Sure it is. That's because the market is a forward-looking and anticipatory beast, valuing listed securities on a prospective - as opposed to retrospective - basis.
Therefore, if one doesn't do likewise, one is likely to mis-price stocks.
"Thanks for the EPS clarification I only did a simple google search which is where my EPS came from."
A good example of why one should never take one's valuation-critical information from any source other than the gold-plated one: viz. the audited financial statements.
BLD Price at posting:
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