Earnings Preview: Eastman Chemical

Eastman Chemical EMN announces its next round of earnings this Monday, August 02. Here is Benzinga's look at Eastman Chemical's Q2 earnings report.

What Are Earnings, Net Income, 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

Wall Street analysts see Eastman Chemical reporting earnings of $2.3 per share on revenue of $2.40 billion. In the same quarter last year, Eastman Chemical reported earnings per share of $0.85 on revenue of $1.92 billion.

Why Analyst Estimates And Earnings Surprises Are Important

Wall Street analysts who study this company will publish analyst estimates of revenue and EPS. The averages of all analyst EPS and revenue estimates are called the "consensus estimates"; these consensus estimates can have a significant effect on a company's performance during an earnings release. When a company posts earnings or revenue above or below a consensus estimate, it has posted an "earnings surprise", which can really move a stock depending on the difference between actual and estimated values.

The analyst consensus estimate would represent a 170.59% increase in the company's earnings. Sales would be up 24.74% from the year-ago period. Here is how the company's reported EPS has compared to analyst estimates in the past:

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Stock Performance

Shares of Eastman Chemical were trading at $112.76 as of July 29. Over the last 52-week period, shares are up 51.73%. Given that these returns are generally positive, long-term shareholders should be satisfied going into this earnings release.

Do not be surprised to see the stock move on comments made during its conference call. Eastman Chemical is scheduled to hold the call at 08:00:00 ET and can be accessed here.