Cumulus Media (CMLS) to Report Q2 Earnings: What's in Store?

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Cumulus Media (CMLS - Free Report) is set to report second-quarter 2022 results on Aug 3.

For second-quarter 2022, the consensus mark for revenues is pegged at $235.8 million, indicating 4.9% growth from the year-ago quarter’s reported figure.

For the quarter to be reported, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings has declined 3.6% to 53 cents per share in the past 30 days. The figure suggests a 1866.6% surge from the year-ago quarter’s reported figure.

The company’s earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate in three of the last four quarters and missed once. Cumulus Media has a trailing four-quarter negative earnings surprise of 108.06%, on average.

Let’s see how things have shaped up for this announcement.

What Our Model Says

Per the Zacks model, the combination of a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold) increases the odds of an earnings beat. But that’s not the case here.

Cumulus Media has an Earnings ESP of -21.20% and carries a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell). You can uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they’re reported with our Earnings ESP Filter.

Stocks to Consider

Per our model, MRC Global (MRC - Free Report) , Alcon (ALC - Free Report) and Grocery Outlet (GO - Free Report) have the right combination of elements to post an earnings beat in their upcoming releases.

MRC Global is slated to report second-quarter 2022 results on Aug 8. The company has an Earnings ESP of +30.27% and a Zacks Rank #1 at present. MRC's earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate in each of the preceding four quarters, the average surprise being 140.8%. You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.

The Zacks Consensus Estimate for MRC’s quarterly earnings is pegged at 25 cents per share, suggesting a whopping year-over-year surge of 212.5%. Its quarterly revenues are estimated to increase 23.4% year over year to $846.5 million.

Alcon has an Earnings ESP of +5.07% and a Zacks Rank #1. The company is scheduled to report second-quarter 2022 results on Aug 16. ALC's earnings surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate in each of the trailing four quarters, the average surprise being 21.4%.

For the second quarter, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for Alcon’s earnings is pegged at 55 cents per share, indicating a 1.8% year-over-year decline. However, revenues are expected to grow 4.4% to $2.19 billion.

Grocery Outlet, has an Earnings ESP of +5.62% and sports a Zacks Rank #1. The company is slated to report its second-quarter 2022 results on Aug 9. Its earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate in each of the preceding four quarters, the average surprise being 4.8%.

The Zacks Consensus Estimate for GO’s second-quarter earnings stands at 24 cents per share, suggesting a year-over-year increase of 4.4%. GO anticipates revenues of $859.6 million, which suggests growth of 10.8% from the year-ago quarter.

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