Earnings Preview For Domino's Pizza

Domino's Pizza DPZ announces its next round of earnings this Thursday, July 22. Here is Benzinga's look at Domino's Pizza's Q2 earnings report.

What Are Earnings, Net Income, 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

Domino's Pizza EPS will likely be near $2.86 while revenue will be around $969.91 million, according to analysts. In the same quarter last year, Domino's Pizza reported earnings per share of $2.99 on sales of $920.02 million.

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.

If the company were to match the consensus estimate, earnings would be down 4.35%. Sales would be up 5.42% from the year-ago period. Here is how the company's reported EPS has compared to analyst estimates in the past:

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Stock Performance

Shares of Domino's Pizza were trading at $474.97 as of July 20. Over the last 52-week period, shares are up 24.31%. 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. Domino's Pizza is scheduled to hold the call at 10:00:00 ET and can be accessed here.