Earnings Preview For Bank OZK

On Thursday, July 22, Bank OZK OZK will report its last quarter's earnings. Here is Benzinga's preview of the company's release.

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

Wall Street expects EPS of $0.92 and sales around $259.36 million. In the same quarter last year, Bank OZK announced EPS of $0.39 on revenue of $238.18 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 when it reports Thursday, EPS would be up 135.9%. Sales would be up 8.89% from the year-ago period. Here is how the company's reported EPS has stacked up against analyst estimates in the past:

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Stock Performance

Over the last 52-week period, shares are up 66.82%. Given that these returns are generally positive, long-term shareholders can relax going into this earnings release. Long-term shareholders are already enjoying 12-month gains prior to the announcement.

Do not be surprised to see the stock move on comments made during its conference call. Bank OZK is scheduled to hold the call at 11:00:00 ET and can be accessed here.