Hasbro (HAS) reported $887.1 million in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 17.1%. EPS of $1.04 for the same period compares to $0.61 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $769.7 million, representing a surprise of +15.25%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +55.22%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.67.

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

• External Net Revenues- Entertainment: $26.70 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $25.88 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -4.6%.
• External Net Revenues- Consumer Products: $398.30 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $381.03 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -3.6%.
• External Net Revenues- Wizards of the Coast and Digital Gaming: $462.10 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $365.56 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +46.1%.
• Wizards of the Coast and Digital Gaming Net Revenues- Tabletop Gaming: $343.80 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $260.70 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +50.7%.
• Wizards of the Coast and Digital Gaming Net Revenues- Digital and Licensed Gaming: $118.30 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $105.98 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +34.3%.
• Operating profit (loss)- Wizards of the Coast and Digital Gaming: $230 million versus $165.38 million estimated by three analysts on average.
• Operating profit (loss)- Consumer Products: -$43.90 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of -$8.95 million.
• Operating profit (loss)- Corporate & Other segment: -$4.20 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of -$29.69 million.
• Operating profit (loss)- Entertainment: -$11.20 million compared to the $2.42 million average estimate based on two analysts.

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Shares of Hasbro have returned -14.3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -5.1% 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.

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