Over the past five years, companies that issued quarterly
EPS guidance reported an actual EPS number that was 12.8 % above the EPS guidance on average.
Not exact matches
Zimmer topped
EPS and revenue estimates when it
reported last Thursday after the close, but comments from the CEO — including a cut in
guidance — caused the stock to sell - off after hours.
Factset
reports that a record high number and percentage of S&P 500 companies issued negative
EPS guidance for Q2.
Companies that issued quarterly
EPS guidance for Q3
reported an actual
EPS number that was 9.5 % above the
guidance, on average.
At this point in time, all 114 of the companies that issued
EPS guidance for Q3 2013 have
reported actual results for the quarter.
Of these 114 companies, 84 %
reported actual
EPS above
guidance, 9 %
reported actual
EPS below
guidance, and 7 %
reported actual
EPS in line with
guidance.
Gibraltar Industries Inc (NASDAQ: ROCK)
reported an adjusted
EPS and sales beat before the open Thursday, but released mixed first - quarter
guidance, with a 23 - to -28-cent adjusted
EPS expected versus a 30 - cent consensus estimate, and sales of $ 213 - 220 million against a $ 215.4 - million estimate...