Craft Brew Alliance's Q4 Earnings Outlook

Craft Brew Alliance BREW releases its next round of earnings Wednesday. Get the latest predictions in Benzinga's essential guide to the company's Q4 earnings report.

Earnings and Revenue

Analysts covering Craft Brew Alliance modeled for quarterly EPS of 4 cents per share on revenue of $45.9 million.

A year ago during the same quarter, Craft Brew Alliance reported it reached breakeven status on sales of $48.8 million. If the company were to match the consensus estimate, earnings would be down 20 percent. Sales would be down 6.04 percent on a year-over-year basis.

Craft Brew Alliance's reported EPS has stacked up against analyst estimates in the past like this:

Stock Performance

Over the last 52-week period, shares are up 24.32 percent. Given that these returns are generally positive, long-term shareholders are probably satisfied going into this earnings release.

Analyst estimates are adjusted lower for EPS and revenues over the past 90 days. The most common rating from analysts on Craft Brew Alliance stock is a Sell. The strength of this rating has maintained conviction over the past three months.