Ultra Clean Holdings's Earnings Outlook

Ultra Clean Holdings UCTT releases its next round of earnings this Monday, August 02. Get the latest predictions in Benzinga's essential guide to the company's Q2 earnings report.

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 expect Ultra Clean Holdings's EPS to be near $0.96 on sales of $505.44 million. Ultra Clean Holdings earnings in the same period a year ago was $0.75 per share. Quarterly sales came in at $344.78 million.

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

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.

If the company were to match the consensus estimate when it reports Monday, earnings would be up 28.0%. Revenue would be have grown 46.6% from the same quarter last year. Here is how the company's reported EPS has stacked up against analyst estimates in the past:

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Stock Performance

Over the last 52-week period, shares are up 78.41%. Given that these returns are generally positive, long-term shareholders can be content going into this earnings release.

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