YY's Q4 Earnings Preview

YY YY releases its next round of earnings this Monday, March 4. Get the latest predictions in Benzinga's essential guide to the company's Q4 earnings report.

Earnings and Revenue

Sell-side analysts expect YY's EPS to be near $1.84 on sales of $660 million.

YY earnings in the same period a year ago was $2.27. Quarterly sales came in at $557.38 million. If the company were to match the consensus estimate when it reports Monday, EPS would have fallen 18.94 percent. Revenue would be up 18.44 percent from the year-ago period. YY's reported EPS has stacked up against analyst estimates in the past like this:

 

Quarter Q3 2018 Q2 2018 Q1 2018 Q4 2017
EPS Estimate 1.67 1.77 1.57 1.84
EPS Actual 1.76 2.03 1.72 2.27

Stock Performance

Over the last 52-week period, shares of YY have declined 45.19 percent. Given that these returns are generally negative, long-term shareholders are probably a little upset going into this earnings release. Long-term shareholders are already wary of 12-month losses prior to the announcement.

Over the past 90 days, analysts have adjusted their estimates lower for EPS and revenues. Analysts seem to have settled on a Neutral rating with YY. The strength of this rating has maintained conviction over the past three months.

Conference Call

YY's Q4 conference call is scheduled to begin at 9:00 p.m. ET and can be accessed here: https://edge.media-server.com/m6/p/hevur2sx

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