A Preview Of At Home Group's Earnings

On Tuesday, March 23, At Home Group HOME will release its latest earnings report. Here is Benzinga's outlook for the company.

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

At Home Group EPS will likely be near $0.69 while revenue will be around $522.83 million, according to analysts. At Home Group EPS in the same period a year ago totaled $0.37. Revenue was $397.72 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.

If the company were to report earnings in line when it publishes results Tuesday, quarterly profit would be up 86.49%. Revenue would be up 31.46% on a year-over-year basis. Here is how the company's reported EPS has stacked up against analyst estimates in the past:

Stock Performance

Shares of At Home Group were trading at $33.04 as of March 19. Over the last 52-week period, shares are up 1103.94%. Given that these returns are generally positive, long-term shareholders should be content going into this earnings release.

Do not be surprised to see the stock move on comments made during its conference call. At Home Group is scheduled to hold the call at 16:30:00 ET and can be accessed here.