Can Monsanto Report Earnings Growth in Fiscal 1Q17?
For 2017, Wall Street analysts are estimating that Monsanto (MON) could report EPS of $4.70, which would translate into earnings growth of 5.3% year-over-year.
Dec. 29 2016, Updated 7:35 a.m. ET
Earnings per share
Over the past five-year period, Monsanto (MON) had an annual earnings growth rate of 3.9%. Syngenta (SYT) had an annual growth in earnings of -1.6%, Dow Chemical (DOW) had earnings growth of 11% annually, and DuPont (DD) reported a 5% decline in earnings.
EPS estimates
According to the Wall Street analysts’ estimates, Monsanto is expected to report flat earnings per share (or EPS) in fiscal 1Q17 compared to -$0.11 per share in fiscal 1Q16. However, most of Monsanto’s sales occur in the second and the third quarters, so we must take the full-year perspective.
For 2017, Wall Street analysts are estimating that Monsanto (MON) could report EPS of $4.70, which would translate into earnings growth of 5.3% year-over-year.
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