately 6.2% since the beginning of the year, outperforming the S&P 500's gain of 1.3% [3] - The current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is $0.33 on revenues of $91.56 million, and for the current fiscal year, it is $1.31 on revenues of $362.11 million [7] Industry Outlook - The Financial - SBIC & Commercial Industry, to which New Mountain belongs, is currently in the top 20% of over 250 Zacks industries, indicating a favorable outlook [8] - Empirical research shows a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions, suggesting that industry performance can significantly impact stock performance [5][8]