Benzinga | Aug 7, 2020 10:52AM EDT

Earnings Preview: Intl Flavors & Fragrances

On Monday, August 10, Intl Flavors & Fragrances (NYSE: IFF) will release its latest earnings report. Decipher the announcement with Benzinga's help.

Earnings and Revenue

Sell-side analysts expect Intl Flavors & Fragrances's EPS to be near $1.31 on sales of $1.22 billion. In the same quarter last year, Intl Flavors & Fragrances reported earnings per share of $1.61 on sales of $1.29 billion. If the company were to report in-line earnings when it publishes results Monday, earnings would be down 18.63%. The company's reported EPS has stacked up against analyst estimates in the past like this:

Quarter Q1 2020 Q4 2020 Q3 2019 Q2 2019EPS Estimate 1.59 1.45 1.53 1.62EPS Actual 1.62 1.46 1.53 1.61Revenue Estimate 1.31 B 1.27 B 1.29 B 1.31 BRevenue Actual 1.35 B 1.28 B 1.27 B 1.29 B

Stock Performance

Over the last 52-week period, shares are up 4.11%. Given that these returns are generally positive, long-term shareholders are probably happy going into this earnings release.

Don't be surprised to see the stock move on comments made during its conference call. Intl Flavors & Fragrances is scheduled to hold the call at 10:00:00 ET and can be accessed here: https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/nf7ikedh