Benzinga | Apr 27, 2021 10:42AM EDT

Earnings Outlook For Coeur Mining

Coeur Mining (NYSE:CDE) unveils its next round of earnings this Wednesday, April 28. Here is Benzinga's everything-that-matters guide for the earnings announcement.

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

Earnings and especially earnings per share (EPS) are useful measures of a company's profitability. Total earnings, which is also referred to as net income, equals total revenue minus total expenses. EPS equals to net income divided by the number of shares outstanding.

Earnings And Revenue

Coeur Mining EPS is expected to be around $0.08, according to sell-side analysts. Sales will likely be near $207.03 million. In the same quarter last year, Coeur Mining reported a break-even bottom-line number on revenue of $173.17 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.

The analyst consensus estimate would represent a 0% decrease in the company's earnings. Sales would be have grown 19.56% from the same quarter last year. Here is how the company's reported EPS has stacked up against analyst estimates in the past:

Quarter Q4 2021 Q3 2020 Q2 2020 Q1 2020EPS Estimate 0.14 0.09 -0.03 -0.02EPS Actual 0.08 0.16 0.01 0Revenue Estimate 232.30 M 209.36 M 152.14 M 186.05 MRevenue Actual 228.32 M 229.73 M 154.25 M 173.17 M

Stock Performance

Shares of Coeur Mining were trading at $9.76 as of April 26. Over the last 52-week period, shares are up 124.25%. Given that these returns are generally positive, long-term shareholders should be content going into this earnings release.

Do not be surprised to see the stock move on comments made during its conference call. Coeur Mining is scheduled to hold the call at 11:00:00 ET and can be accessed here.