Earnings Outlook For ICU Medical

ICU Medical ICUI announces its next round of earnings this Wednesday, August 04. Here is Benzinga's everything-that-matters guide for this Wednesday's Q2 earnings announcement.

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

ICU Medical earnings will be near $1.64 per share on sales of $305.43 million, according to analysts. ICU Medical earnings in the same period a year ago was $1.65 per share. Quarterly sales came in at $303.38 million.

Why Analyst Estimates And Earnings Surprises Are Important

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 consensus estimate for earnings would represent a 0.61% decrease for the company. Sales would be up 0.68% on a year-over-year basis. ICU Medical's reported EPS has stacked up against analyst estimates in the past like this:

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Stock Performance

Shares of ICU Medical were trading at $196.86 as of August 02. Over the last 52-week period, shares are up 5.87%. Given that these returns are generally positive, long-term shareholders can be satisfied going into this earnings release.

Do not be surprised to see the stock move on comments made during its conference call. ICU Medical is scheduled to hold the call at 16:30:00 ET and can be accessed here.