CH Robinson Worldwide Earnings Are on Deck

Seth Jayson, The Motley Fool
Updated

CH Robinson Worldwide (NAS: CHRW) is expected to report Q2 earnings on Aug. 6. 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 CH Robinson Worldwide's revenues will grow 13.2% and EPS will expand 2.8%.

The average estimate for revenue is $3.34 billion. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.73.


Revenue details
 Last quarter, CH Robinson Worldwide reported revenue of $2.99 billion. GAAP reported sales were 17% higher than the prior-year quarter's $2.55 billion.

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, EPS came in at $0.64. GAAP EPS of $0.64 for Q1 were 1.5% lower than the prior-year quarter's $0.65 per share.

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 8.1%, 100 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 5.6%, 100 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 3.5%, 70 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead

The full year's average estimate for revenue is $12.96 billion. The average EPS estimate is $2.90.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a four-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 277 members out of 322 rating the stock outperform, and 45 members rating it underperform. Among 105 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 93 give CH Robinson Worldwide a green thumbs-up, and 12 give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on CH Robinson Worldwide is hold, with an average price target of $68.10.

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