Janus Capital Group Fourth Quarter Earnings Sneak Peek

Janus Capital Group Inc. (NYSE:JNS) will unveil its latest earnings tomorrow, Thursday, January 24, 2013. Janus Capital Group offers investment management, administration, distribution and related services to individual and institutional investors.

Janus Capital Group Inc. Earnings Preview Cheat Sheet

Wall St. Earnings Expectations: The average analyst estimate is for net income of 14 cents per share, a decline of 26.3% from the company’s actual earnings for the year-ago quarter. During the past three months, the average estimate has moved down from 15 cents. Between one and three months ago, the average estimate moved down. It has been unchanged at 14 cents during the last month. For the year, analysts are projecting profit of 53 cents per share, a decline of 34.6% from last year.

Past Earnings Performance: For the past three quarters, the company’s quarterly results have come in below analyst’s expectations. Last quarter, the company reported net income of 14 cents per share versus a mean estimate of profit of 15 cents per share.

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A Look Back: In the third quarter, profit fell 8.4% to $25.1 million (14 cents a share) from $27.4 million (15 cents a share) the year earlier, missing analyst expectations. Revenue rose 0.7% to $216.4 million from $214.9 million.

Here’s how the Janus Capital Group traded following its last earnings report 3 months ago and leading up to its upcoming earnings report this week: