Earnings Preview for Eli Lilly

Eli Lilly LLY announces its next round of earnings this Thursday, July 30. Here is Benzinga's look at Eli Lilly's Q2 earnings report.

Earnings and Revenue

Analysts covering Eli Lilly modeled for quarterly EPS of $1.57 on revenue of $5.77 billion . Eli Lilly EPS in the same period a year ago totaled $1.500. Revenue was $5.64 billion. If the company were to match the consensus estimate when it reports Thursday, earnings would be up 4.67%. Sales would be have grown 4.72% from the same quarter last year. The company's reported EPS has stacked up against analyst estimates in the past like this:

Quarter Q1 2020 Q4 2020 Q3 2019 Q2 2019
EPS Estimate 1.48 1.51 1.40 1.45
EPS Actual 1.75 1.73 1.48 1.50
Revenue Estimate 5.51 B 5.90 B 5.50 B 5.59 B
Revenue Actual 5.86 B 6.11 B 5.48 B 5.64 B

Stock Performance

Over the last 52-week period, shares are up 46.83%. Given that these returns are generally positive, long-term shareholders can relax going into this earnings release. Long-term shareholders are already enjoying 12-month gains prior to the announcement.

Don't be surprised to see the stock move on comments made during its conference call. Eli Lilly is scheduled to hold the call at 09:00:00 ET and can be accessed here: https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/9cyavje9

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