Slot machine and terminal operator Accel Entertainment (NYSE: ACEL) will be announcing earnings results this Tuesday after market close. Here’s what to look for.
Accel Entertainment beat analysts’ revenue expectations last quarter, reporting revenues of $368.1 million, up 9.6% year on year. It was a strong quarter for the company, with a beat of analysts’ EPS estimates and a decent beat of analysts’ EBITDA estimates. It reported 29,281 video gaming terminals sold, up 6.9% year on year.
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This quarter, the market is expecting Accel Entertainment’s revenue to grow 8.7% year on year, in line with the 9.1% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year.
Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business will stay the course heading into earnings. Accel Entertainment has a history of exceeding Wall Street’s expectations.
Looking at Accel Entertainment’s peers in the consumer discretionary segment, some have already reported their Q3 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Rush Street Interactive delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 38.8%, missing analysts’ expectations by 0.7%, and Churchill Downs reported revenues up 1.9%, in line with consensus estimates. Rush Street Interactive traded down 10% following the results while Churchill Downs was up 11.2%.
Read our full analysis of Rush Street Interactive’s results here and Churchill Downs’s results here.
There has been positive sentiment among investors in the consumer discretionary segment, with share prices up 3.1% on average over the last month. Accel Entertainment is up 3.9% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $15.57 (compared to the current share price of $11.31).
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