Kinross Gold Beats on Both Top and Bottom Lines

Seth Jayson, The Motley Fool
Updated

Kinross Gold (NYS: KGC) reported earnings on May 7. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
 For the quarter ended March 31 (Q1), Kinross Gold beat slightly on revenues and beat expectations on earnings per share.

Compared to the prior-year quarter, revenue grew slightly. Non-GAAP earnings per share dropped significantly. GAAP earnings per share grew significantly.


Gross margins shrank, operating margins shrank, net margins increased.

Revenue details
 Kinross Gold reported revenue of $1.06 billion. The eight analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ expected revenue of $1.04 billion on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were the same as the prior-year quarter's.

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

EPS details
 EPS came in at $0.15. The 21 earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ anticipated $0.14 per share. Non-GAAP EPS of $0.15 for Q1 were 17% lower than the prior-year quarter's $0.18 per share. (The prior-year quarter included $0.01 per share in earnings from discontinued operations.) GAAP EPS of $0.14 for Q1 were 56% higher than the prior-year quarter's $0.09 per share. (The prior-year quarter included $0.01 per share in earnings from discontinued operations.)

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

Margin details
 For the quarter, gross margin was 55.0%, 10 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 23.7%, 590 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 15.2%, 470 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. (Margins calculated in GAAP terms.)

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $993.1 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.11.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $4.10 billion. The average EPS estimate is $0.52.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a three-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 1,376 members out of 1,437 rating the stock outperform, and 61 members rating it underperform. Among 150 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 133 give Kinross Gold a green thumbs-up, and 17 give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Kinross Gold is outperform, with an average price target of $11.20.

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