ComScore (SCOR) Reports Q1 Loss, Lags Revenue Estimates

Core Viewpoint - comScore reported a quarterly loss of $0.91 per share, which was worse than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.79, marking an earnings surprise of -215.19% [1] - The company's revenues for the quarter were $85.71 million, missing the consensus estimate by 2.05% and down from $86.8 million a year ago [2] Financial Performance - comScore has not surpassed consensus EPS estimates over the last four quarters [2] - The company has topped consensus revenue estimates twice in the last four quarters [2] - Year-to-date, comScore shares have declined by approximately 11.3%, compared to a -3.9% decline in the S&P 500 [3] Future Outlook - The future performance of comScore's stock will largely depend on management's commentary during the earnings call and the earnings outlook [4][6] - Current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is $0.63 on revenues of $87.9 million, and for the current fiscal year, it is $4.15 on revenues of $366.7 million [7] Industry Context - The Business - Services industry, to which comScore belongs, is currently ranked in the top 24% of over 250 Zacks industries, indicating a favorable outlook [8] - The performance of comScore's stock may also be influenced by the overall industry outlook [8]