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Visa (V) to Report Q2 Earnings: What's in the Cards?
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Visa Inc.’s (V - Free Report) second-quarter fiscal 2019 results will likely be driven by growth in payments volume, cross-border volume and processed transactions, and a lower tax rate. Exchange rate shifts, due to a strong dollar, are expected to drain revenues and earnings to some extent.
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings in the to-be-reported quarter is $1.24 per share on revenues of $5.44 billion, which translates into year-over-year growth of 11.71% and 7.33%, respectively.
Factors Affecting Q2 Earnings
We expect to see an increase in all the revenue drivers such as service, data processing and international transaction revenues among others. The company’s overall business volumes should have risen as a result of its efforts to strengthen client relationships and expand into new partnerships. Its performance must have been fueled by partnership with traditional financial institutions, FinTechs, commercial players, new payment flow partnerships or sponsorship partners.
However, a variety of factors such as exchange rate shift, client incentive growth and currency volatility trends will partially affect revenue growth. Per the Zacks Consensus Estimate, revenues from both services and data processing are pegged at $2.45 billion each, translating into year over year growth of 8.9% and 15%, respectively. The same from international transaction is $1.89 billion, up 8.2%.
Total payments volume will see an increase from the addition of new merchant locations and new agreements along with the recent inclusion of real time disbursement of push payments. Per the Zacks Consensus Estimate, total payments volume is $2.15 trillion, up 7.9% year over year.
We expect to see an increase in client incentives in the fiscal second quarter as some of the contract signings were pushed from first fiscal quarter to second fiscal quarter.
We also expect an increase in operating expenses led by higher personnel and marketing costs.
Visa is making significant investments in business initiatives and strategic priorities, which include investments in its people and digital products, technological operations, and merchant solutions to position itself for long-term sustainable growth. This may be reflected in higher expense levels in the to-be-reported quarter.
The bottom line should however gain from shares bought back by the company in the fiscal second quarter.
Earnings Surprise History
The company boasts an attractive earnings surprise history, having surpassed estimates in each of the trailing four quarters, with an average positive surprise of 6.5%. This is depicted in the chart below:
Our proven model does not conclusively show that Visa is likely to beat on earnings this quarter. This is because a stock needs to have both a positive Earnings ESP and a favorable Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold) for this to happen. But that is not the case here as you will see below.
Earnings ESP: Visa has an Earning ESP of -0.16%. You can uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they’re reported with our Earnings ESP Filter
Zacks Rank: Visa carries a Zacks Rank #3 but an Earnings ESP of -0.16% leaves our surprise prediction inconclusive.
Stocks That Warrant a Look
Here are a few finance stocks that you may want to consider, as our model shows that these have the right combination of elements to post an earnings beat in the upcoming release.
Global Payments, Inc. (GPN - Free Report) has an Earnings ESP of +0.15% and carries a Zacks Rank #3.
Total System Services, Inc. has an Earnings ESP of +1.44% and a Zacks Rank #3.
Diebold Nixdorf Inc. (DBD - Free Report) has an Earnings ESP of +5.71% and a Zacks Rank #2.
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Visa (V) to Report Q2 Earnings: What's in the Cards?
Visa Inc.’s (V - Free Report) second-quarter fiscal 2019 results will likely be driven by growth in payments volume, cross-border volume and processed transactions, and a lower tax rate. Exchange rate shifts, due to a strong dollar, are expected to drain revenues and earnings to some extent.
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings in the to-be-reported quarter is $1.24 per share on revenues of $5.44 billion, which translates into year-over-year growth of 11.71% and 7.33%, respectively.
Factors Affecting Q2 Earnings
We expect to see an increase in all the revenue drivers such as service, data processing and international transaction revenues among others. The company’s overall business volumes should have risen as a result of its efforts to strengthen client relationships and expand into new partnerships. Its performance must have been fueled by partnership with traditional financial institutions, FinTechs, commercial players, new payment flow partnerships or sponsorship partners.
However, a variety of factors such as exchange rate shift, client incentive growth and currency volatility trends will partially affect revenue growth. Per the Zacks Consensus Estimate, revenues from both services and data processing are pegged at $2.45 billion each, translating into year over year growth of 8.9% and 15%, respectively. The same from international transaction is $1.89 billion, up 8.2%.
Total payments volume will see an increase from the addition of new merchant locations and new agreements along with the recent inclusion of real time disbursement of push payments. Per the Zacks Consensus Estimate, total payments volume is $2.15 trillion, up 7.9% year over year.
We expect to see an increase in client incentives in the fiscal second quarter as some of the contract signings were pushed from first fiscal quarter to second fiscal quarter.
We also expect an increase in operating expenses led by higher personnel and marketing costs.
Visa is making significant investments in business initiatives and strategic priorities, which include investments in its people and digital products, technological operations, and merchant solutions to position itself for long-term sustainable growth. This may be reflected in higher expense levels in the to-be-reported quarter.
The bottom line should however gain from shares bought back by the company in the fiscal second quarter.
Earnings Surprise History
The company boasts an attractive earnings surprise history, having surpassed estimates in each of the trailing four quarters, with an average positive surprise of 6.5%. This is depicted in the chart below:
Visa Inc. Price and EPS Surprise
Visa Inc. Price and EPS Surprise | Visa Inc. Quote
Here is what our quantitative model predicts:
Our proven model does not conclusively show that Visa is likely to beat on earnings this quarter. This is because a stock needs to have both a positive Earnings ESP and a favorable Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold) for this to happen. But that is not the case here as you will see below.
Earnings ESP: Visa has an Earning ESP of -0.16%. You can uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they’re reported with our Earnings ESP Filter
Zacks Rank: Visa carries a Zacks Rank #3 but an Earnings ESP of -0.16% leaves our surprise prediction inconclusive.
Stocks That Warrant a Look
Here are a few finance stocks that you may want to consider, as our model shows that these have the right combination of elements to post an earnings beat in the upcoming release.
Global Payments, Inc. (GPN - Free Report) has an Earnings ESP of +0.15% and carries a Zacks Rank #3.
You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
Total System Services, Inc. has an Earnings ESP of +1.44% and a Zacks Rank #3.
Diebold Nixdorf Inc. (DBD - Free Report) has an Earnings ESP of +5.71% and a Zacks Rank #2.
Biggest Tech Breakthrough in a Generation
Be among the early investors in the new type of device that experts say could impact society as much as the discovery of electricity. Current technology will soon be outdated and replaced by these new devices. In the process, it’s expected to create 22 million jobs and generate $12.3 trillion in activity.
A select few stocks could skyrocket the most as rollout accelerates for this new tech. Early investors could see gains similar to buying Microsoft in the 1990s. Zacks’ just-released special report reveals 7 stocks to watch. The report is only available for a limited time.
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