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TrueCar (TRUE) to Report Q3 Earnings: What's in the Cards?
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TrueCar, Inc. (TRUE - Free Report) is slated to report third-quarter 2017 results on Nov 6 after the bell. Last quarter, the company’s earnings matched the Zacks Consensus Estimate.
Notably, TrueCar’s surprise history has been impressive with an average positive earnings surprise of 53.33%. Year to date, the stock has gained 29.1%, underperforming its industry’s 31.1% rally.
Let’s see how things are shaping up for this announcement.
Factors to Consider
TrueCar's revenues improved year over year in the last four quarters while its losses narrowed. The company’s second-quarter 2017 revenues increased 23% from the year-ago quarter. Moreover, non-GAAP net income per share was a penny against net loss per share of 5 cents reported in the year-ago quarter.
TrueCar’s core auto buying offering, inventory and pricing solution have been gaining strength. The company is currently working on a number of initiatives that are helping it to grow traffic, raise conversion rates and improve close rates. It is steering upstream into the research and discovery phase of the car buying process, and downstream into the transaction phase. Driven by these, market share and revenue gains are anticipated in the to-be-reported quarter.
Truecar’s business remains strong on both new car and used car fronts. While used car is benefiting from transition to Capsella technology and SEO efforts, new car is riding on dealer network growth and improvement. These factors are expected to contribute to margin expansion in the to-be-reported quarter.
The company made progress with its dealer pledge (reforming, product, advertising and business practices), launched in the first quarter of 2016, which is helping it to attract high quality franchise dealers to its platform. The company is expected to grow on the number of dealers in the to-be-reported quarter. Other focus areas include enhancement of trade-ins, digital retailing and affinity partnership.
For the third quarter, TrueCar expects revenues between $85 million and $87 million and adjusted EBITDA in the range of $7 million to $8 million. Additionally, it expects units to remain in a range of 265,000 to 270,000.
TrueCar has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell) and an Earnings ESP of 0.00%. You can uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they’re reported with our Earnings ESP Filter.
According to the Zacks model, a company with a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or #3 (Hold) has a good chance of beating estimates if it also has a positive Earnings ESP. The Sell-rated stocks (Zacks Rank #4 or #5) are best avoided.
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Texas Instruments Inc. (TXN - Free Report) , with an Earnings ESP of +0.42% and Zacks Rank #1.
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TrueCar (TRUE) to Report Q3 Earnings: What's in the Cards?
TrueCar, Inc. (TRUE - Free Report) is slated to report third-quarter 2017 results on Nov 6 after the bell. Last quarter, the company’s earnings matched the Zacks Consensus Estimate.
Notably, TrueCar’s surprise history has been impressive with an average positive earnings surprise of 53.33%. Year to date, the stock has gained 29.1%, underperforming its industry’s 31.1% rally.
Let’s see how things are shaping up for this announcement.
Factors to Consider
TrueCar's revenues improved year over year in the last four quarters while its losses narrowed. The company’s second-quarter 2017 revenues increased 23% from the year-ago quarter. Moreover, non-GAAP net income per share was a penny against net loss per share of 5 cents reported in the year-ago quarter.
TrueCar’s core auto buying offering, inventory and pricing solution have been gaining strength. The company is currently working on a number of initiatives that are helping it to grow traffic, raise conversion rates and improve close rates. It is steering upstream into the research and discovery phase of the car buying process, and downstream into the transaction phase. Driven by these, market share and revenue gains are anticipated in the to-be-reported quarter.
Truecar’s business remains strong on both new car and used car fronts. While used car is benefiting from transition to Capsella technology and SEO efforts, new car is riding on dealer network growth and improvement. These factors are expected to contribute to margin expansion in the to-be-reported quarter.
The company made progress with its dealer pledge (reforming, product, advertising and business practices), launched in the first quarter of 2016, which is helping it to attract high quality franchise dealers to its platform. The company is expected to grow on the number of dealers in the to-be-reported quarter. Other focus areas include enhancement of trade-ins, digital retailing and affinity partnership.
For the third quarter, TrueCar expects revenues between $85 million and $87 million and adjusted EBITDA in the range of $7 million to $8 million. Additionally, it expects units to remain in a range of 265,000 to 270,000.
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What Our Model Says
TrueCar has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell) and an Earnings ESP of 0.00%. You can uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they’re reported with our Earnings ESP Filter.
According to the Zacks model, a company with a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or #3 (Hold) has a good chance of beating estimates if it also has a positive Earnings ESP. The Sell-rated stocks (Zacks Rank #4 or #5) are best avoided.
Stocks That Warrant a Look
Here are some stocks that you may also want to consider as our model shows these have the right combination of elements to deliver a positive earnings surprise:
NVIDIA Corp. (NVDA - Free Report) , with an Earnings ESP of +0.71% and a Zacks Rank #1. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
Texas Instruments Inc. (TXN - Free Report) , with an Earnings ESP of +0.42% and Zacks Rank #1.
Adobe Systems Inc. (ADBE - Free Report) with an Earnings ESP of +0.25% and a Zacks Rank #1.
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