Boot Barn (BOOT) reported $538.75 million in revenue for the quarter ended March 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 18.7%. EPS of $1.45 for the same period compares to $1.22 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +1.13% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $532.75 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.43, the EPS surprise was +1.4%.
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 Boot Barn performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts: Same Store Sales growth/(decline): 6.1% compared to the 4.4% average estimate based on three analysts. Store Count - Opened/Acquired: 25 versus the two-analyst average estimate of 15. Average retail store selling square footage, end of period: 11,404 versus the two-analyst average estimate of 11,304. Store Count (EOP): 539 versus the two-analyst average estimate of 529. Total retail store selling square footage, end of period: 6.15 million versus 5.95 million estimated by two analysts on average.View all Key Company Metrics for Boot Barn here>>>
Shares of Boot Barn have returned -8.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +8.2% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days
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