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Intuitive Surgical (Nasdaq:ISRG) will release its second quarter results on Thursday, July 19, 2012. Analysts are expecting the company to report a profit of $3.52 a share, up from $2.91 a year ago.
Earnings season is important to investors because it shows how much profit is left in the company's hand after deducting costs from revenue. SEE: 5 Tricks Companies Use During Earnings Season
What to Expect: Intuitive Surgical is expected to report $3.52 per share, up 21% from a year ago when the company reported earnings of $2.91 per share.
The consensus estimate is where it was three months after falling from $3.53 a month ago. For the fiscal year, analysts are expecting earnings of $14.71 per share.
Intuitive Surgical is expected to report revenue of $523 million for the quarter, beating last year's figure of $425.7 million by 22.9%. Revenue of $2.14 billion is expected for the fiscal year.
Company Performance: Revenue has grown by double-digit increases in the past four quarters. It has risen by an average of 26.6%, with the biggest increase of 29.7% coming in the third quarter of the last fiscal year.
The price/earnings ratio is calculated by taking a stock price and dividing it by the earnings-per-share (EPS). High P/E stocks could be "growth" stocks, while low PE stocks may be "value" stocks. SEE: Can Investors Trust the P/E Ratio?
Since April 17, 2012, the stock price has dipped 1% to $540.04 from $545.53. Intuitive Surgical's worst recent stretch was when its stock price fell $20.09 per share between May 31, 2012 and June 1, 2012.
Earnings season is important to investors because it shows how much profit is left in the company's hand after deducting costs from revenue. SEE: 5 Tricks Companies Use During Earnings Season
What to Expect: Intuitive Surgical is expected to report $3.52 per share, up 21% from a year ago when the company reported earnings of $2.91 per share.
The consensus estimate is where it was three months after falling from $3.53 a month ago. For the fiscal year, analysts are expecting earnings of $14.71 per share.
Intuitive Surgical is expected to report revenue of $523 million for the quarter, beating last year's figure of $425.7 million by 22.9%. Revenue of $2.14 billion is expected for the fiscal year.
Company Performance: Revenue has grown by double-digit increases in the past four quarters. It has risen by an average of 26.6%, with the biggest increase of 29.7% coming in the third quarter of the last fiscal year.
The price/earnings ratio is calculated by taking a stock price and dividing it by the earnings-per-share (EPS). High P/E stocks could be "growth" stocks, while low PE stocks may be "value" stocks. SEE: Can Investors Trust the P/E Ratio?
Since April 17, 2012, the stock price has dipped 1% to $540.04 from $545.53. Intuitive Surgical's worst recent stretch was when its stock price fell $20.09 per share between May 31, 2012 and June 1, 2012.
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