Benzinga | Aug 19, 2020 11:29AM EDT

Preview: Xcel Brands's Earnings

On Thursday, August 20, Xcel Brands (NASDAQ:XELB) will release its latest earnings report. Benzinga's report can help you figure out the ins and outs of the earnings release.

Earnings and Revenue

Xcel Brands EPS will likely be near $0.03 while revenue will be around $8.68 million, according to analysts. Xcel Brands EPS in the same period a year ago totaled $0.05. Sales were $9.14 million. If the company were to match the consensus estimate, earnings per share would be down 40.0%. Revenue would have fallen 5.01% from the same quarter last year. Xcel Brands's reported EPS has stacked up against analyst estimates in the past like this:

Quarter Q1 2020 Q4 2020 Q3 2019 Q2 2019EPS Estimate -0.05 0.10 0.12 0.06EPS Actual 0 0.05 0.06 0.05Revenue Estimate 8.20 M 13.43 M 11.20 M 10.18 MRevenue Actual 9.53 M 11.36 M 10.93 M 9.14 M

Stock Performance

Over the last 52-week period, shares are down 54.22%. Given that these returns are generally negative, long-term shareholders are likely unhappy going into this earnings release.

Don't be surprised to see the stock move on comments made during its conference call. Xcel Brands is scheduled to hold the call at 09:00:00 ET and can be accessed here: http://public.viavid.com/player/index.php?id=140605