Don't be caught off-guard: First Hawaiian, Inc. - Common Stock (NASDAQ: FHB) releases its next round of earnings today. Want to skip the homework and get
all the facts in one place? We thought so.
Here is your everything-that-matters guide for Thursday's Q4 earnings announcement after the bell.
Earnings and Revenue
Analysts predict First Hawaiian will report earnings of 41 cents per share on revenue of $182 million.
In the same quarter last year, First Hawaiian announced EPS of 41 cents per share on revenue of $180 million. The current
analyst consensus estimate would represent a 2.50 percent increase in the company's earnings. Sales would be up 1.22 percent from
the same quarter last year.
Here's how the company's reported EPS has stacked up against analyst estimates in the past:
| Quarter |
Q3 2017 |
Q2 2017 |
Q1 2017 |
| EPS Estimate |
0.42 |
0.41 |
0.4 |
| EPS Actual |
0.41 |
0.41 |
0.41 |
Q4 EPS Estimate: 41 cents per share
Q4 Revenues Estimate: $182 million
Stock Performance
Shares of First Hawaiian were trading at $31.77 as of Jan. 25. Over the last 52-week period, shares are down 2.77 percent. Given
that these returns are generally negative, long-term shareholders are probably unhappy going into this earnings release.
Over the past 90 days, analysts' have generally adjusted their estimates higher for EPS and revenues. Analysts seem to have
settled on a Sell rating with First Hawaiian. The strength of this rating has maintained conviction over the past three months.
Conference Call
First Hawaiian's Q4 is scheduled to hold a conference call at 5:00 p.m. ET and it can be accessed here: https://edge.media-server.com/m6/p/tsschtcv/
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