Columbia Sportswear (Nasdaq: COLM) is expected to report Q2 earnings on July 25. 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 Columbia Sportswear's revenues will shrink -4.8% and EPS will remain in the red.

The average estimate for revenue is $276.3 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is -$0.36.

Revenue details
 Last quarter, Columbia Sportswear logged revenue of $348.3 million. GAAP reported sales were 4.6% higher than the prior-year quarter's $333.1 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 $0.35. GAAP EPS of $0.29 for Q1 were 164% higher than the prior-year quarter's $0.11 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 44.0%, 40 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 4.3%, 150 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 2.9%, 170 basis points better than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead

The full year's average estimate for revenue is $1.66 billion. The average EPS estimate is $2.62.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a three-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 472 members out of 515 rating the stock outperform, and 43 members rating it underperform. Among 211 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 203 give Columbia Sportswear a green thumbs-up, and eight give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Columbia Sportswear is hold, with an average price target of $51.14.

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