For the quarter ended June 2024, BorgWarner (BWA Quick QuoteBWA - Free Report) reported revenue of $3.6 billion, down 20.3% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.19, compared to $1.35 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of -3.37% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.73 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.98, the EPS surprise was +21.43%.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

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

• Organic Net Sales Change

  : -0.3% versus the three-analyst average estimate of 1.1%.

• Net Sales- Air Management

  : $1.97 billion compared to the $2.05 billion average estimate based on four analysts.

• Net Sales- Inter-segment eliminations

  : -$31 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of -$44.12 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -77.2%.

• Net Sales- ePropulsion

  : $464 million compared to the $555.38 million average estimate based on four analysts.

• Net Sales- Drivetrain & Battery Systems

  : $1.20 billion versus the four-analyst average estimate of $1.17 billion.

• Adjusted Operating Income- Air Management

  : $304 million compared to the $305.87 million average estimate based on four analysts.

• Adjusted Operating Income- ePropulsion

  : -$49 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of -$21.68 million.

• Adjusted Operating Income- Drivetrain & Battery Systems

  : $176 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $137.46 million.

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Shares of BorgWarner have returned +2.2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.4% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.