Benzinga | Aug 2, 2021 10:53AM EDT

Earnings Preview: Sunoco

Sunoco (NYSE:SUN) announces its next round of earnings this Tuesday, August 03. Here is Benzinga's everything-that-matters guide for this Tuesday's Q2 earnings announcement.

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

Sunoco EPS will likely be near $0.95 while revenue will be around $3.98 billion, according to analysts. Sunoco earnings in the same period a year ago was $0.85 per share. Quarterly sales came in at $2.08 billion.

Why Analyst Estimates And Earnings Surprises Are Important

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 post earnings in line with the consensus estimate when it reports Tuesday, EPS would be up 11.76%. Sales would be up 91.35% on a year-over-year basis. 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 0.61 0.80 0.78 0.44EPS Actual 1.60 0.88 0.96 0.85Revenue Estimate 3.50 B 3.31 B 3.50 B 2.81 BRevenue Actual 3.47 B 2.55 B 2.81 B 2.08 B

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Stock Performance

Over the last 52-week period, shares are up 46.38%. 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. Sunoco is scheduled to hold the call at 10:00:00 ET and can be accessed here.