Third Quarter 2012 Recap
Sysco delivered third-quarter 2012 earnings of 49 cents per share, which exceeded the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 17% on a better-than-expected top-line performance. Reported earnings barely beat the prior-year earnings by 2%.
Sysco's sales increased 7.6% on a year-over-year basis to $10.5 billion in the third-quarter of 2012. Acquisitions added 0.7% to sales growth, while unfavorable currency translation adversely impacted sales by 0.2%. Sales inched past the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $10.47 billion on better volumes.
Agreement of Estimate Revisions
None of the 9 estimates for Sysco's fourth quarter 2012 earnings were revised in the last 7 days. Over the last 30 days, only 1 out of the 9 estimates moved in the downward direction.
For the full year 2012, none of the 11 estimates were revised in the last 7 days. Over the last 30 days, 1 out of the 11 estimates for full-year 2012 moved in the downward direction.
The downward movements of the estimates were prompted by increased food costs, which is likely to hurt margins in the near future.
Magnitude of Estimate Revisions
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012 remained static at 54 cents over the last 7 days. However, over the last 30 days, the estimate for the fourth quarter declined by a penny from 55 cents.
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for fiscal 2012 has remained static at $1.93 per share in the last 7 days. However, the estimate has declined by a penny from $1.94 in the last 30 days.
Surprise History
Sysco Corporation surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate in all the last three quarters. The company results were in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011. The earnings surprise ranges from 0.00% to 16.67%, with the average earnings surprise being 9.00% in the trailing four quarters.
according to data compiled by Thomson Reuters.
Sysco Corp. (NYSE: SYY) is a North American distributor of food and related products primarily to the foodservice or food-away-from-home industry. The company has a market capitalization of $16.81 billion. It is expected to report FY 2012 fourth-quarter EPS of 54 cents on revenue of $11.05 billion, compared with a profit of 57 cents per share on revenue of $10.43 billion in the year-ago period. Sysco is trading around $28.69 per share. So far this year, the stock has lost 2.18 percent.
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