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Coming Soon: DENTSPLY International Earnings

By Seth Jayson – Updated Apr 10, 2017 at 12:33PM

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Checking expectations

DENTSPLY International (Nasdaq: XRAY) is expected to report Q2 earnings on Aug. 1. 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 DENTSPLY International's revenues will increase 2.6% and EPS will increase 4.8%.

The average estimate for revenue is $782.7 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.65.

Revenue details
Last quarter, DENTSPLY International reported revenue of $732.1 million. GAAP reported sales were 2.2% higher than the prior-year quarter's $716.4 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 $0.52. GAAP EPS of $0.49 for Q1 were 32% higher than the prior-year quarter's $0.37 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 53.0%, 180 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 12.9%, 60 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 9.8%, 240 basis points better than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead

The full year's average estimate for revenue is $3.02 billion. The average EPS estimate is $2.37.

Investor sentiment
The stock has a three-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 203 members out of 218 rating the stock outperform, and 15 members rating it underperform. Among 72 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 69 give DENTSPLY International a green thumbs-up, and three give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on DENTSPLY International is outperform, with an average price target of $43.06.

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