Hotel franchising company Wyndham (NYSE:WH) will be reporting results this Wednesday after market close. Here’s what to expect.
Wyndham missed analysts’ revenue expectations by 4.8% last quarter, reporting revenues of $382 million, down 3.5% year on year. It was a slower quarter for the company, with a significant miss of analysts’ revenue estimates and full-year EBITDA guidance missing analysts’ expectations.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting Wyndham’s revenue to decline 1.5% year on year to $336 million, a reversal from the 6.2% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $0.89 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. Wyndham has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates five times over the last two years.
Looking at Wyndham’s peers in the consumer discretionary - travel and vacation providers segment, some have already reported their Q4 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Frontier posted flat year-on-year revenue, beating analysts’ expectations by 2.3%, and Hilton reported revenues up 10.9%, topping estimates by 3.3%. Frontier traded down 12% following the results while Hilton’s stock price was unchanged.
Read our full analysis of Frontier’s results here and Hilton’s results here.
Investors in the consumer discretionary - travel and vacation providers segment have had fairly steady hands going into earnings, with share prices down 1.7% on average over the last month. Wyndham’s stock price was unchanged during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $94.12 (compared to the current share price of $77.76).
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