Columbia Sportswear's Earnings Outlook

On Monday, August 02, Columbia Sportswear COLM 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

Based on Columbia Sportswear management projections, analysts predict EPS of $0.08 on revenue of $497.57 million. In the same quarter last year, Columbia Sportswear reported a loss per share of $0.77 on sales of $316.61 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.

The Wall Street estimate would represent a 89.61% increase in the company's earnings. Revenue would be have grown 57.15% from the same quarter last year. In comparison to analyst estimates in the past, here is how the company's reported EPS stacks up:

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Stock Performance

Shares of Columbia Sportswear were trading at $100.31 as of July 29. Over the last 52-week period, shares are up 36.39%. Given that these returns are generally positive, long-term shareholders are probably content going into this earnings release.

Do not be surprised to see the stock move on comments made during its conference call. Columbia Sportswear is scheduled to hold the call at 17:00:00 ET and can be accessed here.