Benzinga | Feb 5, 2021 10:15AM EST

Earnings Outlook For Kforce

Kforce (NASDAQ:KFRC) announces its next round of earnings this Monday, February 08. Here is Benzinga's look at Kforce's Q4 earnings report.

What Are Earnings, Net Income, And Earnings Per Share?

Earnings and EPS are useful metrics of profitability. Total earnings also known as net income is equal to total revenue minus total expenses. Dividing net income by the total number of shares outstanding yields EPS.

Earnings And Revenue

Wall Street analysts see Kforce reporting earnings of $0.77 per share on revenue of $347.17 million. Kforce EPS in the same period a year ago totaled $0.66. Revenue was $336.23 million.

What Are Analyst Estimates And Earnings Surprises, And Why Do They Matter?

Analysts who cover this company will publish forward-looking estimates of its revenue and EPS each quarter. Averaging together every EPS and revenue prediction that each analyst makes about a company in a quarter yields the "consensus estimates." A company posting earnings or revenue above or below the consensus estimate is known as an "earnings surprise" and may move the stock by a considerable margin.

If the company were to report earnings in line when it publishes results Monday, quarterly profit would be up 16.67%. Revenue would be have grown 3.25% from the same quarter last year. Here is how the company's reported EPS has stacked up against analyst estimates in the past:

Quarter Q3 2020 Q2 2020 Q1 2020 Q4 2020EPS Estimate 0.81 0.31 0.37 0.67EPS Actual 0.89 0.47 0.42 0.66Revenue Estimate 360.59 M 313.80 M 327.42 M 339.50 MRevenue Actual 365.42 M 343.02 M 335.21 M 336.23 M

Stock Performance

Shares of Kforce were trading at $44.7 as of February 04. Over the last 52-week period, shares are up 34.04%. Given that these returns are generally positive, long-term shareholders are probably satisfied going into this earnings release.

Do not be surprised to see the stock move on comments made during its conference call. Kforce is scheduled to hold the call at 17:00:00 ET and can be accessed here.