For the quarter ended September 2023, Hawaiian Holdings (HA) reported revenue of $727.68 million, down 1.8% over the same period last year. EPS came in at -$1.06, compared to -$0.15 in the year-ago quarter. The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $743.1 million, representing a surprise of -2.08%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -16.48%, with the consensus EPS estimate being -$0.91. While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance. 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.