Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. (NYSE: BVN) is expected to report Q1 earnings around April 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 grow 5.3% and EPS will compress -20.7%.

The average estimate for revenue is $397.1 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.65.

Revenue details
 Last quarter, Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. tallied revenue of $424.2 million. GAAP reported sales were 5.4% higher than the prior-year quarter's $402.3 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, non-GAAP EPS came in at $0.54. GAAP EPS of $0.55 for Q4 were 39% lower than the prior-year quarter's $0.90 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 52.3%, much worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 20.4%, much worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 32.8%, much worse than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead

The full year's average estimate for revenue is $1.70 billion. The average EPS estimate is $2.78.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a two-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 760 members out of 799 rating the stock outperform, and 39 members rating it underperform. Among 100 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 85 give Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. a green thumbs-up, and 15 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 $41.03.

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