Earnings Outlook for Mohawk Industries

Mohawk Industries MHK unveils its next round of earnings this Thursday, April 29. Here is Benzinga's everything-that-matters guide for the earnings announcement.

Net Income, Earnings, 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

Based on management's projections, Mohawk Industries analysts model for earnings of $2.81 per share on sales of $2.61 billion. In the same quarter last year, Mohawk Industries posted EPS of $1.66 on sales of $2.29 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 Thursday, quarterly profit would be up 69.28%. Sales would be up 14.17% 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 Mohawk Industries were trading at $209.23 as of April 27. Over the last 52-week period, shares are up 136.57%. 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. Mohawk Industries is scheduled to hold the call at 11:00:00 ET and can be accessed here.