Earnings Outlook For Avinger

Avinger AVGR releases its next round of earnings this Tuesday, August 10. Here is Benzinga's essential guide to Avinger'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

Wall Street expects an EPS loss of $-0.04 and sales around $2.72 million. Avinger reported a per-share loss of $0.18 when it published results during the same quarter last year. Sales in that period totaled $1.50 million.

What Are Analyst Estimates And Earnings Surprises, And Why Do They Matter?

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.

If the company were to post earnings in line with the consensus estimate when it reports Tuesday, EPS would be up 77.78%. Revenue would be up 81.33% from the year-ago period. Here is how the Avinger's reported EPS has stacked up against analyst estimates in the past:

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Stock Performance

Shares of Avinger were trading at $0.94 as of August 06. Over the last 52-week period, shares are up 88.04%. 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. Avinger is scheduled to hold the call at 16:30:00 ET and can be accessed here.