Greif Inc reports results for the quarter ended in October - Earnings Summary

Greif

07/12/2023 18:13

* Greif Inc  GEF.N  reported quarterly adjusted earnings of
$1.56​​ per share for the quarter ended in October, lower than
the same quarter last year, when the company reported EPS of
$1.83.  The mean expectation of four analysts for the quarter
was for earnings of $1.30 per share. Wall Street expected
results to range from $1.17  to $1.41 per share.
    * Revenue fell 12.5% to $1.31 billion from a year ago;
analysts
expected $1.34 billion. 
    * Greif Inc's reported EPS for the quarter was $1.16​.
    * The company reported quarterly net income of $67.8
million.
    * Greif Inc shares had risen by 4.3% this quarter and
gained 3.9%
so far this year.

FORECAST CHANGES
    * The mean earnings estimate of analysts had fallen by
about 0.9%
in the last three months.​ 
    * In the last 30 days, there have been no negative revisions
of
earnings estimates

RECOMMENDATIONS
    * The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy"
and
the breakdown of recommendations is 1 "strong buy" or "buy," 3
"hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell." 
    * The average consensus recommendation for the non-paper
containers & packaging peer group is  "hold."

Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Greif Inc is
$74.50 
This summary was machine generated from LSEG data December 7 at
06:12 p.m. UTC. ​All figures in US dollars unless otherwise
stated. (For questions concerning the data in this report,
contact Estimates.Support@lseg.com. For any other questions or
feedback, contact RefinitivNewsSupport@thomsonreuters.com) QUARTER ENDING    ESTIMATE       ACTUAL         BEAT, MET,
                                                 MISSED
 Oct. 31 2023      1.30           1.56           Beat
 Jul. 31 2023      1.54           1.75           Beat
 Apr. 30 2023      1.32           1.77           Beat
 Jan. 31 2023      1.25           1.06           Missed