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How Will Palantir's (PLTR) Top Line Shape Up in Q1 Earnings?
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Palantir Technologies Inc. (PLTR - Free Report) will report first-quarter 2021 results on May 11.
The company’s top line is expected to have performed well in the quarter, driven by increased scale and efficiency of its three-phase business model that engages acquire-phase, expand-phase and scale-phase customers. Both government and commercial segments are anticipated to do well, driven by these strengths.
Palantir’s acquire-phase customers generate less than $100,000 a year. Expand-phase customers generate greater than $100,000 a year with negative contribution margins, and require significant investments from the company for scaling themselves up and growing revenues. Customers in scale phase generate greater than $100,000 a year along with positive contribution margins.
In the to-be-reported quarter, we expect Palantir to have seen revenue growth through the addition of new acquire-phase customers. Expand-phase revenues are expected to have benefited from increased adoption of software, while increased contributions from existing customers are likely to have helped the scale phase.
Notably, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenues in the to-be-reported quarter is pegged at $333 million, indicating 3.4% sequential growth.
Recent Performance of Other Business Services Companies
Equifax’s (EFX - Free Report) first-quarter 2021 adjusted earnings of $1.97 per share beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 29.6% and increased on a year-over-year basis. Revenues of $1.21 billion outpaced the consensus mark by 7.9% and rose 26.6% year over year on a reported basis as well as on a local-currency basis.
Robert Half’s (RHI - Free Report) first-quarter 2021 earnings of 98 cents per share beat the consensus mark by 22.5% and were up 24.1% year over year. Revenues of $1.4 billion surpassed the consensus mark by 3.3% but declined 7.2% year over year on a reported basis and 7.6% on an adjusted basis.
Omnicom’s (OMC - Free Report) first-quarter 2021 adjusted earnings of $1.33 per share beat the consensus mark by 16.7% and increased 11.8% year over year. Total revenues of $3.4 billion surpassed the consensus estimate by 3.6% and increased marginally year over year.
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How Will Palantir's (PLTR) Top Line Shape Up in Q1 Earnings?
Palantir Technologies Inc. (PLTR - Free Report) will report first-quarter 2021 results on May 11.
The company’s top line is expected to have performed well in the quarter, driven by increased scale and efficiency of its three-phase business model that engages acquire-phase, expand-phase and scale-phase customers. Both government and commercial segments are anticipated to do well, driven by these strengths.
Palantir’s acquire-phase customers generate less than $100,000 a year. Expand-phase customers generate greater than $100,000 a year with negative contribution margins, and require significant investments from the company for scaling themselves up and growing revenues. Customers in scale phase generate greater than $100,000 a year along with positive contribution margins.
Palantir Technologies Inc. Price and EPS Surprise
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In the to-be-reported quarter, we expect Palantir to have seen revenue growth through the addition of new acquire-phase customers. Expand-phase revenues are expected to have benefited from increased adoption of software, while increased contributions from existing customers are likely to have helped the scale phase.
Notably, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenues in the to-be-reported quarter is pegged at $333 million, indicating 3.4% sequential growth.
Palantir currently carries a Zacks Rank 3 (Hold).
You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
Recent Performance of Other Business Services Companies
Equifax’s (EFX - Free Report) first-quarter 2021 adjusted earnings of $1.97 per share beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 29.6% and increased on a year-over-year basis. Revenues of $1.21 billion outpaced the consensus mark by 7.9% and rose 26.6% year over year on a reported basis as well as on a local-currency basis.
Robert Half’s (RHI - Free Report) first-quarter 2021 earnings of 98 cents per share beat the consensus mark by 22.5% and were up 24.1% year over year. Revenues of $1.4 billion surpassed the consensus mark by 3.3% but declined 7.2% year over year on a reported basis and 7.6% on an adjusted basis.
Omnicom’s (OMC - Free Report) first-quarter 2021 adjusted earnings of $1.33 per share beat the consensus mark by 16.7% and increased 11.8% year over year. Total revenues of $3.4 billion surpassed the consensus estimate by 3.6% and increased marginally year over year.
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