Fresh produce company Dole (NYSE:DOLE) will be announcing earnings results tomorrow before the bell. Here’s what to expect.
Dole beat analysts’ revenue expectations by 1.3% last quarter, reporting revenues of $2.12 billion, flat year on year. It was a mixed quarter for the company, with a decent beat of analysts’ operating margin estimates but a miss of analysts’ EBITDA estimates.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting Dole’s revenue to decline 2.2% year on year to $2.00 billion, a reversal from the 4.2% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $0.20 per share.
The majority of analysts covering the company have reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. Dole has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates four times over the last two years.
Looking at Dole’s peers in the perishable food segment, some have already reported their Q3 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Fresh Del Monte Produce delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 1.6%, beating analysts’ expectations by 3%, and Freshpet reported revenues up 26.3%, topping estimates by 2%. Fresh Del Monte Produce traded up 9% following the results while Freshpet was also up 13.3%.
Read our full analysis of Fresh Del Monte Produce’s results here and Freshpet’s results here.
Investors in the perishable food segment have had steady hands going into earnings, with share prices up 1.2% on average over the last month. Dole is up 4.8% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $16.88 (compared to the current share price of $16.94).
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