Nordson's Earnings Outlook

Nordson NDSN announces its next round of earnings this Monday, May 24. Here is Benzinga's everything-that-matters guide for this Monday's Q2 earnings announcement.

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 Nordson will report earnings of $1.64 per share on revenue of $547.98 million. Nordson reported a per-share profit of $1.58 when it published results during the same quarter last year. Sales in that period totaled $529.48 million.

Why Analyst Estimates And Earnings Surprises Are Important

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 when it reports Monday, earnings would be up 3.8%. Sales would be up 3.49% from the same quarter last year. Here is how the company's EPS has stacked up against analyst estimates in the past:

Stock Performance

Shares of Nordson were trading at $199.45 as of May 20. Over the last 52-week period, shares are up 13.24%. Given that these returns are generally positive, long-term shareholders are probably satisfied going into this earnings release.

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