DarioHealth Earnings Preview

DarioHealth DRIO announces its next round of earnings this Monday, May 17. Here is Benzinga's everything-that-matters guide for this Monday's Q1 earnings announcement.

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

Analysts are expecting DarioHealth to report a loss of $1.04 per share. Revenue will likely be around $3.96 million, according to the consensus estimate. In the same quarter last year, DarioHealth posted a loss of $1.57 per share on sales of $1.67 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 33.76%. Sales would be up 137.55% on a year-over-year basis. DarioHealth's reported EPS has stacked up against analyst estimates in the past like this:

Stock Performance

Shares of DarioHealth were trading at $13.9 as of May 13. Over the last 52-week period, shares are up 119.9%. Given that these returns are generally positive, long-term shareholders should be satisfied going into this earnings release.

Do not be surprised to see the stock move on comments made during its conference call. DarioHealth is scheduled to hold the call at 08:30:00 ET and can be accessed here.