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Global media and entertainment company iHeartMedia (NASDAQ:IHRT) will be reporting results tomorrow before market hours. Here's what to expect.
iHeartMedia met analysts' revenue expectations last quarter, reporting revenues of $799 million, down 1.5% year on year. It was a solid quarter for the company, with an impressive beat of analysts' earnings estimates.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting iHeartMedia's revenue to be flat year on year at $916 million, improving from the 3.6% decrease it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted loss is expected to come in at -$0.29 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. iHeartMedia has missed Wall Street's revenue estimates twice over the last two years.
Looking at iHeartMedia's peers in the consumer discretionary segment, some have already reported their Q2 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. FOX delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 2%, meeting analysts' expectations, and Rush Street Interactive reported revenues up 33.5%, topping estimates by 9.4%. Rush Street Interactive traded up 7.9% following the results.
Read the full analysis of FOX's and Rush Street Interactive's results on StockStory.
Investors in the consumer discretionary segment have had steady hands going into earnings, with share prices up 1.5% on average over the last month. iHeartMedia is up 56.5% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $1.7 (compared to the current share price of $1.69).
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