Herbalife Ltd. Common Stock HLF unveils its next round of earnings Thursday. Get prepared with Benzinga's ultimate preview for Herbalife's Q4 earnings.
Earnings and Revenue
Analysts covering Herbalife modeled for quarterly EPS of 96 cents per share on revenue of $1.08 billion.
Herbalife EPS in the same period a year ago totaled $1.00 and sales were $1.045 billion. If the company were to post earnings inline with the consensus estimate when it reports Thursday, EPS would be down 4 percent. Revenue would be up 3.35 percent from the same quarter last year.
Herbalife's reported EPS has stacked up against analyst estimates in the past like this:
| Quarter | Q3 2017 | Q2 2017 | Q1 2017 | Q4 2016 |
| EPS Estimate | 0.89 | 1.12 | 0.89 | 0.97 |
| EPS Actual | 0.82 | 1.51 | 1.24 | 1 |
Stock Performance
Over the last 52-week period, shares are up 35.47 percent. Given that these returns are generally positive, long-term shareholders can be satisfied going into this earnings release.
Over the past 90 days, analysts have generally adjusted their estimates lower for EPS and revenues. The average rating by analysts on Herbalife stock is a Neutral. The validity of this rating has maintained conviction over the past 90 days.
Conference Call
Herbalife's Q4 conference call is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. ET and can be accessed here: https://edge.media-server.com/m6/p/2dse2scm
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