Sentences with phrase «average forecast ahead»

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Net profit rose 17 percent to 542 million euros ($ 650 million), ahead analysts average forecast of 510 million euros as higher prices helped offset currency headwinds and an increase in marketing spending.

As usual, I don't place too much emphasis on this sort of forecast, but to the extent that I make any comments at all about the outlook for 2006, the bottom line is this: 1) we can't rule out modest potential for stock appreciation, which would require the maintenance or expansion of already high price / peak earnings multiples; 2) we also should recognize an uncomfortably large potential for market losses, particularly given that the current bull market has now outlived the median and average bull, yet at higher valuations than most bulls have achieved, a flat yield curve with rising interest rate pressures, an extended period of internal divergence as measured by breadth and other market action, and complacency at best and excessive bullishness at worst, as measured by various sentiment indicators; 3) there is a moderate but still not compelling risk of an oncoming recession, which would become more of a factor if we observe a substantial widening of credit spreads and weakness in the ISM Purchasing Managers Index in the months ahead, and; 4) there remains substantial potential for U.S. dollar weakness coupled with «unexpectedly» persistent inflation pressures, particularly if we do observe economic weakness.

Further ahead, and assuming average seasonal conditions, ABARE is forecasting the winter crop to increase by 12 per cent in 2005/06.

The analysis — one of the most detailed climate change forecasts for any city to date — predicts that Los Angeles's average rainfall will probably stay roughly the same in decades ahead, despite the current drought.

With the sales growth forecast far ahead of the retail average, higher potential profitability, and its other businesses — Amazon Web Services, Kindle, and now content streaming — it deserves a leading multiple.

Giving away as little return as possible to costs is especially important today since many investment pros are forecasting lower - than - average returns for both stocks and bonds in the years ahead.

Farmers» Almanac says cold winter ahead — Associated Press — August 20, 2008 — Excerpt: Households worried about the high cost of keeping warm this winter will draw little comfort from the Farmers» Almanac, which predicts below - average temperatures for most of the U.S. «Numb's the word,» says the 192 - year - old publication, which claims an accuracy rate of 80 to 85 percent for its forecasts that are prepared two years in advance.

A recent housing market forecast for Miami, Florida predicted that home prices could level off over the months ahead, following a year of average growth.