CMS Energy Beats Analyst Estimates on EPS

Seth Jayson, The Motley Fool
Updated

CMS Energy (NYS: CMS) reported earnings on April 25. Here are the numbers you need to know.

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

Compared to the prior-year quarter, revenue increased. GAAP earnings per share increased significantly.


Gross margins shrank, operating margins expanded, net margins grew.

Revenue details
 CMS Energy booked revenue of $1.98 billion. The two analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ anticipated sales of $1.97 billion on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 14% higher than the prior-year quarter's $1.74 billion.

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 $0.53. The 10 earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ predicted $0.50 per share. GAAP EPS of $0.53 for Q1 were 112% higher than the prior-year quarter's $0.25 per share. (The prior-year quarter included $0.03 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 16.6%, 800 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 16.6%, 580 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 7.3%, 350 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. (Margins calculated in GAAP terms.)

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $1.41 billion. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.35.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $6.58 billion. The average EPS estimate is $1.65.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a two-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 135 members out of 157 rating the stock outperform, and 22 members rating it underperform. Among 54 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 48 give CMS Energy a green thumbs-up, and six give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on CMS Energy is outperform, with an average price target of $27.27.

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