Golf equipment and apparel company Acushnet (NYSE: GOLF) will be announcing earnings results this Wednesday before market hours. Here’s what investors should know.
Acushnet beat analysts’ revenue expectations last quarter, reporting revenues of $820 million, up 13.8% year on year. It was a very strong quarter for the company, with a beat of analysts’ EPS estimates and an impressive beat of analysts’ EBITDA estimates.
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This quarter, the market is expecting Acushnet’s revenue to decline 2.5% year on year, a reversal from the 6% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year.
Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business will stay the course heading into earnings. Acushnet rarely misses Wall Street’s revenue estimates.
Looking at Acushnet’s peers in the consumer discretionary segment, some have already reported their Q3 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Brunswick delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 6.9%, meeting analysts’ expectations, and Harley-Davidson reported a revenue decline of 19.2%, topping estimates by 1.2%. Brunswick traded up 9.4% following the results while Harley-Davidson was also up 5.8%.
Read our full analysis of Brunswick’s results here and Harley-Davidson’s results here.
There has been positive sentiment among investors in the consumer discretionary segment, with share prices up 5.7% on average over the last month. Acushnet is up 6.7% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $98.50 (compared to the current share price of $88.98).
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