Earnings Outlook for Integer Holdings

On Thursday, February 18, Integer Holdings ITGR will release its latest earnings report. Decipher the announcement with Benzinga's help.

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

Earnings and EPS are useful metrics of profitability. Total earnings also known as net income is equal to total revenue minus total expenses. Dividing net income by the total number of shares outstanding yields EPS.

Earnings And Revenue

Analysts covering Integer Holdings modeled for quarterly EPS of $0.61 on revenue of $263.77 million. In the same quarter last year, Integer Holdings posted EPS of $1.25 on sales of $325.64 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 Wall Street consensus estimate for earnings would represent a 51.2% decrease for the company. Sales would be down 19.0% from the same quarter last year. In comparison to analyst estimates in the past, here is how the company's reported EPS stacks up:

Stock Performance

Shares of Integer Holdings were trading at $79.12 as of February 16. Over the last 52-week period, shares are down 21.21%. Given that these returns are generally negative, long-term shareholders are likely unhappy going into this earnings release.

Do not be surprised to see the stock move on comments made during its conference call. Integer Holdings is scheduled to hold the call at 09:00:00 ET and can be accessed here.