Benzinga | Jul 27, 2021 11:13AM EDT

Earnings Preview: Lantheus Holdings

On Wednesday, July 28, Lantheus Holdings (NASDAQ:LNTH) will release its latest earnings report. Decipher the announcement with Benzinga's help.

Net Income, Earnings, 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

Based on management's projections, Lantheus Holdings analysts model for earnings of $0.05 per share on sales of $94.87 million. In the same quarter last year, Lantheus Holdings posted EPS of $0.1 on sales of $66.01 million.

Why Analyst Estimates And Earnings Surprises Are Important

Wall Street analysts who study this company will publish analyst estimates of revenue and EPS. The averages of all analyst EPS and revenue estimates are called the "consensus estimates"; these consensus estimates can have a significant effect on a company's performance during an earnings release. When a company posts earnings or revenue above or below a consensus estimate, it has posted an "earnings surprise", which can really move a stock depending on the difference between actual and estimated values.

If the company were to match the consensus estimate when it reports Wednesday, earnings would be down 50.0%. Sales would be have grown 43.72% from the same quarter last year. Here is how the company's reported EPS has stacked up against analyst estimates in the past: Quarter Q1 2021 Q4 2020 Q3 2020 Q2 2020EPS Estimate -0.01 0.01 0.01 0.05EPS Actual 0.05 0.07 0.04 0.10Revenue Estimate 87.24 M 92.23 M 90.44 M 56.62 MRevenue Actual 92.51 M 94.15 M 88.54 M 66.01 M

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Stock Performance

For a full 12 months, the return has risen by 62.64%. Given that these returns are generally positive, long-term shareholders are probably relaxed 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. Lantheus Holdings is scheduled to hold the call at 08:00:00 ET and can be accessed here.