Can Lumber Liquidators Holdings Beat These Numbers?

Seth Jayson, The Motley Fool
Updated

Lumber Liquidators Holdings (NYS: LL) is expected to report Q2 earnings on July 24. 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 Lumber Liquidators Holdings's revenues will increase 15.4% and EPS will expand 39.5%.

The average estimate for revenue is $242.8 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.60.


Revenue details
 Last quarter, Lumber Liquidators Holdings logged revenue of $230.4 million. GAAP reported sales were 23% higher than the prior-year quarter's $188.0 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, EPS came in at $0.57. GAAP EPS of $0.57 for Q1 were 97% higher than the prior-year quarter's $0.29 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 40.4%, 310 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 11.0%, 390 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 6.8%, 240 basis points better than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead

The full year's average estimate for revenue is $945.8 million. The average EPS estimate is $2.42.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a three-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 614 members out of 667 rating the stock outperform, and 53 members rating it underperform. Among 235 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 215 give Lumber Liquidators Holdings a green thumbs-up, and 20 give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Lumber Liquidators Holdings is hold, with an average price target of $65.29.

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