Colgate, like Church & Dwight, is trading right around its 52-week high so I would wait for weakness before considering it for an investment. For a company with a 45% global market share in toothpaste, I believe these estimates will easily be met, if not surpassed.
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These expectations would result in earnings per share increasing 6.4% and revenue growing 2.7% year-over-year. 30 and the estimates call for growth on the top and bottom lines. Colgate's fourth-quarter results are due out before the market opens on Jan. It is home to some of the world's most popular brands such as Colgate, Palmolive, Speed Stick, Softsoap, Irish Spring, Protex, and Hill's Pet Nutrition. If the company can deliver on earnings, provide solid outlook, and expand its margin, I believe it could raise its quarterly dividend by 14.3% to $0.32 and continue rising to fresh all-time highs throughout 2014.Ĭolgate-Palmolive, one of Church & Dwight's largest competitors in the personal products industry, is also set to report earnings shortly. Also, I would like to see the gross margin expand for the sixth consecutive quarter, reflecting continued success in the productivity programs and lower commodity costs. Currently, analysts expect Church & Dwight's 2014 earnings to be in the range of $2.77-$2.81 per share on revenue of about $3.2 billion.
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Other than the key metrics, it will be important for Church & Dwight to provide an outlook for 2014 that is within or above Wall Street's estimates.
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With this said, I believe Church & Dwight could easily meet or beat both estimates, with core brands like Arm & Hammer and Trojan leading the way once again. The revenue estimate for the third quarter seemed much too high so the miss was warranted, but I believe the estimate for the fourth quarter is much too low. These estimates call for earnings per share to increase 15.8% and revenue to grow 1.7% from the same period a year ago.