Vonage Holdings Earnings Are on Deck

Seth Jayson, The Motley Fool
Updated

Vonage Holdings (NYS: VG) is expected to report Q2 earnings on Aug. 1. Here's what Wall Street wants to see:

The 10-second takeaway
Comparing the upcoming quarter to the prior-year quarter, average analyst estimates predict Vonage Holdings' revenues will wither -2.9% and EPS will wither -40.0%.

The average estimate for revenue is $212.0 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.06.


Revenue details
Last quarter, Vonage Holdings reported revenue of $215.9 million. GAAP reported sales were 1.8% lower than the prior-year quarter's $219.8 million.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Dollar amounts in millions. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

EPS details
Last quarter, non-GAAP EPS came in at $0.08. GAAP EPS of $0.06 for Q1 were 33% lower than the prior-year quarter's $0.09 per share.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

Recent performance
For the preceding quarter, gross margin was 66.9%, 70 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 9.5%, 410 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 6.4%, 320 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
The full year's average estimate for revenue is $845.4 million. The average EPS estimate is $0.26.

Investor sentiment
The stock has a one-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 500 members out of 1,559 rating the stock outperform, and 1,059 members rating it underperform. Among 419 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 58 give Vonage Holdings a green thumbs-up, and 361 give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Vonage Holdings is outperform, with an average price target of $3.00.

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