Caribou Coffee (Nasdaq: CBOU) is expected to report Q2 earnings on Aug. 6. Here's what Wall Street wants to see:

The 10-second takeaway
Comparing the upcoming quarter to the prior-year quarter, average analyst estimates predict Caribou Coffee's revenue will increase 5.0% and EPS will compress 30.8%.

The average estimate for revenue is $84.3 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.09.

Revenue details
Last quarter, Caribou Coffee booked revenue of $80.5 million. GAAP reported sales were 11% higher than the prior-year quarter's $72.3 million.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Dollar amounts in millions. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

EPS details
Last quarter, EPS came in at $0.06. GAAP EPS of $0.06 for Q1 were 95% lower than the prior-year quarter's $1.17 per share.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

Recent performance
For the preceding quarter, gross margin was 14.8%, 410 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 2.6%, 140 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 1.5%, 3,180 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
The full year's average estimate for revenue is $348.9 million. The average EPS estimate is $0.49.

Investor sentiment
The stock has a three-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 178 members out of 245 rating the stock outperform, and 67 members rating it underperform. Among 55 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 34 give Caribou Coffee a green thumbs-up, and 21 give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Caribou Coffee is buy, with an average price target of $22.75.

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