What to Expect from Kinross Gold

Seth Jayson, The Motley Fool
Updated

Kinross Gold (NYS: KGC) is expected to report Q2 earnings on July 31. 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 Kinross Gold's revenues will contract -7.8% and EPS will contract -57.1%.

The average estimate for revenue is $928.6 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.06.


Revenue details
 Last quarter, Kinross Gold booked revenue of $1.06 billion. GAAP reported sales were 5.3% higher than the prior-year quarter's $1.01 billion.

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 $0.15. GAAP EPS of $0.14 for Q1 were 56% higher 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 55.0%, 10 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 23.3%, 620 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 15.2%, 470 basis points better than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead

The full year's average estimate for revenue is $3.72 billion. The average EPS estimate is $0.30.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a three-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 1,375 members out of 1,437 rating the stock outperform, and 62 members rating it underperform. Among 132 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 116 give Kinross Gold a green thumbs-up, and 16 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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