Karat Packing (KRT) Q2 Earnings and Revenues Lag Estimates

Company Performance - Karat Packing (KRT) reported quarterly earnings of $0.57 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.60 per share, but showing an increase from $0.49 per share a year ago, resulting in an earnings surprise of -5.00% [1] - The company posted revenues of $123.99 million for the quarter ended June 2025, slightly missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 0.01%, and an increase from $112.6 million year-over-year [2] - Over the last four quarters, Karat Packing has surpassed consensus EPS estimates only once [2] Stock Outlook - The stock has underperformed the market, losing about 10.9% since the beginning of the year, while the S&P 500 gained 7.9% [3] - The current consensus EPS estimate for the coming quarter is $0.45 on revenues of $125 million, and for the current fiscal year, it is $1.59 on revenues of $462 million [7] Industry Context - The Containers - Paper and Packaging industry, to which Karat Packing belongs, is currently ranked in the bottom 21% of over 250 Zacks industries, indicating a challenging environment [8] - Empirical research suggests that the top 50% of Zacks-ranked industries outperform the bottom 50% by more than 2 to 1 [8]