Wyndham Hotels (WH) reported $402 million in revenue for the quarter ended September 2023, representing a year-over-year decline of 1.2%. EPS of $1.31 for the same period compares to $1.21 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $394.85 million, representing a surprise of +1.81%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +4.80%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.25.

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.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

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

• Total Rooms: 858,000 versus 864,186 estimated by four analysts on average.

• Total RevPAR: $49.71 compared to the $51.25 average estimate based on four analysts.

• Net revenues- Fee-related and other revenues- Royalties and franchise fees: $152 million versus $160.06 million estimated by six analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a 0% change.

• Net revenues- Fee-related and other revenues- Marketing, reservation and loyalty: $179 million versus $165.82 million estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +12.6% change.

• Net revenues- Fee-related and other revenues- Other: $36 million compared to the $35.43 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +9.1% year over year.

• Net revenues- Fee-related and other revenues- License and other fees: $30 million compared to the $28.91 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +7.1% year over year.

• Net revenues- Fee-related and other revenues- Management and other fees: $3 million compared to the $3.30 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of 0% year over year.

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Shares of Wyndham have returned +6.2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -1.6% 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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