Carlisle Companies Earnings Preview

Carlisle Companies CSL releases its next round of earnings this Thursday, April 22. Here is Benzinga's essential guide to Carlisle Companies's Q1 earnings report.

Net Income, Earnings, 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

Analysts predict Carlisle Companies will report earnings of $0.69 per share on revenue of $974.48 million. Carlisle Companies EPS in the same period a year ago totaled $1.29. Revenue was $1.03 billion.

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.

The analyst consensus estimate would represent a 46.51% decline in the company's EPS figure. Revenue would be down 5.39% on a year-over-year basis. The company's reported EPS has stacked up against analyst estimates in the past like this:

Stock Performance

Over the last 52-week period, shares of Carlisle Companies are up 45.77%.

Do not be surprised to see the stock move on comments made during its conference call. Carlisle Companies is scheduled to hold the call at 17:00:00 ET and can be accessed here.