TrueBlue (NYSE:TBI) announces its next round of earnings this Monday, July 26. Here is Benzinga's everything-that-matters guide for this Monday's Q2 earnings announcement.

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 TrueBlue reporting earnings of $0.41 per share on sales of $507.48 million. In the same quarter last year, TrueBlue announced EPS of $0.12 on revenue of $358.94 million.

Why Analyst Estimates And Earnings Surprises Are Important

If the company were to match the consensus estimate, earnings would be up 441.67%. Sales would be up 41.38% from the same quarter last year. TrueBlue's reported EPS has stacked up against analyst estimates in the past like this:

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Stock Performance

Shares of TrueBlue were trading at $25.29 as of July 22. Over the last 52-week period, shares are up 84.35%. Given that these returns are generally positive, long-term shareholders should be content going into this earnings release.

Do not be surprised to see the stock move on comments made during its conference call. TrueBlue is scheduled to hold the call at 17:30:00 ET and can be accessed here.