Benzinga | Aug 25, 2021 10:35AM EDT

Dell Technologies Earnings Preview

Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) releases its next round of earnings this Thursday, August 26. Get the latest predictions in Benzinga's essential guide to the company's Q2 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

Analysts predict Dell Technologies will report earnings of $2.03 per share on revenue of $25.50 billion. In the same quarter last year, Dell Technologies announced EPS of $1.92 on revenue of $22.77 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.

The analyst consensus estimate would represent a 5.73% increase in the company's earnings. Revenue would be have grown 11.96% 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 2022 Q4 2021 Q3 2021 Q2 2021EPS Estimate 1.61 2.14 1.40 1.39EPS Actual 2.13 2.70 2.03 1.92Revenue Estimate 23.40 B 24.49 B 21.85 B 22.52 BRevenue Actual 24.50 B 26.15 B 23.52 B 22.77 B

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Stock Performance

Over the last 52-week period, shares are up 61.27%. Given that these returns are generally positive, long-term shareholders can be content going into this earnings release.

Do not be surprised to see the stock move on comments made during its conference call. Dell Technologies is scheduled to hold the call at 17:30:00 ET and can be accessed here.