Revenue growth averaged 10 % pa for the past two years, while earnings growth was 12 % in FY - 2014, but exploded in FY - 2015 with EBITDA up almost 50 % &
adjusted EPS up 88 % (assisted by lower fuel prices & a stronger sterling).
The Investor Perspective: Screw the balance sheet, screw debt, screw cashflow, management just told
me adjusted EPS was X and earnings grew 25 % year - on - year... the P / E ratio «s only 17, it's a bloody bargain!
I'll generally use
adjusted EPS unless I think it gives a misleading picture of a company's underlying profitability — reviewing the historical frequency of exceptional expenses, and comparing the cash flow and P&L statements, for example, are some of the ways to check the reliability of
adjusted EPS (or operating profits).
It's all too tempting to just home in on that nice clean
adjusted eps figure (or whatever else management thinks will make them look good).
Finally, you were quoting basic EPS, rather than
adjusted EPS.
As a note, I used
adjusted EPS for FY 2017, due to AT&T recording a large one - time gain for FY 2017 that isn't material to actual profit or growth.
Meanwhile, earnings per share grew from $ 1.90 to $ 4.28 over this same period, if we're using
adjusted EPS for FY 2017.
However, it does suggest their 2012
adjusted EPS guidance of EUR 0.07 to 0.08 could prove to be pretty conservative (and far too wide!)
NB: For once, basic EPS is higher than
adjusted EPS, but that's due to exceptional tax credits].
I'm a little surprised management didn't bother to provide
an adjusted EPS — noting this, and its volatile basic earnings history, I won't bother with a P / E multiple this year.
Granted, operating profit increased 8.1 %, and
adjusted EPS by 13.3 % — quite respectable, but the bottom - line won't sustain this level of out - performance with that kind of top - line growth.
A 27 % jump in
adjusted EPS is impressive at first glance, but almost entirely due to the impact of the 2012 tender offer — underlying EPS growth was less than 1 %!
In the last 4 - 5 years, revenues, adjusted operating profits and diluted
adjusted EPS have gone absolutely nowhere (although debt has almost doubled..!)
Which I find a little puzzling: Revenue up 8.1 %, adjusted operating profit up 59 %,
adjusted EPS up 13.5 % (at EUR 0.504), and debt reduced to EUR 15.9 million.
In the first quarter, Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) posted
adjusted EPS (earnings per share) of $ 2.13 on revenue of $ 1.2 billion.
When applied to 2017, under the method adopted by Wolters Kluwer, the adjusted operating profit margin would be 22.2 %, diluted
adjusted EPS $ 2.22, and ROIC 9.8 %.
As a rule of thumb, based on our 2017 currency profile, each 1 U.S. cent move in the average $ / $ exchange rate for the year causes an opposite change of approximately two euro cents in diluted
adjusted EPS.
1Q Results Fogo De Chao's 1Q16
adjusted EPS came...
In February, executives reaffirmed their seven percent to 10 % five - year
adjusted EPS growth rate.
For the first nine months of 2017, revenue increased 28 % to $ 90.6 million and
adjusted EPS grew 38 % to $ 1.94.
Adjusted EPS of 91 cents increased from 63 cents a year earlier and came in ahead of expectations for 85 cents.
Gibraltar Industries Inc (NASDAQ: ROCK) reported
an adjusted EPS and sales beat before the open Thursday, but released mixed first - quarter guidance, with a 23 - to -28-cent adjusted EPS expected versus a 30 - cent consensus estimate, and sales of $ 213 - 220 million against a $ 215.4 - million estimate...
Analysts were forecasting revenue of $ 7 billion and
adjusted EPS of $ 1.37.
Here are expenses MFRM has removed when calculating its non-GAAP metrics, including adjusted EBITDA,
adjusted EPS, and adjusted cash EPS:
Where Wall Street had projected $ 234.8 million in revenue and $ 0.78 in EPS, the midpoint of Stratasys» guidance now anticipates $ 226.7 million in revenue and $ 0.73 in
adjusted EPS.
Sometimes, the risk is more obvious, such as the case of Jarden Corporation (JAH), whose entire business model was built upon growing «
adjusted EPS.»
While growing
adjusted EPS, the company's economic earnings remained negative and were only getting worse.
Analysts had expected Avon to report $ 1.83 billion in revenue and $ 0.07 in
adjusted EPS.
As a result, adjusted net income and
adjusted EPS both declined 24 % year over year.
In light of our second quarter results, and improved quality of earnings, we have increased our 2016 guidance for both adjusted EBITDA and
adjusted EPS.
Adjusted EPS decreased 1.1 percent to $ 0.90, mainly reflecting growth in Adjusted EBITDA that was more than offset by a higher effective tax rate versus the prior year period.
We now expect
adjusted EPS of $ 0.39 to $ 0.40, which represents year - over-year growth of about 20 % and adjusted EBITDA to be flat to up 1 % compared to 2015.
To supplement the financial information, the Company has presented Organic Net Sales, Adjusted EBITDA, Constant Currency Adjusted EBITDA, and
Adjusted EPS, which are considered non-GAAP financial measures.
Adjusted EPS is defined as diluted earnings per share excluding, when they occur, the impacts of integration and restructuring expenses, merger costs, unrealized losses / (gains) on commodity hedges, impairment losses, losses / (gains) on the sale of a business, nonmonetary currency devaluation (e.g., remeasurement gains and losses), and U.S. Tax Reform, and including when they occur, adjustments to reflect preferred stock dividend payments on an accrual basis.
To supplement the financial information, the Company has presented Organic Net Sales, Adjusted EBITDA, and
Adjusted EPS, which are considered non-GAAP financial measures.
The Company believes
Adjusted EPS provides important comparability of underlying operating results, allowing investors and management to assess operating performance on a consistent basis.
Adjusted EPS is defined as diluted earnings per share excluding, when they occur, the impacts of integration and restructuring expenses, merger costs, unrealized losses / (gains) on commodity hedges, impairment losses, losses / (gains) on the sale of a business, and nonmonetary currency devaluation (e.g., remeasurement gains and losses), and including when they occur, adjustments to reflect preferred stock dividend payments on an accrual basis.
Adjusted EPS increased 15.3 percent versus the year - ago period to $ 0.98, primarily due to benefits from the refinancing of Series A Preferred Stock and lower taxes.
Organic Net Sales, Adjusted EBITDA, Constant Currency Adjusted EBITDA and
Adjusted EPS are non-GAAP financial measures.
For
Adjusted EPS, the Company presents the impact of the Series A Preferred Stock dividend payments on an accrual basis.
For
Adjusted EPS, we present the impact of the Series A Preferred Stock dividend payments on an accrual basis.
Per - share earnings are seen in a range between $ 3.32 and $ 3.36 in 2018, with
adjusted EPS in a range between $ 2.48 and $ 2.53.
Earnings of 99 cents and
adjusted EPS of $ 1.17 were also ahead of FactSet's $ 1.07 per share expectations.
As shown in the table below, sales are now expected to change by -1 to +1 percent, adjusted EBIT to decline by -7 to -5 percent, and
adjusted EPS to increase by +2 to +4 percent, or $ 3.10 to $ 3.17 per share.
Square Inc. (SQ) reported first quarter
adjusted EPS of $ 0.06 after the bell Wednesday.
Adjusted EPS is defined as diluted earnings per share excluding, when they occur, the impacts of integration and restructuring expenses, merger costs, unrealized losses / (gains) on commodity hedges, impairment losses, losses / (gains) on the sale of a business, nonmonetary currency devaluation and timing impacts of preferred stock dividends.
Hologic Inc. (HOLX) reported second quarter
adjusted EPS of $ 0.53 after the close Wednesday, which was in line with analysts» expectations.
Adjusted EPS increased 37.7 percent versus the year - ago period to $ 0.73, primarily reflecting the growth in Adjusted EBITDA.
Management uses
Adjusted EPS to assess operating performance on a consistent basis.
Kraft Heinz Co. (KHC) reported first quarter
adjusted EPS of $ 0.89 after the bell Wednesday, up from $ 0.84 in the prior year period.