Synchrony Financial (SYF) To Post Q3 Earnings: What To Expect
Zacks Investment Research | Oct 16, 2019 12:07AM ET
Synchrony Financial (NYSE:SYF) will release third-quarter 2019 results on Oct 18, before the market opens.
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the to-be-reported quarter’s earnings is pegged at $1.12 cents, suggesting a 23.1% from the year-ago reported figure.
In the last reported quarter, the company delivered a positive surprise of 1.04%, backed by the PayPal Credit program acquisition and higher net interest income excluding the impact of the Walmart (NYSE:WMT) portfolio. The bottom line also improved 5.4% year over year.
Let’s see how things are shaping up prior to the announcement.
Earnings Catalysts for Q3
In the Retail Card platform, loan receivables as well as interest and fees on loans increased in the second quarter, a trend that most likely continued in the third quarter on the back of improved card sale. This, in turn, is likely to have contributed to the company’s top line. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenues stands at $4.3 billion, indicating a 2.9% rise from the prior-year reported number.
In the quarter to be reported, the Payments Solutions business is expected to have performed well, retaining the winning streak from the previous quarter.
Synchrony Financial is likely to have continued deploying capital for its shareholders per the plan introduced in the second quarter. The plan includes share repurchase of up to $4 billion. In an effort to enhance shareholder value, the company hiked its dividend by 4.8%, which was paid out on Aug 15. Continued capital deployment in the period is likely to have provided an additional impetus to the company’s bottom line.
Reserve build is anticipated around $175 million range during the third quarter, higher than the previous quarter due to acceleration in loan receivables growth and normal seasonality. According to Synchrony Financial’s past forecast, its net charge-offs are expected to be seasonally lower than the second quarter, leading to lower provision for loan losses. The consensus mark for allowance for loan losses implies a 3.8% decline from the year-earlier reported figure.
However, Synchrony Financial might have endured elevated expenses due to investments in sales platforms. Also, higher marketing expenses might have weighed down its margins to some extent.
What the Quantitative Model Predicts
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