Tag Archives: Earnings

Let the Games Begin…

Nice chart in today’s WSJ.   Expectations are that energy is really going to hammer earnings the next two quarters. (click here if chart is not observable)

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US earnings season — correction ahead? – FT

The earnings season for the first quarter is underway, following dramatic writedowns in earnings forecasts. Ian Harnett, managing director at Absolute Strategy Research tells FT’s John Authers why US earnings will be worse than the writedowns. For more video content … Continue reading

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Apple Data Summary

This table was released with Apple’s earnings this afternoon. Click on table to enlarge and for better resolution (click here if table is not observable)

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Nike Beats

Nike beat estimates and is trading up 3.6 percent in the after hours session.  We picked up a small position thinking it should take out its high at $80.26 in the next few days. Here’s an interesting breakdown of sales … Continue reading

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What Bubble?

Take a look at the relative growth of Qualcomm‘s market cap, revenues, and earnings since 2005 as presented at the company’s annual meeting last month.    No bubble in the stock price here. The big question is:  has the massive … Continue reading

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Apple’s Revenues

Just released.   Nice to finally see a rally after an earnings release though the revenue guide down was horrendous. Apple is providing the following guidance for its fiscal 2013 third quarter: revenue between $33.5 billion and $35.5 billion gross margin … Continue reading

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FedEx Whiffs

FedEx down big on earnings miss.  Watch to see if this one can recover.  Our plan has been to lighten up on equities going into earnings as the big run has made stocks vulnerable to a correction around earnings, which, … Continue reading

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Apple Collapses After the Bell

Apple is down almost $60, more than 10 percent,  after a disappointing earnings release.   The market just can’t handle the negative second derivative of earnings and revenue growth. It’s stunning to think how fast Apple has gone from a great … Continue reading

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eBay Trends

eBay reported earnings after the bell beating top line estimates (see here for presentation).  They delivered organic y/y revenue growth of 19 percent, very impressive in such current sluggish macro environment.   We’re thinking the market rewards revenue growers. This … Continue reading

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Apple Misses, Guides Lower

Apple comes in a little light at $8.67, up from $7.05 in fiscal Q4 2011.  The EPS missed estimates of $8.75.  The stock was  trading down about $10 in AH and did break $600 at one point, but coming back … Continue reading

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