Tupperware Brands (NYSE: TUP) will try to beat its earnings estimates for the third consecutive quarter. The company will unveil its latest earnings Wednesday. Tupperware Brands operates as a global direct seller of premium, innovative products across multiple categories.

What analysts say:

  • Buy, sell, or hold?: Analysts strongly back Tupperware Brands, with nine of 11 rating it a buy and the remainder rating it a hold. Analysts like Tupperware Brands better than competitor Newell Rubbermaid overall. While analysts still rate the stock a moderate buy, they are a little more optimistic about it compared with three months ago.
  • Revenue forecasts: On average, analysts predict $647.6 million in revenue this quarter. That would represent a rise of 14.6% from the year-ago quarter.
  • Wall Street earnings expectations: The average analyst estimate is earnings of $1.17 per share. Estimates range from $1.08 to $1.21.

What our community says:
CAPS All-Stars are solidly behind the stock, with 97.3% assigning it an "outperform" rating. The community at large backs the All-Stars, with 95.8% awarding it a rating of "outperform." Fools are bullish on Tupperware Brands and haven't been shy with their opinions lately, logging 139 posts in the past 30 days. Tupperware Brands has a bullish CAPS rating of five out of five stars that is about on par with the Fool community assessment.

Management:
Tupperware Brands' profit has risen year over year by an average of 28.2%. Revenue has now gone up for three straight quarters.

Now let's look at how efficient management is at running the business. Traditionally, margins represent the efficiency with which companies capture portions of sales dollars. The following table shows gross, operating, and net margins over the past four quarters.

Quarter

Q1

Q4

Q3

Q2

Gross Margin

66.2%

65.9%

66.2%

67.9%

Operating Margin

12.7%

17.9%

11.8%

14.2%

Net Margin

8.8%

12.3%

7.6%

10.2%

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