Recap: Sherwin-Williams Q4 Earnings

Sherwin-Williams SHW reported its Q4 earnings results on Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 07:00 AM.

Here's what investors need to know about the announcement.

Sherwin-Williams missed estimated earnings by 15.72%, reporting an EPS of $1.34 versus an estimate of $1.59, which surprised analysts.

Revenue was up $273.00 million from the same period last year.

Last quarter the company missed on EPS by $0.01, which was followed by a 0.43% increase in the share price the next day.

Here's a look at Sherwin-Williams's past performance:

Quarter	Q3 2021	Q2 2021	Q1 2021	Q4 2020
EPS Estimate	2.10	2.67	1.64	1.62
EPS Actual	2.09	2.65	2.06	1.70
Revenue Estimate	5.09B	5.38B	4.51B	4.34B
Revenue Actual	5.15B	5.38B	4.66B	4.49B

New investors should note that it is sometimes not an earnings beat or miss that most affects the price of a stock, but the guidance (or forecast).

Sherwin-Williams management provided guidance for their next quarter, expecting earnings between $1.35 and $1.35 per share for the next quarter.

This represents a 0.75% in quarter-over-quarter growth for Sherwin-Williams, a bullish signal to many investors.

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