How did the company's guidance for 2025 revenue growth and EPS compare with prior guidance and consensus expectations?
Answer
The press release you referenced – “Hudson Global Reports 2025 Second Quarter Results” – announces the company’s Q2 2025 financial results, but it does not include the specific figures for the 2025 revenue‑growth guidance, earnings‑per‑share (EPS) guidance, the prior‑year guidance, or the Wall‑Street consensus expectations.
Because those numbers are not disclosed in the excerpt you provided, I can’t directly compare the current 2025 guidance to:
- Prior guidance (e.g., the guidance the company gave for 2025 in its 2024 earnings release or at the start of the year).
- Consensus expectations (the average forecast that analysts were publishing before the release, typically compiled by data‑providers such as Refinitiv, FactSet, or Bloomberg).
What you can do next
- Locate the full press release: The complete Hudson Global Q2 2025 results release (usually posted on the company’s investor‑relations website or on GlobeNewswire) will contain a “Guidance” or “Outlook” section that lists the updated 2025 revenue‑growth target and EPS estimate, along with a statement indicating whether the company is raising or lowering those targets versus its prior guidance.
- Check analyst consensus: Financial‑data platforms (e.g., Bloomberg, FactSet, Thomson Reuters, or S&P Capital IQ) publish the consensus EPS and revenue‑growth forecasts for the next fiscal year. Comparing the company’s new guidance to those consensus numbers will let you see if Hudson Global is above, in line with, or below market expectations.
- Review prior guidance: The company’s 2024 annual‑report filing (Form 10‑K) or the 2024 Q4 earnings release typically includes the “2025 Outlook” that you can use as a baseline for the “prior guidance” comparison.
Typical way the comparison is presented (for illustration only)
| Metric | Prior Guidance (e.g., from 2024) | New 2025 Guidance (Q2 2025) | Consensus Forecast (pre‑release) | How it compares |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 5 % to 7 % | 6 % to 8 % (company says “raised”) | 5.5 % (average of 30 analysts) | Above consensus, modestly higher than prior guidance |
| EPS | $1.20 – $1.30 per share | $1.25 – $1.35 per share (company says “incremental increase”) | $1.22 per share | In line with consensus, slightly higher than prior guidance |
Again, the numbers above are *hypothetical** and are only meant to show how the comparison is usually framed.*
Bottom line:
Based solely on the excerpt you posted, the specific guidance figures and the comparison to prior guidance or analyst consensus are not available. To answer the question accurately, you’ll need to retrieve the full Hudson Global Q2 2025 results release (or a related earnings‑call transcript) where the company states its updated 2025 revenue‑growth and EPS outlook, and then cross‑reference those numbers with the prior guidance disclosed in earlier filings and the consensus estimates from a financial‑data provider.