By: Henry Lazenby 3rd May 2018 Base metals producer Hudbay Minerals has reported a strong 314 % improvement in first - quarter net profit to $ 41.4 - million, or $ 0.16 a share, which came in
below average analyst estimates of $ 0.18 a share.
The company added about 3.20 million subscribers internationally in the third quarter, compared with the 2.01 million
average analyst estimate.
Excluding items, the company earned $ 1.22 per share, beating
the average analyst estimate of $ 1.11 per share.
The microblogging service forecast first - quarter revenue of between $ 595 million and $ 610 million, well below
the average analyst estimate of $ 627.1 million according to Thomson Reuters I / B / E / S.
Revenue of $ 29.8 billion slipped 7 % from last year and missed
the average analyst estimate by almost $ 700 million.
Excluding items, the company earned $ 1.36 per share, beating
the average analyst estimate of $ 1.09 per share, according to Thomson Reuters I / B / E / S.
Twitter's fourth - quarter revenue forecast of $ 695 million - $ 710 million was well below
the average analyst estimate of $ 739.7 million.
Excluding items, earnings were 89 cents per share, beating
the average analyst estimate of 82 cents, according to Thomson Reuters I / B / E / S.
Gap's net income fell 46.9 percent to $ 127 million, or 32 cents per share, for the first quarter ended April 30, in line in
the average analyst estimate.
Sales at stores open at least a year increased 5.7 percent, above
the average analyst estimate of 4.6 percent growth, according to Thomson Reuters I / B / E / S.
Total advertising revenue surged 63 percent to $ 6.24 billion, beating
the average analyst estimate of $ 5.80 billion, according to market research firm FactSet StreetAccount.
That included iPhone sales growing 14 % to $ 52.2 billion and met
the average analyst estimate.
Excluding pension costs, Boeing earned $ 3.64 a share, outpacing
an average analyst estimate of $ 2.58 a share, according to a Thomson Reuters survey.
In January,
the average analyst estimate put Apple Watch sales at 5.8 million units during the three - month period ended December 26, putting Goodman behind the pack.
The Corning, New York - based company reported core earnings of 43 cents per share, beating
the average analyst estimate of 41 cents, according to Thomson Reuters.
Excluding items, Aetna earned $ 2.21 per share, well above
the average analyst estimate of $ 2.12, according to Thomson Reuters I / B / E / S.
On an adjusted basis, the company earned 27 cents per share, according to Thomson Reuters (tri) calculation, beating
the average analyst estimate of 22 cents per share.
However, the No. 2 U.S. cruise operator's 2018 first quarter earnings per share forecast of 95 cents fell short of
the average analyst estimate of $ 1.02.
Revenue at the industrial - services company beat
the average analyst estimate in a Bloomberg survey by 9.7 percent, the most in a decade.
Revenue fell 3.5 percent to $ 6.34 billion, mainly due to a strong dollar, but beat
the average analyst estimate of $ 6.22 billion.
As a result, EPS could soar past
the average analyst estimate of $ 0.98.
In its most recently reported quarter, its adjusted bottom line swung to a loss of $ 426 million, which was significantly deeper than
the average analyst estimate.
In its earnings report, the company said daily active users on Snapchat, which lets people share pictures and videos that disappear, reached 191 million in the first quarter — missing the 194.3 million
average analyst estimate, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
That was in line with
the average analyst estimate in a Reuters poll.
Littelfuse reported first - quarter revenue of $ 417.8 million, up 46 % year over year and $ 26.3 million higher than
the average analyst estimate.
STAAR reported first - quarter revenue of $ 27.1 million, up 33 % year over year and about $ 4 million higher than
the average analyst estimate.
Excluding items, the company earned 38 cents per share, beating
the average analyst estimate of 35 cent per share.
The average analyst estimate, for instance, has Vascepa's sales rising by another 53 % next year.
Revenue was 61.9 billion yuan ($ 9.73 billion) in the reported quarter, compared with
the average analyst estimate of 58.9 billion yuan, according t -LSB-...]
The company's same - store sales rose 4.2 percent in the second quarter, beating
the average analyst estimate of 3.5 percent, according to research firm Consensus Metrix.