IT solutions provider ePlus (NASDAQ: PLUS) will be reporting results this Thursday after market hours. Here’s what to expect.
ePlus beat analysts’ revenue expectations by 23.3% last quarter, reporting revenues of $637.3 million, up 19% year on year. It was an incredible quarter for the company, with an impressive beat of analysts’ revenue estimates and a beat of analysts’ EPS estimates.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting ePlus’s revenue to be flat year on year at $518.3 million, improving from the 12.3% decrease it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $0.95 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. ePlus has a history of exceeding Wall Street’s expectations, beating revenue estimates every single time since going public by 23.3% on average.
Looking at ePlus’s peers in the it distribution & solutions segment, some have already reported their Q3 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. TD SYNNEX delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 6.6%, beating analysts’ expectations by 3.5%, and Avnet reported revenues up 5.3%, topping estimates by 3%. TD SYNNEX traded up 9.5% following the results while Avnet was down 4.6%.
Read our full analysis of TD SYNNEX’s results here and Avnet’s results here.
The euphoria surrounding Trump’s November win lit a fire under major indices, but potential tariffs have caused the market to do a 180 in 2025. While some of the it distribution & solutions stocks have shown solid performance in this choppy environment, the group has generally underperformed, with share prices down 5.4% on average over the last month. ePlus’s stock price was unchanged during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $92 (compared to the current share price of $73.32).
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