Sentences with phrase «earnings growth»

Commodity costs are coming down yet the earnings growth of 8 % to 12 % is below that — below your goal.

And no matter where the market is trading, «faster - than - expected earnings growth is often taken as a sign that stock prices should be higher — which often becomes a self - fulfilling prophecy.»

The April - June quarter also follows a great first quarter, when companies in the Standard & Poor's 500 stock index collectively posted earnings growth of 15.3 % — the best pace since 2011.

Therefore, I think the stock is likely to grow at a faster pace than earnings growth over the next year.

As the strength of the earnings growth we forecast materializes, and these funds scramble to correct this mistake, only to find themselves competing in the market to do so, a de facto short squeeze may occur, and we can only hope that the company has repurchased all the shares it can before that happens.

Both regions are expected to see earnings growth outpacing that in the U.S. for 2017.

Corporate earnings in India are looking up again, with analysts expecting 2018 earnings growth in the area of 21 %.

Similarly, we see EM equities able to withstand a modestly higher USD amid improving economic conditions, earnings growth and investor sentiment.

But while investors might like to believe otherwise, stock market returns over short horizons are actually very weakly related to earnings growth, interest rates, and even economic conditions.

Peter Bernstein, author of the fascinating book on risk Against the Gods has noted that historically, low dividend payouts have a striking correlation with low earnings growth over the following decade.

Our anticipated earnings growth in»13 is predicated on continued improvement in profitability at our FedEx Freight segment and a sustained strong performance of our FedEx Ground segment.

Earnings growth has been anemic.

While these growth rates are already below historical norms, further earnings growth at a rate higher than revenue growth would require profit margins to advance without limit.

However, headwinds in pension expense will hamper earnings growth in 2013, as a historically low discount rate at our May 31, 2012, measurement date will increase these costs by approximately $ 150 million.

International revenue growth and productivity enhancements at FedEx Express should also contribute to our earnings growth in 2013.

Richard explains why we see earnings improving across the globe, and highlights the markets with the most potential for further earnings growth.

Capital spending is driven by high profit margins and rapid earnings growth, which typically doesn't emerge until well into a new economic expansion.

Nearly 80 % of those companies have posted positive earnings surprises, which leaves the blended earnings growth for the S&P 500 at 23.2 %.

This is always a risk later in economic recoveries — as economic and earnings growth accelerates.

The Wells Fargo Investment Institute recently suggested that earnings growth may have peaked in the first quarter, while Morgan Stanley calculated that expectations for stock returns were at their lowest level since before the financial crisis.

More broadly, he says that while corporate credit may benefit from aspects of tax reform (i.e., better earnings growth from the corporate tax cuts, modestly lower investment grade supply as repatriation becomes reality), he does not see tax cuts at this point in the cycle as a bullish driver of credit spreads.

«If his proposed infrastructure spending, fiscal easing and tax reforms are effectively implemented, the U.S. reflation stimulus will likely strengthen GDP growth, inflation and earnings growth.»

We can't rule out a quarter of positive GDP growth, as we saw in early 1974 (followed by a further decline and bear market plunge), but we can't see any basis on which to expect sustained and robust GDP growth yet, and certainly not robust earnings growth.

In the press release, SCANA reaffirmed earnings guidance and a long term earnings growth rate of 2 - 4 %.

Nearly 20 %, with tax cuts providing a boost and lifting earnings growth prospects by 7 %.

Thanks to the power of compounding dividends and earnings growth, valuations of global developed stocks would need to fall by roughly 30 % over the next five years to generate negative returns for investors, our return assumptions suggest.

Looking at MSCI indexes, we find: U.S. earnings growth of 11 % in 2017 was the strongest since 2011.

We look at sectors and the prospects for earnings growth.

Although the earnings growth for the company may have slowed down in recent years, for me it is still hard to argue against a behemoth of a company like this.

Over the past 30 years, during which earnings growth hasn't been stellar, market values have instead been driven by Federal Reserve - induced low interest rates leading to corporate share repurchase strategies and merger and acquisition activity.

This segment of business is expected to generate 7 % -9 % earnings growth.

Every region collectively posted double - digit earnings growth in 2017 for the first time since 2005 — excluding the post-global financial crisis pop in 2010.

Within the U.S., we prefer value shares and selected sectors, particularly technology and financials, that we see driving earnings growth.

With a standard deviation of nearly 15, that P / E drops to 23 in 2018 and 20 in 2019 while analysts estimate an average earnings growth rate in 2018 of around 8.5 percent and 2019 of around 8 percent.

We see technology and financials as the strongest contributors to 2017 earnings growth.

Such equities must already be in a firmly established uptrend, possess a history of massive earnings growth, and provide plenty of liquidity.

The bull market is alive and kicking due to optimism about earnings growth, low interest rates, and a business friendly environment that has cut taxes and reduced red tape.

Our analysis of the latest 10 - K and 10 - Q filings for the S&P 500 shows that the GAAP earnings growth in the market has not translated to an increase in economic earnings.

See the Earnings growth goes global chart below.

But the sector may be considered by some hedge fund managers to be overvalued, or showing slowing revenue and earnings growth.

Bond yields have likely bottomed out, and we don't see scope for big rises in already elevated stock market valuations amid tepid earnings growth.

The higher the P / E, the more investors are paying, and therefore the more earnings growth they are expecting.

As management is confident to post a 7 % -9 % earnings growth, I used an 8 % dividend growth rate for the first 10 years and reduced it to 6 % afterward.

With growth acceleration, scale - up in digital and support from currency, margins are ready for uptick as well, implying return of double - digit revenue / earnings growth after 3 years,» Edelweiss Research said in a note.

That did not happen because none of those things had any impact on the economy, earnings growth, or cash flows.

However, strong corporate earnings growth is projected to continue, and possibly grow over the coming 12 months thanks to U.S. tax cuts.

Overall, margin expansion and earnings growth have continued to be anemic, and multiple expansion has been the more significant driver of performance for the past several years.

Given this, we expect the rate of dividend growth to moderate beyond this year, with increases likely tracking closely to earnings growth, which figures to average 8 % -10 % annually between 2018 and 2020.

Even if the price - to - earnings ratio doesn't shift, the Index should still see a healthy return for 2012 on earnings growth alone.

But thereafter, factors such as the stock chart pattern and company earnings growth become part of the criteria for picking which stocks to swing trade.