Q4 Earnings Preview For Jabil

Jabil JBL announces its next round of earnings this Tuesday, September 24. Here's Benzinga's look at Jabil's Q4 earnings report.

Earnings and Revenue

Analysts covering Jabil modeled for quarterly EPS of 86 cents on revenue of $6.61 billion.

Jabil EPS in the same period a year ago totaled 70 cents. Revenue was $5.77 billion. The analyst consensus estimate would represent a 22.86% increase in the company's earnings. Sales would be have grown 14.52% from the same quarter last year. Here's how the company's reported EPS has stacked up against analyst estimates in the past:

Stock Performance

Over the last 52-week period, shares are up 3.13%. Given that these returns are generally positive, long-term shareholders should be content going into this earnings release. Analysts have adjusted their estimates higher for EPS and revenues over the past 90 days. The average rating by analysts on Jabil stock is a Neutral. The strength of this rating has maintained conviction over the past 90 days.

Conference Call

Jabil is scheduled to hold a conference call at 8:30 a.m. ET and it can be accessed here: https://event.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1260045&tp_key=5d35d3d60f