Compared to Estimates, FactSet (FDS) Q3 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics

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FactSet Research (FDS) reported $529.81 million in revenue for the quarter ended May 2023, representing a year-over-year increase of 8.4%. EPS of $3.79 for the same period compares to $3.76 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $527.76 million, representing a surprise of +0.39%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +4.70%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $3.62.

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.

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 FactSet performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

  • Total Annual Subscription Value: $2.12 billion versus $2.08 billion estimated by five analysts on average.

  • Total Clients: 7770 versus the three-analyst average estimate of 7880.26.

  • Total Users: 185000 versus 190261.6 estimated by three analysts on average.

  • ASV - Domestic: $1.34 billion versus $1.33 billion estimated by three analysts on average.

  • ASV - International: $751.10 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $746.78 million.

  • ASV from buy-side clients: 82.1% versus the two-analyst average estimate of 82.98%.

  • ASV from sell-side clients: 17.9% versus 17.03% estimated by two analysts on average.

  • Revenues from clients- International: 192.1 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of 187.7 million.

  • Revenues from clients- US: 337.7 million versus 338.44 million estimated by two analysts on average.

View all Key Company Metrics for FactSet here>>>

Shares of FactSet have returned +0.5% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's

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