Sunday, February 10, 2013

Coming Soon: Female Health Earnings

Female Health (Nasdaq: FHCO  ) is expected to report Q1 earnings on Jan. 30. 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 Female Health's revenues will grow 14.3% and EPS will grow 22.2%.

The average estimate for revenue is $9.9 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.11.

Revenue details
Last quarter, Female Health booked revenue of $9.9 million. GAAP reported sales were 39% higher than the prior-year quarter's $7.1 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 $0.29. GAAP EPS of $0.28 for Q4 were 75% higher than the prior-year quarter's $0.16 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 58.0%, 150 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 32.1%, 40 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 82.6%, 1,910 basis points better than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead

The full year's average estimate for revenue is $37.4 million. The average EPS estimate is $0.52.

Investor sentiment
The stock has a five-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 304 members out of 313 rating the stock outperform, and nine members rating it underperform. Among 63 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 63 give Female Health a green thumbs-up, and give it a red thumbs-down.

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