Benzinga | Feb 8, 2021 10:13AM EST

Usana Health Sciences Earnings Preview

Usana Health Sciences (NYSE:USNA) announces its next round of earnings this Tuesday, February 09. Here is Benzinga's everything-that-matters guide for this Tuesday's Q4 earnings announcement.

Net Income, Earnings, And Earnings Per Share

Earnings and especially earnings per share (EPS) are useful measures of a company's profitability. Total earnings, which is also referred to as net income, equals total revenue minus total expenses. EPS equals to net income divided by the number of shares outstanding.

Earnings And Revenue

Analysts covering Usana Health Sciences modeled for quarterly EPS of $1.43 on revenue of $291.54 million. In the same quarter last year, Usana Health Sciences reported EPS of $1.41 on revenue of $271.30 million.

What Are Analyst Estimates And Earnings Surprises, And Why Do They Matter?

Analysts who cover this company will publish forward-looking estimates of its revenue and EPS each quarter. Averaging together every EPS and revenue prediction that each analyst makes about a company in a quarter yields the "consensus estimates." A company posting earnings or revenue above or below the consensus estimate is known as an "earnings surprise" and may move the stock by a considerable margin.

If the company were to report earnings in line when it publishes results Tuesday, earnings would be up 1.42%. Revenue would be up 7.46% from the year-ago period. Here is how the company's reported EPS has stacked up against analyst estimates in the past:

Quarter Q3 2020 Q2 2020 Q1 2020 Q4 2020EPS Estimate 1.25 1.10 0.83 0.98EPS Actual 1.44 1.32 1.23 1.41Revenue Estimate 277.26 M 264.15 M 240.68 M 252.75 MRevenue Actual 298.51 M 258.99 M 266.62 M 271.30 M

Stock Performance

Over the last 52-week period, shares are up 6.17%. Given that these returns are generally positive, long-term shareholders can relax going into this earnings release. Long-term shareholders are already enjoying 12-month gains prior to the announcement.

Do not be surprised to see the stock move on comments made during its conference call. Usana Health Sciences is scheduled to hold the call at 11:00:00 ET and can be accessed here.