Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. (NYSE: BVN) is expected to report Q2 earnings around July 26. 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 Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A's revenues will decrease -17.0% and EPS will shrink -40.0%.

The average estimate for revenue is $290.7 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.36.

Revenue details
 Last quarter, Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. chalked up revenue of $354.7 million. GAAP reported sales were 5.9% lower than the prior-year quarter's $377.0 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 $0.40. GAAP EPS of $0.40 for Q1 were 51% lower than the prior-year quarter's $0.82 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 52.7%, 940 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 16.8%, much worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 28.9%, much worse than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead

The full year's average estimate for revenue is $1.43 billion. The average EPS estimate is $1.64.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a three-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 760 members out of 798 rating the stock outperform, and 38 members rating it underperform. Among 91 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 78 give Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. a green thumbs-up, and 13 give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. is hold, with an average price target of $33.10.

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