The movement of benchmark interest rates, coupled with significantly lower lending volumes and surging prices for collateral, could make Q3 ’17 a very interesting — and treacherous —
earnings period for financials with exposure to MSRs and other aspects of residential housing finance.
It's a key
earnings period for Herbalife, which has been whipsawed this year by the opinions of two long - sparring hedge fund moguls.
Not exact matches
Additionally, the company lowered forecasts
for the next
earnings period, unsurprisingly sending its stock price tanking more than 10 percent in after - hours trading.
But then Apple released its
earnings on Tuesday
for the three - month
period ended Mar. 31.
The Toronto - based miner said adjusted net
earnings for the quarter ended March 31 were $ 170 million, or 15 cents a share, compared with $ 162 million, or 14 cents a share in the same three - month
period a year ago.
Analysts are now calling
for earnings per share of $ 12.79, up 4 percent from the same
period last year, according to crowdsourced data.
The results
for periods before 2018 were not adjusted
for the new standard and the cumulative effect of the change in accounting was recognized through retained
earnings at the date of adoption.
Earnings for the
period are now estimated to climb by 3 percent to 10 cents with sales expected to make an 8 percent jump to $ 609.23 million.
The
earnings season about to start is the relatively rare reporting
period where good numbers might actually be a straightforward catalyst
for a plurality / majority of stocks.
Actual results, including with respect to our targets and prospects, could differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk that we may not obtain sufficient orders to achieve our targeted revenues; price competition in key markets; the risk that we or our channel partners are not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate demand from end customers, which can result in increased inventory and reduced orders as we experience wide fluctuations in supply and demand; the risk that our commercial Lighting Products results will continue to suffer if new issues arise regarding issues related to product quality
for this business; the risk that we may experience production difficulties that preclude us from shipping sufficient quantities to meet customer orders or that result in higher production costs and lower margins; our ability to lower costs; the risk that our results will suffer if we are unable to balance fluctuations in customer demand and capacity, including bringing on additional capacity on a timely basis to meet customer demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead times may cause customers to fulfill their orders with a competitor's products instead; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused by the proposed tariffs by the United States on Chinese goods, and any corresponding Chinese tariffs in response, may negatively impact demand
for our products; product mix; risks associated with the ramp - up of production of our new products, and our entry into new business channels different from those in which we have historically operated; the risk that customers do not maintain their favorable perception of our brand and products, resulting in lower demand
for our products; the risk that our products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting in significant additional costs, including costs associated with warranty returns or the potential recall of our products; ongoing uncertainty in global economic conditions, infrastructure development or customer demand that could negatively affect product demand, collectability of receivables and other related matters as consumers and businesses may defer purchases or payments, or default on payments; risks resulting from the concentration of our business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that we are not able to enter into acceptable contractual arrangements with the significant customers of the acquired Infineon RF Power business or otherwise not fully realize anticipated benefits of the transaction; the risk that retail customers may alter promotional pricing, increase promotion of a competitor's products over our products or reduce their inventory levels, all of which could negatively affect product demand; the risk that our investments may experience
periods of significant stock price volatility causing us to recognize fair value losses on our investment; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex supply chain that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with the required specifications and quality; the risk we may be required to record a significant charge to
earnings if our goodwill or amortizable assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; our ability to complete development and commercialization of products under development, such as our pipeline of Wolfspeed products, improved LED chips, LED components, and LED lighting products risks related to our multi-year warranty
periods for LED lighting products; risks associated with acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or investments generally; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render our products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance
for our products; risks associated with ongoing litigation; and other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our report on Form 10 - K
for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2017, and subsequent reports filed with the SEC.
(BMO declined to make executives available
for interviews, citing a quiet
period before quarterly
earnings.)
Dodig has estimated that CIBC's U.S. business will account
for 17 per cent of its
earnings by 2020, up from nine per cent
for the four - month
period it owned PrivateBancorp in fiscal 2017.
The miner said adjusted net
earnings for the quarter ended March 31 rose to $ 170 million, or 15 cents a share, from $ 162 million or 14 cents a share in the same three - month
period a year ago on the back of higher gold prices and lower depreciation.
HSBC Canada, which reported its
earnings for the quarter ended Dec. 31, serves as an early indication of what is to come
for domestic lenders, although only two months of the reporting
period overlap.
Diluted
earnings per share
for the first quarter were $ 0.85, a decrease of 42.2 % from the prior year
period.
Yelp noted that over the same
earnings period, roughly 40 percent of its ads were displayed on mobile devices, underscoring the evolving ways consumers search
for businesses and things to do on the fly instead of planning ahead before leaving home.
For the quarter that ended in March, total revenue rose 54.1 percent from the same
period a year earlier to $ 230.7 million in what was Snap's fifth quarterly
earnings as a public company.
For the previous quarter, the company said it had diluted
earnings per share of 76 cents, an increase of about 114 percent from the prior - year
period.
EXEL
earnings call
for the
period ending March 31, 2018.
Unadjusted career average
earnings will result in a smaller denominator than career average
earnings that are adjusted to reflect wage growth, as in the C / QPP benefit rate calculation, and both are likely to be lower than a measure of best average
earnings for people whose
earnings are high relative to average
earnings for limited
periods of time.
Similarly, its impact on the Company's revenue and net
earnings on a pro forma basis
for all
periods were not material.
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In addition, all subsequent
earnings are tax - free as long as you invest
for at least five years, and all contributions can be withdrawn without penalty, regardless of the holding
period.
Therefore, the
earnings of these companies could be at a greater risk of falling further and
for a longer
period of time.
Similarly, its impact on the Company's revenue and net
earnings on a pro forma basis
for all
periods presented were not material.
There was also no material impact on the Company's revenue and net
earnings on a pro forma basis
for all
periods presented.
The Baltimore money manager posted a profit of $ 287.7 million and
earnings per share of $ 1.06, three cents above analyst expectations,
for the October - to - December
period.
For the
period, the Street is modeling consensus
earnings of $ 0.32 per share...
«Adjusted
earnings for these
periods exclude the mark - to - market effects of non-qualifying hedges, the net effect of other than temporary impairments (OTTI) on certain investments, operating results from the Spain solar project and merger - related expenses.
A business that can grow intrinsic value at say 12 - 15 % over an extended
period of time will create enormous wealth
for its owners over time, regardless of what the economy does, or what the stock market does, or what
earnings multiples do, etc...
CGNX
earnings call
for the
period ending April 1, 2018.
For example, an investor that ponders the probability that a company will report a certain
earnings growth rate over a five - or ten - year
period is much more apt to ride out short - term fluctuations in the share price.
In total, 73 companies in the S&P 500 have issued lower guidance
for the upcoming
earnings period compared with 67 in the first quarter, according to FactSet.
Mid-teens P / Es are now becoming commonplace and in some cases, they are even approaching 10 times
earnings which is something I've never seen in over 30 years of owning MLPs (perhaps save
for a very brief
period in early 2009, when almost everything was totally crushed, and the 2015 energy collapse).
«Some may say that
earnings growing at 25 % a year justify a 40 P / E, but its extremely difficult
for a company to maintain that kind of growth, even
for a short
period of time, and no company can do it over a long
period» Ralph Wanger
For instance, a big special dividend financed by debt would still leave shareholders with a
period of high leverage and potential
earnings volatility before they have as much in their pockets as the buyout price.
The bottom line number turned out to be even better;
for the quarter, General Dynamics» diluted
earnings from continuing operations came in at $ 2.65 per share, representing a 6.9 % increase from the year - ago
period.
FedEx still offers an
earnings growth rate that is high
for large companies, yet we were able to purchase shares at prices that were first seen in 2003, even though
earnings per share have more than doubled over the
period.
The company provided
earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $ 1.52 - 1.67
for the
period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $ 1.64.
An August 2001 Wall Street Journal study found that
for every dollar of operating
earnings the S&P 500 companies reported in their most recent three - month
period, 60 cents wouldn't have been there if ordinary business expenses under GAAP hadn't been excluded 2.
The retailer reported better - than - expected
earnings for the fourth quarter of last year, bringing in revenue of $ 8.7 billion, a 1.8 percent rise over the year - earlier
period, and positive same - store sales.
Indeed, it's often a mistake to do so: Truly great businesses, earning huge returns on tangible assets, can't
for any extended
period reinvest a large portion of their
earnings internally at high rates of return.
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.
Husky reported net
earnings of $ 248 million
for the first quarter on Thursday, up 249 per cent from the $ 71 million in net
earnings the company recorded
for the same
period a year earlier.
The 112 Estimize survey respondents have similar expectations
for the
period:
earnings of $ 0.56 per share on $ 11.97 billion in revenue.
Another quarter with double - digit
earnings growth
for the S&P 500 appears likely
for the second
period of 2017, analysts say.
Whom it may benefit: This strategy works best
for couples with normal to high life expectancies with similar
earnings, who are planning to work until age 70 or have sufficient savings to provide any needed income during the deferral
period.
Just looking at price to
earnings ratios in a
period of rising cash software spend will paint an overly rosy picture
for as long as a company's cash spend is higher than the amortisation.
Not surprisingly, stocks that have been able to increase their dividends
for such a long
period of time often have very durable businesses, have exhibited
earnings growth, and have done quite well compared to the market.
Buying a cyclical after several years of record
earnings and when the P / E ratio has hit a low point is a proven method
for losing half of your money in a short
period of time.