Columbia Sportswear (COLM) Q4 Earnings: Is A Beat In Store?

 | Feb 04, 2018 09:11PM ET

Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ:COLM) is slated to report fourth-quarter 2017 results on Feb 8, after the closing bell.

The question lingering in investors’ minds is, whether this active lifestyle apparel and footwear marketer and distributor will be able to maintain its positive earnings surprise streak in the to-be-reported quarter. Notably, the company’s earnings have outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimate for 19 straight quarters now, with a trailing four-quarter average of 14.3%.

Let’s see how things are shaping up prior to the earnings announcement.

How are Estimates Shaping Up?

The Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.11 for the fourth quarter has been stable over the last 30 days. The estimate reflects a year-over-year decline of 7.5% from $1.20 recorded in the prior-year quarter.

Columbia Sportswear Company Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise

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