Eli Lilly: Q4 Earnings Insights - Eli Lilly and Co (NYSE:LLY)

Eli Lilly LLY reported its Q4 earnings results on Thursday, February 3, 2022 at 06:25 AM.

Here's what investors need to know about the announcement.

Eli Lilly beat estimated earnings by 13.7%, reporting an EPS of $2.49 versus an estimate of $2.19, which surprised analysts.

Revenue was up $560.00 million from the same period last year.

Last quarter the company beat on EPS by $0.26, which was followed by a 0.7% increase in the share price the next day.

Here's a look at Eli Lilly's past performance:

Quarter	Q3 2021	Q2 2021	Q1 2021	Q4 2020
EPS Estimate	1.68	1.92	2.14	2.35
EPS Actual	1.94	1.87	1.87	2.75
Revenue Estimate	5.70B	6.65B	7.02B	7.29B
Revenue Actual	6.77B	6.74B	6.81B	7.44B

New investors should note that it is sometimes not an earnings beat or miss that most affects the price of a stock, but the guidance (or forecast).

Eli Lilly management provided guidance for their next quarter, expecting earnings between $8.5 and $8.65 per share for the next quarter.

This represents a 244.38% in quarter-over-quarter growth for Eli Lilly, a bullish signal to many investors.

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