How CVR Partners’ Sales Expectations Stack Up with Peers

For the next four quarters, including the second-quarter earnings, CVR Partners’ (UAN) sales are expected to rise by as much as 16%. Wall Street analysts estimate sales growth of $102 million in the second quarter, which would be a 4% year-over-year increase from $98 million in the second quarter of 2017. Since fertilizer sales are highly seasonal in the sense that sales are slow for fertilizer companies (XLB) in the months preceding the winter or harvest months, it is useful to include full-year sales expectations when considering forward-looking estimates.