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PerkinElmer (PKI) to Report Q1 Earnings: What's in Store?

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PerkinElmer, Inc. is slated to release first-quarter 2020 results on May 5, after the closing bell. In the last reported quarter, the company delivered a positive earnings surprise of 2.3%. Further, it has a trailing four-quarter positive earnings surprise of 2.7%, on average.

Q1 Estimates

For the quarter to be reported, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings per share is pegged at 50 cents, suggesting a decline of 27.5% from the year-ago quarter. The same for revenues stands at $652.9 million, indicating an improvement of 0.7% from the prior-year reported figure.

Diagnostics Revenues: A Key Catalyst

PerkinElmer's Diagnostics segment is likely to have contributed significantly to the first-quarter performance. Sustained growth across the company's reproductive health and immunodiagnostics is anticipated to get reflected in the segment’s revenues in the quarter to be reported.

Rising demand for early diagnosis and increase in adoption of new technologies has been fueling growth across all three of segments of reproductive health, immunodiagnostics and genomics. This might have benefited the to-be-reported quarter.

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Further, the continued rise in infectious and autoimmune diseases, especially in emerging markets, is likely to have aided the segment.

Also, with the coronavirus outbreak intensifying in late February, the company received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the FDA for its New Coronavirus reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test in March. With this test kit, PerkinElmer may have boosted its Diagnostics business and strengthened presence in the global infectious disease diagnostics market.

Other Factors to Note

PerkinElmer is likely to have witnessed solid international growth in the to-be-reported quarter. Improved growth momentum in APAC and Europe, and consistent growth trend in the United States is likely to have contributed to the first-quarter performance. However, it is important to note here that the coronavirus outbreak may have weighed on international growth during the first quarter.

Acquisition of Cisbio is likely to have positively impacted PerkinElmer’s first-quarter performance.

During fourth-quarter 2019, PerkinElmer introduced several new Cisbio kits for phosphorylate and total protein and biomarker detection.

Moreover, in December, the company received the FDA approval for its GSP Neonatal Creatine Kinase – MM (CK-MM) kit, which is the first commercially available assay for screening newborns affected by Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).

Thus, the positive impact of such developments is likely to get reflected in the first-quarter results.

Additionally, the company’s Discovery product portfolio is likely to have witnessed strong demand on the back of probable robust performance by life sciences.

The company’s bottom line is anticipated to reflect organic revenue growth and better margin expansion. In fact, for the first quarter, earnings per share is estimated at 70 cents. In terms of revenues, the company projects reported revenues of $700 million in the first quarter, representing 6% organic revenue growth.

Productivity initiatives and volume leverage are likely to have contributed to the company’s gross and operating margins in the first quarter. New product introductions might have improved product mix and thereby gross margin.

Additionally, the company has been implementing plans to invest in high-growth areas and shift the organization to a more unified structure. This, in turn, is likely to have driven operating margin expansion in the to-be-reported quarter.

However, PerkinElmer’s exposure to the international markets increases the risk of foreign exchange volatility. In fact, the company anticipates foreign exchange to affect first-quarter 2020 results by approximately $8 million.

Here’s What the Quantitative Model Suggests

Per our proven 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. This is not the case here as you will see below.

Earnings ESP: PerkinElmer has an Earnings ESP of -7.79%. You can uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they’re reported with our Earnings ESP Filter.

Zacks Rank: PerkinElmer carries a Zacks Rank #3.

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