AT&T T announces its next round of earnings this Thursday, July 22. Here is Benzinga's everything-that-matters guide for this Thursday's Q2 earnings announcement.
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
AT&T EPS is expected to be around $0.79, according to sell-side analysts. Sales will likely be near $42.64 billion. In the same quarter last year, AT&T reported EPS of $0.83 on revenue of $40.95 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 down 4.82%. Sales would be up 4.13% on a year-over-year basis. Here is how the company's reported EPS has compared to analyst estimates in the past:
Quarter | Q2 2021 | Q1 2021 | Q4 2020 | Q3 2020 | Q2 2020 |
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EPS Estimate | 0.79 | 0.78 | 0.73 | 0.76 | 0.79 |
EPS Actual | 0.89 | 0.86 | 0.75 | 0.76 | 0.83 |
Revenue Estimate | 42.64 B | 42.69 B | 44.55 B | 41.61 B | 41.02 B |
Revenue Actual | 44.05 B | 43.94 B | 45.69 B | 42.34 B | 40.95 B |
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Stock Performance
Shares of AT&T were trading at $28.01 as of July 28. Over the last 52-week period, shares are down 4.11%. Given that these returns are generally negative, long-term shareholders are probably down going into this earnings release.
Do not be surprised to see the stock move on comments made during its conference call. AT&T is scheduled to hold the call at 08:30:00 ET and can be accessed here.
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