National Bank Holdings Earnings Preview

On Thursday, January 21, National Bank Holdings NBHC will release its latest earnings report. Here is Benzinga's outlook for the company.

What Are Earnings, Net Income, And Earnings Per Share?

Earnings and especially earnings per share (EPS) are useful measures of a company's profitability. Total earnings, which is also referred to as net income, equals total revenue minus total expenses. EPS equals to net income divided by the number of shares outstanding.

Earnings And Revenue

Sell-side analysts expect National Bank Holdings's EPS to be near $0.66 on sales of $79.51 million. In the same quarter last year, National Bank Holdings reported EPS of $0.62 on revenue of $70.67 million.

What Are Analyst Estimates And Earnings Surprises, And Why Do They Matter?

Analysts who cover this company will publish forward-looking estimates of its revenue and EPS each quarter. Averaging together every EPS and revenue prediction that each analyst makes about a company in a quarter yields the "consensus estimates." A company posting earnings or revenue above or below the consensus estimate is known as an "earnings surprise" and may move the stock by a considerable margin.

The analyst consensus estimate would represent a 6.45% increase in the company's earnings. Revenue would be up 12.51% from the year-ago period. Here is how the company's reported EPS has stacked up against analyst estimates in the past:

Stock Performance

Over the past 52-week period, shares of National Bank Holdings have declined 0.58%.

Do not be surprised to see the stock move on comments made during its conference call. National Bank Holdings is scheduled to hold the call at 11:00:00 ET and can be accessed here.