Earnings Outlook for DHT Holdings

DHT Holdings DHT announces its next round of earnings this Monday, February 08. Here is Benzinga's everything-that-matters guide for this Monday's Q4 earnings announcement.

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

DHT Holdings EPS is expected to be around $0.13, according to sell-side analysts. Sales will likely be near $85.71 million. In the same quarter last year, DHT Holdings posted EPS of $0.47 on sales of $141.69 million.

Why Analyst Estimates And Earnings Surprises Are Important

Wall Street analysts who study this company will publish analyst estimates of revenue and EPS. The averages of all analyst EPS and revenue estimates are called the "consensus estimates"; these consensus estimates can have a significant effect on a company's performance during an earnings release. When a company posts earnings or revenue above or below a consensus estimate, it has posted an "earnings surprise", which can really move a stock depending on the difference between actual and estimated values.

The analyst consensus estimate would represent a 72.34% decrease in the company's earnings. Sales would be down 39.51% from the year-ago period. Here is how the company's reported EPS has stacked up against analyst estimates in the past:

Stock Performance

Shares of DHT Holdings were trading at $5.61 as of February 04. Over the last 52-week period, shares are up 1.37%. Given that these returns are generally positive, long-term shareholders are probably satisfied going into this earnings release.

Do not be surprised to see the stock move on comments made during its conference call. DHT Holdings is scheduled to hold the call at 08:00:00 ET and can be accessed here.