Weyerhaeuser Earnings Preview

On Friday, April 30, Weyerhaeuser WY will release its latest earnings report. Benzinga's report can help you figure out the ins and outs of the earnings release.

Net Income, Earnings, And Earnings Per Share

Earnings and especially earnings per share (EPS) are useful measures of a company's profitability. Total earnings, which is also referred to as net income, equals total revenue minus total expenses. EPS equals to net income divided by the number of shares outstanding.

Earnings And Revenue

Analysts covering Weyerhaeuser modeled for quarterly EPS of $0.89 on revenue of $2.52 billion. Weyerhaeuser earnings in the same period a year ago was $0.18 per share. Quarterly sales came in at $1.73 billion.

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

Analysts who cover this company will publish forward-looking estimates of its revenue and EPS each quarter. Averaging together every EPS and revenue prediction that each analyst makes about a company in a quarter yields the "consensus estimates." A company posting earnings or revenue above or below the consensus estimate is known as an "earnings surprise" and may move the stock by a considerable margin.

The Wall Street consensus estimate for earnings would represent a 394.44% increase for the company. Sales would be up 45.83% from the year-ago period. Here is how the company's reported EPS has compared to analyst estimates in the past:

Stock Performance

Over the last 52-week period, shares of Weyerhaeuser are up 125.26%.

Do not be surprised to see the stock move on comments made during its conference call. Weyerhaeuser is scheduled to hold the call at 10:00:00 ET and can be accessed here.