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Tractor Supply (TSCO) Reports Q2 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

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Tractor Supply (TSCO - Free Report) reported $4.25 billion in revenue for the quarter ended June 2024, representing a year-over-year increase of 1.5%. EPS of $3.93 for the same period compares to $3.83 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of -0.77% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.28 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $3.94, the EPS surprise was -0.25%.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how Tractor Supply performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

  • Comparable store sales (decrease)/increase: -0.5% versus the 10-analyst average estimate of 0.3%.
  • Number of stores - Petsense: 205 compared to the 204 average estimate based on six analysts.
  • Number of stores: 2,459 versus 2,456 estimated by six analysts on average.
  • Number of stores - Tractor Supply: 2,254 versus the six-analyst average estimate of 2,254.
  • Total Selling Square Footage: 38.38 Msq ft versus 38.75 Msq ft estimated by five analysts on average.
  • New stores opened - Tractor Supply: 21 versus the four-analyst average estimate of 20.
  • New stores opened - Petsense: 3 compared to the 3 average estimate based on four analysts.
View all Key Company Metrics for Tractor Supply here>>>

Shares of Tractor Supply have returned -1.7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.

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