The new contract overshadowed a profit downgrade, with the group now expecting a pretax profit of between $ 195 - 200 million, down slightly from median
analyst forecasts for a pretax profit of around $ 202.5 million for the year to June.
The overall trend in the earnings outlooks can be measured by
analyst forecasts for the current quarter.
The number of consumer fixed Internet users was not taken directly from an analyst source but was estimated from
analyst forecasts for consumer broadband connections, data on hotspot users from a variety of government sources, and population forecasts by age segment.
The Franco - Dutch airline reported on Friday an operating result of 1.488 billion euros ($ 1.87 billion), up 42 percent but slightly missing the average
analyst forecast for 1.53 billion euros in a company compiled consensus.
The mean
analyst forecast for Sherritt's earnings sits at $ 1.13 per share for 2011, up from 84 cents last year.
Not exact matches
April 24 (Reuters)- United Technologies Corp reported quarterly results that topped
analysts» estimates on Tuesday and raised its full - year
forecasts, citing higher demand
for spare parts and services from airlines dealing with booming passenger travel.
For the full year, the retailer
forecast a profit of $ 3.05 and $ 3.35 a share, below
analysts» projection of $ 3.70 a share.
But excluding one - time charges, profit was 46 cents per share, well below
analysts»
forecasts for 56 cents.
The firm predicts the smartphone maker will
forecast revenue in the range of $ 47 billion to $ 49 billion
for its June quarter versus the
analyst average of $ 51.9 billion when it reports financial results Tuesday.
«In theory, this could open a market opportunity of $ 1.75 billion to $ 3.5 billion (or more)
for the drug, which is not included in our current
forecasts,» said Deutsche Bank
analysts in a research note.
Nike on Thursday reported third - quarter earnings that beat
analysts»
forecasts for earnings and revenue.
Although Skou remained positive about the outlook
for global trade, Maersk shares fell more than 5 percent after it gave a
forecast for 2018 earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) of $ 4 - $ 5 billion, below
analyst expectations of $ 5.3 billion.
Twitter shares (twtr) fell 6.6 % at $ 13.99 in after - hours trading, after the social media company's revenue
forecast for the current quarter missed
analysts» expectations.
The economy contracted
for a third consecutive quarter over October - December, shrinking 0.1 percent from the previous quarter and missing
analysts»
forecast of a 0.1 percent expansion.
On conference calls,
analysts probed executives about their
forecasts, questioning whether online lenders could deliver on promises
for loan growth, credit quality and profitability.
The Italian - American automaker is
forecasting Jeep's annual sales to jump about 30 percent next year to 2 million vehicles and predicts the brand could eventually deliver 7 million units a year as appetite
for SUVs surges worldwide, Chief Executive Officer Sergio Marchionne has told
analysts.
Southwest Airlines» quarterly revenue missed
analysts» estimates, hurt by a computer outage in July, and the company
forecast a key profitability measure
for the fourth quarter to decline more than what some
analysts had expected.
Analysts at TD Securities said they expected the statement and updated economic
forecasts from policymakers to take a hawkish tilt that emphasizes every meeting will be «live»
for a possible hike.
«While Uber has steadily expanded to more cities across the US, we expect demand
for transportation - oriented sharing economy services, like Uber, to reach a cap,» said eMarketer
forecasting analyst Oscar Orozco in a statement.
It's done that by blowing past
analysts» revenue estimates — not to mention its own
forecasts —
for each of the nine quarters it's reported since then.
Analysts were
forecasting weekend sales of $ 41 million to $ 47 million
for the Spielberg film, a respectable opening
for a movie with a production budget set at $ 150 million to $ 175 million by people with knowledge of the matter, and additional millions in marketing costs.
SAP said it expected total non-IFRS revenue of 24.6 to 25.1 billion euros ($ 30 bln - $ 31 bln)
for 2018, in line with the
forecasts of
analysts polled by Thomson Reuters.
Health insurer Centene (cnc) raised its profit
forecast for 2017, after its quarterly profit topped
analysts» estimates on higher enrolments and growth in its Obamacare business.
The maker of engineered products
for the aerospace and other industries
forecast full - year results that were below
analysts» expectations.
Video - game publisher Electronic Arts's revenue
forecast for the key holiday - shopping quarter was slightly below
analysts» estimates, amid expectations of heavy competition from other games releasing around the same time.
That's up from 317,900 boepd in the same period last year, but short of
analyst consensus expectations of 338,000 boepd, according to a report from
analyst Kristopher Zack of Desjardins Capital Markets, who had
forecast for 331,500 boepd.
On Tuesday, Merrill Lynch
analysts said they now expect the oil market to be undersupplied by about 430,000 barrels a day in 2018, up from their prior
forecast for a 100,000 - barrel - per - day deficit.
Barclays
analysts cut their
forecast for U.K. growth this year to 1.9 % due to uncertainty over the upcoming referendum on leaving the European Union.
Analysts»
forecasts are then culled together to produce a consensus earnings estimate
for a company.
With oil,
for example,
analysts were trying to «out - predict» each other with
forecasts for when prices would bottom earlier.
Many Wall Street
analysts quickly raised their
forecasts for Yelp's stock price.
Analyst Cameron Doerksen of National Bank Financial said Transat's
forecast for $ 1.5 million in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amoritization in the second quarter is down from the $ 16 million anticipated by
analysts.
Earnings before interest, taxes and one - time items rose 20 % to 4.13 billion kroner ($ 652 million), beating estimates of 3.82 billion kroner Sales rose 2 % on a basis that excludes currency and acquisition effects, compared with
analysts projections
for growth of 3.2 % Debt reduced by 14 % to 21.9 billion kroner Carlsberg reduced its full - year
forecast for gains from currency shifts to 50 million kroner from 300 million kroner.
The company
forecast total revenue of between $ 49 billion and $ 52 billion
for the current quarter, while
analysts on average were expecting $ 49.21 billion, according to Thomson Reuters I / B / E / S.
The company's highest shipping volumes since late 2008 helped push adjusted net income to $ 46 million
for the fourth quarter of 2017, reversing a net loss of $ 47 million in the same period a year earlier and higher than the $ 31 million
forecast average from Thomson Reuters
analysts.
The company's
forecast for the current quarter was significantly worse than most
analysts were expecting.
The free app provides a
forecast of next day price directions
for U.S. stock indexes and equities using text analysis and proprietary algorithms to analyze and encapsulate the online sentiment of publicly traded companies from seven million web pages published by over fifteen thousand sources, including news outlets, financial
analysts, corporate websites and social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook.
The company
forecasted a midpoint of $ 52.5 billion in revenue
for the June quarter, beating
analyst expectations of $ 51.6 billion.
The Kyoto - based company raised its profit
forecast for the year ending March to 160 billion yen, from 120 billion yen, versus
analysts» estimate of 144 billion yen.
The median of
forecasts from
analysts polled by Reuters is
for the government on Friday to announce U.S. employers added 113,000 new jobs in September, up from 96,000 new jobs in August.
Meanwhile, Adobe Systems, which makes the Photoshop software and has been expanding its cloud software business, is expected to beat
analysts»
forecasts for second - quarter revenue when the company reports its latest numbers on Tuesday.
According to
analysts, demand is being driven by end users in the power generation market, which is urgently trying to secure supply into the future with demand
forecast to outstrip supply
for at least the next 10 years.
And Wall Street
analysts are
forecasting that cumulative earnings per share
for the S&P 500 will jump by 11 % in 2018 and another 10 % in 2019, according to analytics and data provider FactSet.
In a research note, AltaCorp Capital
analyst John Chu lowered his 2013 - 2014
forecast for Potash Corp. «on the back of our lower potash price assumptions and the associated lower margins,» and downgraded the company to «underperform.»
Mark Kalinowski, the Janney
analyst, raised his
forecast for sales at Wendy's restaurants open at least a year to 5 per cent in the third quarter, citing the possibility that the burger would be released during that period.
And much of Sullivan's reporting was consistent with the
forecast from KGI Securities
analyst Ming - Chi Kuo, he of the most accurate Apple rumor track record, from way back in November that Apple was prepping three new models
for 2017 including one with a fancy OLED screen.
According to an
analysts» consensus compiled by Yahoo Finance, Goldman Sachs is
forecast revenues of $ 8.45 bn (# 6.73 bn)
for the first quarter, up 33 per cent on last year.
The company's adjusted earnings
forecast for this year matched the lowest
analyst estimate in a Bloomberg survey.
A Technical
Analyst applies such tools
for forecasting and timing the trading and investing in financial instruments.
The upper end of that projection — oil prices at US$ 60 — is below most of the current
analyst forecasts, with expectations
for the WTI price predominantly in the low US$ 50s, or below.