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Jabil Circuit (JBL) Q1 Earnings: Will the Stock Surprise?
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Jabil Circuit Inc (JBL - Free Report) is slated to release first-quarter fiscal 2017 results on Dec 15 after the closing bell. Last quarter, the company delivered stronger-than-expected results with a positive earnings surprise of 75%. Jabil Circuit has delivered an average positive earnings surprise of 41.58% in the trailing four quarters.
Let’s see how things are shaping up for this announcement.
Factors to Consider
Jabil continues to gain from the fast growing sectors like industrial, renewable energy, clean tech and medical. Moreover, the increase in technology spending bodes well for Jabil’s top line. Though the company’s realignment program will have an adverse effect on its financial position over the next two years, it will eventually boost its growth and market share.
On the other hand, Jabil’s Diversified Manufacturing Services (DMS) segment continues to suffer owing to weakness in demand for Apple Inc’s (AAPL - Free Report) iPhone. Apple continues to be Jabil’s number one customer accounting for 24% of its total revenue. Customer concentration with its top five customers accounting for a major chunk of its revenues continues to be a major threat for Jabil. Escalating market competition and macroeconomic headwinds add to its woes.
Jabil expects total revenue to decrease 6% year over year to the range $4.8 billion to $5 billion, while core operating income is estimated in the range of $175 million to $225 million.
On a year-over-year basis, revenues from Diversified Manufacturing are expected to decrease 12%, while Electronics Manufacturing Services revenues are expected to be flat at $2.7 billion.
The company expects the bottom line (on a GAAP basis) to be in a range of a loss of 5 cents to earnings of 36 cents per share.
Our proven model does not conclusively show that Jabil is likely to beat earnings this quarter. This is because a stock needs to have both a positive Earnings ESPand a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold) for this to happen. That is not the case here as you will see below.
Zacks ESP: Jabil currently has an Earnings ESP of 0.00%. This is because both the Most Accurate estimate and the Zacks Consensus Estimate stand at 58 cents. You can uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they’re reported with our Earnings ESP Filter.
Zacks Rank: Jabil’s Zacks Rank #3, when combined with a 0.00% ESP, makes surprise prediction difficult.
We caution against stocks with a Zacks Rank #4 and 5 (Sell-rated stocks) going into the earnings announcement, especially when the company is seeing negative estimate revisions.
Stocks that Warrant a Look
Here are a couple of companies that you may want to consider as our model shows that these have the right combination of elements to post an earnings beat in their upcoming release:
Juniper Networks (JNPR - Free Report) has an Earnings ESP of +3.85% and a Zacks Rank #2.
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Jabil Circuit (JBL) Q1 Earnings: Will the Stock Surprise?
Jabil Circuit Inc (JBL - Free Report) is slated to release first-quarter fiscal 2017 results on Dec 15 after the closing bell. Last quarter, the company delivered stronger-than-expected results with a positive earnings surprise of 75%. Jabil Circuit has delivered an average positive earnings surprise of 41.58% in the trailing four quarters.
Let’s see how things are shaping up for this announcement.
Factors to Consider
Jabil continues to gain from the fast growing sectors like industrial, renewable energy, clean tech and medical. Moreover, the increase in technology spending bodes well for Jabil’s top line. Though the company’s realignment program will have an adverse effect on its financial position over the next two years, it will eventually boost its growth and market share.
On the other hand, Jabil’s Diversified Manufacturing Services (DMS) segment continues to suffer owing to weakness in demand for Apple Inc’s (AAPL - Free Report) iPhone. Apple continues to be Jabil’s number one customer accounting for 24% of its total revenue. Customer concentration with its top five customers accounting for a major chunk of its revenues continues to be a major threat for Jabil. Escalating market competition and macroeconomic headwinds add to its woes.
Jabil expects total revenue to decrease 6% year over year to the range $4.8 billion to $5 billion, while core operating income is estimated in the range of $175 million to $225 million.
On a year-over-year basis, revenues from Diversified Manufacturing are expected to decrease 12%, while Electronics Manufacturing Services revenues are expected to be flat at $2.7 billion.
The company expects the bottom line (on a GAAP basis) to be in a range of a loss of 5 cents to earnings of 36 cents per share.
JABIL CIRCUIT Price and EPS Surprise
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Earnings Whisper
Our proven model does not conclusively show that Jabil is likely to beat earnings this quarter. This is because a stock needs to have both a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold) for this to happen. That is not the case here as you will see below.
Zacks ESP: Jabil currently has an Earnings ESP of 0.00%. This is because both the Most Accurate estimate and the Zacks Consensus Estimate stand at 58 cents. You can uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they’re reported with our Earnings ESP Filter.
Zacks Rank: Jabil’s Zacks Rank #3, when combined with a 0.00% ESP, makes surprise prediction difficult.
We caution against stocks with a Zacks Rank #4 and 5 (Sell-rated stocks) going into the earnings announcement, especially when the company is seeing negative estimate revisions.
Stocks that Warrant a Look
Here are a couple of companies that you may want to consider as our model shows that these have the right combination of elements to post an earnings beat in their upcoming release:
Western Digital Corporation (WDC - Free Report) has an Earnings ESP of +16.77 % and a Zacks Rank #1. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
Juniper Networks (JNPR - Free Report) has an Earnings ESP of +3.85% and a Zacks Rank #2.
Zacks' Top Investment Ideas for Long-Term Profit
How would you like to see our best recommendations to help you find today’s most promising long-term stocks? Starting now, you can look inside our portfolios featuring stocks under $10, income stocks, value investments and more. These picks, which have double and triple-digit profit potential, are rarely available to the public. But you can see them now. Click here >>