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Toll Brothers Inc. ( TOL - Snapshot Report ) is set to report first quarter fiscal 2013 results on Feb 20. Last quarter, it posted a 52.2% positive surprise. Let’s see how things are shaping up for this announcement.
Growth Factors this Past Quarter
Toll Brothers witnessed significant order growth, stable margins and improved pricing in the fourth quarter of 2012, gaining momentum from improving housing fundamentals. Toll has benefited from its focus on high priced products, which is reflected in its order growth. Moreover, its cost control initiatives are generating significant margin growth for the company.
Earnings Whispers?
Our proven model does not conclusively show that Toll Brothers is likely to beat earnings this quarter. This is because a stock needs to have both a positive ESP (Read: Zacks Earnings ESP: A Better Method) and a Zacks Rank #1, 2 or 3 for this to happen. This is not the case here as you will see below.
Negative Zacks ESP: The Earnings ESP is -45.5%. This is because the Most Accurate Estimate stands at 6 cents while the Zacks Consensus Estimate is much lower at 11 cents. This comes to a difference of -45.5%.
Zacks #3 Rank (Hold): Toll’s Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) lowers the predictive power of ESP because the Zacks Rank #3 when combined with a negative ESP makes surprise prediction difficult. We caution against stocks with Zacks Ranks #4 and #5 (Sell rated stocks) going into the earnings announcement, especially when the company is seeing negative estimate revisions momentum.
Other Stocks to Consider
Here are some other housing companies you may want to consider as our model shows they have the right combination of elements to post an earnings beat in the next quarter:
NVR Inc. ( NVR - Snapshot Report ) , Earnings ESP of +10.21% and Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy)
DR Horton Inc. ( DHI - Analyst Report ) , Earnings ESP of +11.11% and Zacks #2 Rank (Buy)
PulteGroup, Inc. ( PHM - Analyst Report ) , Earnings ESP of +6.25% and Zacks #3 Rank (Hold)
Read the full Analyst Report on PHM
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Read the full Analyst Report on DHI
Read the full Snapshot Report on NVR