Community Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE: CYH)
releases its next round of earnings Monday. Here's Benzinga's essential guide to Community Health Systems Q3 earnings
report.
Earnings and Revenue
Community Health Systems earnings will likely be near a loss of $1.02 per share while revenue will be around $3.35 billion,
according to analysts.
Community Health Systems EPS in the same period a year ago was a loss of 41 cents. Revenue was $3.67 billion. If the company
were to report inline earnings when it publishes results Monday, earnings would be up 148.78 percent. Revenue would be down 8.62
percent from the same quarter last year. Here's how the Community Health Systems' reported EPS has stacked up against analyst
estimates in the past:
| Quarter |
Q2 2018 |
Q1 2018 |
Q4 2017 |
Q3 2017 |
| EPS Estimate |
-0.43 |
-0.22 |
-0.34 |
-0.26 |
| EPS Actual |
-0.01 |
0.13 |
-0.25 |
-0.41 |
Stock Performance
Over the last 52-week period, shares are down 51.38 percent. Given that these returns are generally negative, long-term
shareholders are likely a little upset going into this earnings release. Analyst estimates are adjusted lower for EPS and revenues
over the past 90 days. The average rating by analysts on Community Health Systems stock is a Neutral. The validity of this rating
has maintained conviction over the past 90 days.
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