Global entertainment and media company Disney (NYSE:DIS) will be reporting earnings tomorrow before market open. Here’s what to look for.

Disney met analysts’ revenue expectations last quarter, reporting revenues of $24.69 billion, up 4.8% year on year. It was a very strong quarter for the company, with an impressive beat of analysts’ adjusted operating income estimates and a solid beat of analysts’ EPS estimates.

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This quarter, analysts are expecting Disney’s revenue to grow 4.9% year on year to $23.17 billion, improving from the 1.2% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $1.21 per share.Disney Total Revenue

Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. Disney has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates four times over the last two years.

Looking at Disney’s peers in the consumer discretionary segment, some have already reported their Q1 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. fuboTV delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 3.5%, missing analysts’ expectations by 28.7%, and Hasbro reported revenues up 17.1%, topping estimates by 14.8%. fuboTV traded down 13.3% following the results while Hasbro was up 15.9%.

Read our full analysis of fuboTV’s results here and Hasbro’s results here.

There has been positive sentiment among investors in the consumer discretionary segment, with share prices up 9.2% on average over the last month. Disney is up 10.8% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $121.93 (compared to the current share price of $92.30).

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