JELD-WEN Holding Earnings Preview

On Friday, April 30, JELD-WEN Holding JELD will release its latest earnings report. Benzinga's outlook for JELD-WEN Holding is included in the following report.

Net Income, Earnings, 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

JELD-WEN Holding EPS is expected to be around $0.2, according to sell-side analysts. Sales will likely be near $1.04 billion. In the same quarter last year, JELD-WEN Holding reported earnings per share of $0.13 on sales of $979.20 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.

The Wall Street estimate would represent a 53.85% increase in the company's earnings. Sales would be up 6.21% on a year-over-year basis. Here is how the company's reported EPS has stacked up against analyst estimates in the past:

Stock Performance

Over the last 52-week period, shares of JELD-WEN Holding are up 154.05%.

Do not be surprised to see the stock move on comments made during its conference call. JELD-WEN Holding is scheduled to hold the call at 08:00:00 ET and can be accessed here.