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ADP's first-quarter fiscal 2025 top line benefits from improved segmental performances.
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Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADP ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call October 30, 2024 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Matthew Keating - Vice President, Investor Relations Maria Black - President and Chief Executive Officer Don McGuire - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Zack Ajzenman - TD Cowen David Paige - RBC Capital Markets Mark Marcon - Baird Scott Wurtzel - Wolfe Research Samad Samana - Jefferies Ramsey El-Assal - Barclays Tien-Tsin Huang - JPMorgan Jason Kupferberg - Bank of America Caroline Latta - Bank of America Kartik Mehta - Northcoast Research Dan Dolev - Mizuho Pete Christiansen - Citi Kevin McVeigh - UBS Zachary Gunn - FT Partners James Faucette - Morgan Stanley Operator Good morning. My name is Michelle and I'll be your conference operator.
ADP private-sector payrolls for October came in at +253K, far ahead of the 113K expected.
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for ADP (ADP) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended September 2024, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
Automatic Data Processing (ADP) came out with quarterly earnings of $2.33 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.20 per share. This compares to earnings of $2.08 per share a year ago.
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Payroll and HR solutions player ADP is expected to publish its Q1 FY'25 results on October 30, reporting on a period that saw the U.S. job market remain relatively strong. We expect earnings for the quarter to come in at about $2.22 per share, marginally ahead of consensus estimates, while revenues are likely to grow about 6% year-over-year to $4.78 billion.
Beyond analysts' top -and-bottom-line estimates for ADP (ADP), evaluate projections for some of its key metrics to gain a better insight into how the business might have performed for the quarter ended September 2024.
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. ADP is scheduled to release its first-quarter fiscal 2025 results on Oct. 30, before market open.