Preview: Endeavour Silver's Earnings

Endeavour Silver EXK releases its next round of earnings this Monday, March 01. Here is Benzinga's essential guide to Endeavour Silver's Q4 earnings report.

What Are Earnings, Net Income, And Earnings Per Share?

Earnings and EPS are useful metrics of profitability. Total earnings also known as net income is equal to total revenue minus total expenses. Dividing net income by the total number of shares outstanding yields EPS.

Earnings And Revenue

Endeavour Silver EPS is expected to be around $0.04, according to sell-side analysts. Sales will likely be near $38.33 million. In the same quarter last year, Endeavour Silver reported a loss per share of $0.13 on sales of $34.60 million.

What Are Analyst Estimates And Earnings Surprises, And Why Do They Matter?

Wall Street analysts who study this company will publish analyst estimates of revenue and EPS. The averages of all analyst EPS and revenue estimates are called the "consensus estimates"; these consensus estimates can have a significant effect on a company's performance during an earnings release. When a company posts earnings or revenue above or below a consensus estimate, it has posted an "earnings surprise", which can really move a stock depending on the difference between actual and estimated values.

If the company were to match the consensus estimate, earnings would be up 130.77%. Revenue would be up 10.78% from the year-ago period. Here is how the Endeavour Silver's reported EPS has stacked up against analyst estimates in the past:

Stock Performance

Over the last 52-week period, shares of Endeavour Silver are up 265.97%.

Do not be surprised to see the stock move on comments made during its conference call. Endeavour Silver is scheduled to hold the call at 13:00:00 ET and can be accessed here.