Earnings Preview: Devon Energy

On Tuesday, August 03, Devon Energy DVN will release its latest earnings report. Decipher the announcement with Benzinga's help.

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

Wall Street analysts see Devon Energy reporting earnings of $0.49 per share on revenue of $2.29 billion. In the same quarter last year, Devon Energy announced EPS of $0.18 on revenue of $394.00 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.

The analyst consensus estimate would represent a 372.22% increase in the company's earnings. Sales would be up 481.22% from the same quarter last year. Here is how the company's EPS has stacked up against analyst estimates in the past:

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Stock Performance

Shares of Devon Energy were trading at $25.84 as of July 30. Over the last 52-week period, shares are up 139.4%. Given that these returns are generally positive, long-term shareholders are probably happy going into this earnings release.

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