Tax preparation company H&R Block (NYSE: HRB) will be reporting results this Wednesday afternoon. Here’s what investors should know.
H&R Block beat analysts’ revenue expectations last quarter, reporting revenues of $198.9 million, up 11.1% year on year. It was a satisfactory quarter for the company, with an impressive beat of analysts’ revenue estimates.
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This quarter, the market is expecting H&R Block’s revenue to grow 2.7% year on year, slowing from the 4.2% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year.
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. H&R Block has a history of exceeding Wall Street’s expectations.
Looking at H&R Block’s peers in the consumer discretionary - specialized consumer services segment, some have already reported their Q1 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Matthews’s revenues decreased 39.5% year on year, beating analysts’ expectations by 2%, and Mister Car Wash reported revenues up 6.2%, topping estimates by 1%. Matthews traded down 1.2% following the results while Mister Car Wash’s stock price was unchanged.
Read our full analysis of Matthews’s results here and Mister Car Wash’s results here.
There has been positive sentiment among investors in the consumer discretionary - specialized consumer services segment, with share prices up 4.4% on average over the last month. H&R Block is down 3.5% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $41 (compared to the current share price of $31.52).
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