Netflix's (NFLX) Q3 Earnings to Benefit From Content Strength

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Netflix Inc. (NFLX - Free Report) is set to report third-quarter 2018 results on Oct 16.

Notably, the company’s earnings have beaten the Zacks Consensus Estimate in two of the trailing four quarters, delivering an average negative surprise of 0.39%.

In the last reported quarter, the company’s earnings of 85 cents per share surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a nickel. The figure was much better than 15 cents reported in the year-ago quarter.

Revenues of $3.91 billion lagged the consensus mark of $3.94 billion. However, the top line surged 40.1% year over year, driven by solid streaming revenues that jumped 42.8% from the year-ago quarter.

For the third quarter of 2018, Netflix forecasts earnings of 68 cents per share. Management expects to add 0.65 million subscribers in the domestic streaming segment and 4.35 million subscribers in the international segment for the current quarter.

Let’s see how things are shaping up for this announcement.

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