Factors Likely to Influence Snap-On's (SNA) Q2 Earnings
Snap-On Inc. SNA is scheduled to report second-quarter 2020 results on Jul 31. In the last reported quarter, this global provider of professional tools, equipment and related solutions delivered a negative earnings surprise of 5.5%. The company has delivered a negative earnings surprise of 1%, on average, in the trailing four quarters.
The consensus mark for the company’s second-quarter earnings is pegged at $1.94 per share, which suggests a decline of 39.8% from the year-ago quarter’s reported figure. However, the consensus mark for the same has moved 3.2% north in the past seven days. For second-quarter revenues, the consensus mark is pegged at $707.5 million, which indicates a 25.6% decrease from the prior-year quarters reported figure.
Key Factors to Note
Snap-On has been witnessing sluggish sales volume across all geographies and various customer groups, including the automotive repair, due to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, which intensified during the first quarter. Due to the same reason, management, in its last earnings call, anticipated sales and credit originations to decline year over year in second-quarter 2020. Apart from these, adverse impacts of foreign currency have been exerting pressure on the company’s overall performance and segmental results for a while now.
Nevertheless, it is making efforts, including cost-cutting initiatives and the Rapid Continuous Improvement (RCI) plan, to combat the uncertain COVID-19 impacts. Notably, its robust business model and focus on value-creation processes have been aiding the company’s earnings. Moreover, this RCI program, designed to enhance organizational effectiveness and efficiency and generate savings, has been aiding margins. Such endeavors are likely to have provided some cushion to the company’s second-quarter performance.
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Snap-oncarries a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell) and an Earnings ESP of -12.46%.
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