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                                    How did SKIL's Q4 2024 EPS compare to forecasts?
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                                        4/10/2025 03:23pm
                                    </span></div></div></div> <div class="seo-text-answer" data-v-0eba195e="">Skillsoft (SKIL) reported a diluted EPS of -$2.86 for Q4 2024, which was significantly lower than the EPS surprise of $1.18 that would have been required to meet forecasts. This indicates that the company's actual performance fell short of market expectations.


|code|Ticker|Name|Date|Estimate EPS|EPS Surprise|market_code|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|SKIL|SKIL.N|Skillsoft|2024 Q1|-0.18|0|169|
|SKIL|SKIL.N|Skillsoft|2024 Q2|-3.8|0.2|169|
|SKIL|SKIL.N|Skillsoft|2024 Q3|-4.25|1.43|169|
|SKIL|SKIL.N|Skillsoft|2024 Q4|-3.24|0.15|169|

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