Benzinga | Oct 6, 2020 10:07AM EDT

RPM International Earnings Preview

RPM International (NYSE: RPM) announces its next round of earnings this Wednesday, October 07. Here is Benzinga's everything-that-matters guide for this Wednesday's Q1 earnings announcement.

Earnings and Revenue

RPM International EPS will likely be near $1.19 while revenue will be around $1.49 billion, according to analysts. In the same quarter last year, RPM International reported EPS of $0.95 on revenue of $1.47 billion. If the company were to match the consensus estimate when it reports Wednesday, earnings would be up 25.26%. Revenue would be up 1.15% from the same quarter last year. The company's reported EPS has stacked up against analyst estimates in the past like this:

Quarter Q4 2020 Q3 2020 Q2 2020 Q1 2019EPS Estimate 1.01 0.21 0.73 0.92EPS Actual 1.13 0.23 0.76 0.95Revenue Estimate 1.40 B 1.18 B 1.40 B 1.50 BRevenue Actual 1.46 B 1.17 B 1.40 B 1.47 B

Stock Performance

Over the last 52-week period, shares are up 26.39%. Given that these returns are generally positive, long-term shareholders can relax going into this earnings release. Long-term shareholders are already enjoying 12-month gains prior to the announcement.

Do not be surprised to see the stock move on comments made during its conference call. RPM International is scheduled to hold the call at 10:00:00 ET and can be accessed here: https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/u9rbp9ua