Earnings Outlook For VirTra

VirTra VTSI announces its next round of earnings this Thursday, August 12. Here is Benzinga's everything-that-matters guide for this Thursday'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

Sell-side analysts are expecting VirTra's loss per share to be near $-0.02 on sales of $3.79 million. In the same quarter last year, VirTra posted a loss of $0.08 per share on sales of $2.77 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.

If the company were to post earnings in line with the consensus estimate when it reports Thursday, EPS would be up 75.0%. Sales would be up 36.82% on a year-over-year basis. Here is how the VirTra's reported EPS has stacked up against analyst estimates in the past:

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Stock Performance

Shares of VirTra were trading at $7.85 as of August 10. Over the last 52-week period, shares are up 117.27%. Given that these returns are generally positive, long-term shareholders are probably satisfied going into this earnings release.

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