GoPro (GPRO) Reports Earnings Tomorrow: What To Expect

Action camera company GoPro (NASDAQ:GPRO) will be announcing earnings results tomorrow after the bell. Here’s what you need to know.

GoPro beat analysts’ revenue expectations by 9.5% last quarter, reporting revenues of $186.2 million, down 22.7% year on year. It was a very strong quarter for the company, with a decent beat of analysts’ operating margin estimates. It reported 576,000 camera units, down 18.2% year on year.

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This quarter, analysts are expecting GoPro’s revenue to decline 13.4% year on year to $255 million, a further deceleration from the 3.5% decrease it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted loss is expected to come in at -$0.04 per share.

The majority of analysts covering the company have reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. GoPro has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates twice over the last two years.

Looking at GoPro’s peers in the consumer discretionary segment, some have already reported their Q3 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Peloton’s revenues decreased 1.6% year on year, beating analysts’ expectations by 2.5%, and Apple reported revenues up 6.1%, in line with consensus estimates. Peloton traded up 9.1% following the results while Apple was down 1.1%.

Read our full analysis of Peloton’s results here and Apple’s results here.

There has been positive sentiment among investors in the consumer discretionary segment, with share prices up 3.3% on average over the last month. GoPro is up 8.5% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $1.35 (compared to the current share price of $1.41).

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