Benzinga | Aug 6, 2020 03:32PM EDT

Magna International's Earnings Outlook

On Friday, August 07, Magna International (NYSE: MGA) will report its last quarter's earnings. Here is Benzinga's preview of the company's release.

Earnings and Revenue

Sell-side analysts are expecting Magna International's loss per share to be near $1.64 on sales of $4.14 billion. Magna International reported a profit of $1.59 per share when it published results during the same quarter last year. Sales in that period totaled $10.13 billion. Analysts estimate would represent a 203.14% decrease in the company's earnings. Magna International's reported EPS has stacked up against analyst estimates in the past like this:

Quarter Q1 2020 Q4 2020 Q3 2019 Q2 2019EPS Estimate 0.81 1.33 1.34 1.54EPS Actual 0.86 1.41 1.41 1.59Revenue Estimate 8.50 B 9.17 B 9.32 B 9.95 BRevenue Actual 8.66 B 9.39 B 9.32 B 10.13 B

Stock Performance

Over the last 52-week period, shares are down 1.11%. Given that these returns are generally negative, long-term shareholders are probably unhappy going into this earnings release.

Don't be surprised to see the stock move on comments made during its conference call. Magna International is scheduled to hold the call at 08:00:00 ET and can be accessed here: https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/i7wdcq9n