Are You Expecting This from Volcano?

Seth Jayson, The Motley Fool
Updated

Volcano (NAS: VOLC) is expected to report Q2 earnings on Aug. 5. 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 Volcano's revenues will grow 2.6% and EPS will shrink to a loss.

The average estimate for revenue is $97.9 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is -$0.01.


Revenue details
 Last quarter, Volcano reported revenue of $93.2 million. GAAP reported sales were 3.2% higher than the prior-year quarter's $90.4 million.

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

EPS details
 Last quarter, non-GAAP EPS came in at $0.02. GAAP EPS were -$0.06 for Q1 against $0.00 per share for the prior-year quarter.

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

Recent performance
 For the preceding quarter, gross margin was 64.5%, 280 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was -0.2%, 230 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was -3.4%, 370 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead

The full year's average estimate for revenue is $395.8 million. The average EPS estimate is $0.05.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a two-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 166 members out of 192 rating the stock outperform, and 26 members rating it underperform. Among 49 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 43 give Volcano 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 Volcano is outperform, with an average price target of $27.53.

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