On Tuesday, March 02, Kohl's KSS will release its latest earnings report. Check out Benzinga's preview to understand the implications.
Net Income, Earnings, 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 Kohl's EPS to be near $1.01 on sales of $5.86 billion. Kohl's reported a profit of $1.99 per share when it published results during the same quarter last year. Sales in that period totaled $6.83 billion.
Why Analyst Estimates And Earnings Surprises Are Important
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.
If the company were to report earnings in line when it publishes results Tuesday, earnings would be down 49.25%. Revenue would be down 14.23% from the same quarter last year. Here is how the company's reported EPS has compared to analyst estimates in the past:
Quarter | Q3 2020 | Q2 2020 | Q1 2020 | Q4 2020 |
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EPS Estimate | -0.43 | -0.83 | -1.75 | 1.88 |
EPS Actual | 0.01 | -0.25 | -3.20 | 1.99 |
Revenue Estimate | 3.86 B | 3.09 B | 2.16 B | 6.52 B |
Revenue Actual | 3.98 B | 3.41 B | 2.43 B | 6.83 B |
Stock Performance
Over the last 52-week period, shares of Kohl's are up 50.71%.
Do not be surprised to see the stock move on comments made during its conference call. Kohl's is scheduled to hold the call at 09:00:00 ET and can be accessed here.
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