Zumiez's Q4 Earnings Preview

On Thursday, March 12, Zumiez ZUMZ will report its last quarter's earnings. Here is Benzinga's preview of the company's release.

Earnings and Revenue

Wall Street analysts see Zumiez reporting earnings of $1.36 per share on revenue of $325.19 million.

In the same quarter last year, Zumiez reported EPS of $1.18 on revenue of $304.56 million. The Wall Street consensus estimate for earnings would represent a 15.25% increase for the company. Sales would be up 6.77% from the same quarter last year. Here's how the company's reported EPS has stacked up against analyst estimates in the past:

Stock Performance

Over the last 52-week period, shares of Zumiez have declined 10.2%. 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.

Analyst estimates have adjusted higher for EPS and revenues over the past 90 days. The popular rating by analysts on Zumiez stock is a Neutral. The strength of this rating has maintained conviction over the past 90 days.

Conference Call

Zumiez is scheduled to hold a conference call at 5:00 p.m. ET and can be accessed here: https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/h52kuthy