Consumer products behemoth Proctor & Gamble (NYSE: PG) will be reporting results this Tuesday morning. Here’s what investors should know.
Procter & Gamble missed analysts’ revenue expectations by 1.9% last quarter, reporting revenues of $19.78 billion, down 2.1% year on year. It was a mixed quarter for the company, with a decent beat of analysts’ EBITDA estimates but full-year EPS guidance slightly missing analysts’ expectations.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting Procter & Gamble’s revenue to grow 1.6% year on year to $20.85 billion, improving from its flat revenue in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $1.42 per share.
Heading into earnings, analysts covering the company have grown increasingly bearish with revenue estimates seeing 9 downward revisions over the last 30 days (we track 14 analysts). Procter & Gamble has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates five times over the last two years.
Looking at Procter & Gamble’s peers in the consumer staples segment, some have already reported their Q2 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. WD-40 delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 1.2%, missing analysts’ expectations by 2.3%, and USANA reported revenues up 10.8%, topping estimates by 4.7%. WD-40’s stock price was unchanged after the resultswhile USANA was up 12.4%.
Read our full analysis of WD-40’s results here and USANA’s results here.
There has been positive sentiment among investors in the consumer staples segment, with share prices up 5.3% on average over the last month. Procter & Gamble’s stock price was unchanged during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $171.71 (compared to the current share price of $158.10).
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