Alliance Data (ADS) Q1 Earnings: Is A Surprise In Store?
Zacks Investment Research | Apr 17, 2017 10:04PM ET
Alliance Data Systems Corporation (NYSE:ADS) is set to report first-quarter 2017 results on Apr 20, before the market opens. Last quarter, the company posted a positive earnings surprise of 0.91%. Let’s see how things are shaping up for this announcement.
Factors to Influence Q1 Results
Alliance Data’s first-quarter results are likely to improve on the back of better performance at Card Services segment owing to higher receivables. Average receivables improved 16% in the quarter.
Results at Epsilon segment are expected to have been favored by new contract wins as well as existing ones. Growth in auto, CRM, and data likely should also drive the upside.
BrandLoyalty performance has likely been driven by growth across Europe, Asia, U.S. as well as expansion efforts in Canada.
Share repurchases are likely to have boosted the bottom line.
In the first quarter, delinquency rates are expected to have improved about 50 basis points from the last year.
Expenses are likely to have increased, weighing on margin expansion.
Alliance Data Systems Corporation Price and EPS Surprise
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Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) has an Earnings ESP of +0.71% and a Zacks Rank #3. The company is set to report first-quarter earnings on Apr 26.
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