
Packaged foods company Post (NYSE: POST) will be announcing earnings results tomorrow after the bell. Hereโs what investors should know.
Post met analystsโ revenue expectations last quarter, reporting revenues of $1.97 billion, flat year on year. It was a mixed quarter for the company, with a decent beat of analystsโ EPS estimates but a miss of analystsโ EBITDA estimates.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting Postโs revenue to decline 1.4% year on year to $1.97 billion, a reversal from the 23.4% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $1.21 per share.

Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. Post has missed Wall Streetโs revenue estimates three times over the last two years.
Looking at Postโs peers in the shelf-stable food segment, some have already reported their Q1 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Lamb Weston delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 4.3%, beating analystsโ expectations by 2.4%, and Simply Good Foods reported revenues up 15.2%, topping estimates by 1.6%. Lamb Weston traded up 9.1% following the results while Simply Good Foods was also up 9.2%.
Read our full analysis of Lamb Westonโs results here and Simply Good Foodsโs results here.
There has been positive sentiment among investors in the shelf-stable food segment, with share prices up 4.9% on average over the last month. Postโs stock price was unchanged during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $127.28 (compared to the current share price of $112.64).
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