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Proofpoint (PFPT) to Report Q1 Earnings: What's in Store?
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Proofpoint Inc. is set to report first-quarter 2017 results on Apr 20. Last quarter, the company’s loss was wider than expected. However, Proofpoint outperformed the Zacks Consensus Estimate thrice in the trailing four quarters. It has an average positive surprise of 13.33%.
Let's see how things are shaping up for this announcement.
Factors to Consider
Proofpoint is a leading security-as-a-service provider, which focuses on cloud-based solutions for threat protection, compliance, archiving & governance, and secure communications.
According to a Markets and Markets report, the cyber security market will touch $202.36 billion in 2021 from $122.45 billion in 2016, representing a compounded annual growth rate of 10.6%. The favourable trend in the space is likely to aid Proofpoint’s first-quarter results.
Although Proofpoint witnessed remarkable top-line growth, on the back of consistent focus on launching products, acquisitions and partnerships, the company has failed to deliver on the bottom line.
It should be noted that over the past few years, Proofpoint invested heavily to enhance its sales and marketing capabilities, particularly by expanding the company’s sales force, in order to survive in the highly competitive cyber security market. Notably, the company’s expenses escalated approximately three-fold to $461 million in 2016 from $124 million in 2012. This adversely affected Proofpoint’s bottom-line results.
Since Proofpoint continues to invest in sales and marketing, we anticipate this to remain a drag on the company’s first-quarter bottom line.
Earnings Whispers
Our proven model does not conclusively show that Proofpoint will beat on earnings estimates this quarter. This is because a stock needs to have both a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold) for this to happen. That is not the case here as you will see below.
Zacks ESP: Both the Most Accurate estimate and the Zacks Consensus Estimate are pegged at a loss of 35 cents. Hence, the difference is 0.00%. You can uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they’re reported with our Earnings ESP Filter.
Zacks Rank: Proofpoint carries a Zacks Rank #3. Though a Zacks Rank #1, 2 or 3 increases the predictive power of ESP, the company’s ESP of 0.00% makes surprise prediction difficult.
We caution against stocks with a Zacks Rank #4 or 5 (Sell rated) going into the earnings announcement, especially when the company is seeing negative estimate revisions.
KLA-Tencor Corporation (KLAC - Free Report) , with an Earnings ESP of +2.60% and a Zacks Rank #2.
Equifax Inc. (EFX - Free Report) , with an Earnings ESP of +0.71% and a Zacks Rank #3.
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Proofpoint (PFPT) to Report Q1 Earnings: What's in Store?
Proofpoint Inc. is set to report first-quarter 2017 results on Apr 20. Last quarter, the company’s loss was wider than expected. However, Proofpoint outperformed the Zacks Consensus Estimate thrice in the trailing four quarters. It has an average positive surprise of 13.33%.
Let's see how things are shaping up for this announcement.
Factors to Consider
Proofpoint is a leading security-as-a-service provider, which focuses on cloud-based solutions for threat protection, compliance, archiving & governance, and secure communications.
According to a Markets and Markets report, the cyber security market will touch $202.36 billion in 2021 from $122.45 billion in 2016, representing a compounded annual growth rate of 10.6%. The favourable trend in the space is likely to aid Proofpoint’s first-quarter results.
Although Proofpoint witnessed remarkable top-line growth, on the back of consistent focus on launching products, acquisitions and partnerships, the company has failed to deliver on the bottom line.
It should be noted that over the past few years, Proofpoint invested heavily to enhance its sales and marketing capabilities, particularly by expanding the company’s sales force, in order to survive in the highly competitive cyber security market. Notably, the company’s expenses escalated approximately three-fold to $461 million in 2016 from $124 million in 2012. This adversely affected Proofpoint’s bottom-line results.
Since Proofpoint continues to invest in sales and marketing, we anticipate this to remain a drag on the company’s first-quarter bottom line.
Earnings Whispers
Our proven model does not conclusively show that Proofpoint will beat on earnings estimates this quarter. This is because a stock needs to have both a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold) for this to happen. That is not the case here as you will see below.
Zacks ESP: Both the Most Accurate estimate and the Zacks Consensus Estimate are pegged at a loss of 35 cents. Hence, the difference is 0.00%. You can uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they’re reported with our Earnings ESP Filter.
Zacks Rank: Proofpoint carries a Zacks Rank #3. Though a Zacks Rank #1, 2 or 3 increases the predictive power of ESP, the company’s ESP of 0.00% makes surprise prediction difficult.
We caution against stocks with a Zacks Rank #4 or 5 (Sell rated) going into the earnings announcement, especially when the company is seeing negative estimate revisions.
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Stocks to Consider
Here are few companies which, as per our model, have the right combination of elements to post an earnings beat this quarter:
NCR Corporation , with an Earnings ESP of +4.35%, and a Zacks Rank #2. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
KLA-Tencor Corporation (KLAC - Free Report) , with an Earnings ESP of +2.60% and a Zacks Rank #2.
Equifax Inc. (EFX - Free Report) , with an Earnings ESP of +0.71% and a Zacks Rank #3.
Sell These Stocks.Now.
Just released, today's 220 Zacks Rank #5 Strong Sells demand urgent attention. If any are lurking in your portfolio or Watch List, they should be removed immediately. These are sinister companies because many appear to be sound investments. However, from 1988 through 2016, stocks from our Strong Sell list have actually performed 6X worse than the S&P 500. See today's Zacks "Strong Sells" absolutely free >>