Hawkins (HWKN) Beats Q4 Earnings and Revenue Estimates

Company Performance - Hawkins reported quarterly earnings of $0.78 per share, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of$0.74 per share, and up from $0.66 per share a year ago, representing an earnings surprise of 5.41$245.32 million for the quarter ended March 2025, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 6.62%, compared to $223.02 million in the same quarter last year [2] - Over the last four quarters, Hawkins has surpassed consensus EPS estimates two times and topped consensus revenue estimates three times [2] Future Outlook - The sustainability of Hawkins' stock price movement will depend on management's commentary during the earnings call and the company's earnings outlook [3][4] - The current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is$1.34 on revenues of $268.31 million, and for the current fiscal year, it is$4.54 on revenues of $1.05 billion [7] - The estimate revisions trend for Hawkins is currently favorable, resulting in a Zacks Rank 1 (Strong Buy) for the stock, indicating expected outperformance in the near future [6] Industry Context - The Chemical - Specialty industry, to which Hawkins belongs, is currently ranked in the bottom 36% of over 250 Zacks industries, which may impact stock performance [8] - Empirical research indicates a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions, suggesting that industry outlook can materially affect stock performance [5][8]