Although the official
earnings reporting season ended the week before last, it feels as if the important profits news is just beginning to arrive.
Investors began looking toward the start of the Q1
earnings reporting season, which is expected by many pundits to be fairly strong.
Earnings reporting season always brings an intense scrutiny of profit metrics, but not always the most helpful ones.
Since the beginning of the third - quarter
earnings reporting season the average high quality stock has returned 7.5 percent, versus 6.4 percent and 5.9 percent, for mid-quality and lower - quality stocks, respectively.
Too entrenched, too much bureaucracy, too focused on the next
earnings reporting season rather than their long terms viability, as are most companies.
The first - quarter
earnings reporting season kicks into high gear this week.
This, on top of a stellar
earnings reporting season about to begin, should revive the stock market this summer.
Alcoa Inc.'s third - quarter results, scheduled to be revealed after the market closes Thursday, will mark the unofficial launch of what is currently projected to be the weakest
earnings reporting season for S&P 500 companies in six years.
For Nathan, the most important takeaway from
earnings reports this season should be how honest management is regarding outlook and potential risk overseas.
Not exact matches
JPMorgan's
report is a strong start to the quarterly
earnings season.
Tapestry on Tuesday
reported earnings and sales that topped expectations, fueled by global growth of the Coach brand and an encouraging holiday
season.
«Of course, as important as the non-farm payroll
report is, at the end of the day, what really matters for individual stocks are the
earnings, and we kick off a brand new
earnings season on Tuesday,» Cramer said.
Metals company Alcoa (AA)
reports its third - quarter
earnings after the market close, signaling the unofficial launch of the latest
earnings season for S&P 500 companies.
Earnings season is in full swing, with a little over half of S&P 500 companies having reported quarterly earnings, and the options market is implying meaningful moves for several stocks th
Earnings season is in full swing, with a little over half of S&P 500 companies having
reported quarterly
earnings, and the options market is implying meaningful moves for several stocks th
earnings, and the options market is implying meaningful moves for several stocks this week.
With the excitement of
earnings season slowing down, Walmart will be one of the few remaining market - moving companies to
report its latest quarterly results this week, along with a handful of other big retailers.
Earnings season kicks off on Thursday, as Citigroup and JPMorgan
report results, followed by Bank of America and Wells Fargo on Friday.
Earnings this season have highlighted the recent trend with major hotel operators, airlines and cruise liners all reporting better - than - expected e
Earnings this
season have highlighted the recent trend with major hotel operators, airlines and cruise liners all
reporting better - than - expected
earningsearnings.
Almost 700 U.S. companies have
reported quarterly results so far this
earnings season, and the e-commerce titan's name has popped up on roughly one of every 10
earnings conference calls so far.
The company said in November when it
reported its third - quarter
earnings that it was facing a slowdown in the number of people visiting its brick - and - mortar stores, although a stronger housing market seems to have helped lift its sales over the holiday
season.
However, with CM (CIBC) performing reasonably strongly since
reporting season began, the
reported earnings may not be enough to sustain all of the relative outperformance,» Aiken wrote in a research note.
Equities in Europe closed lower Wednesday afternoon as investors began to focus on
earnings at the start of a new
reporting season.
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.
The big aluminum maker is always the first company to
report in
earnings season, and gives insight on everything from automotive, commercial construction and aerospace.
As the third - quarter
earnings season comes to an end, options traders are targeting some of the companies still left to
report.
Friday marks the unofficial start of
earnings season, with big banks J.P. Morgan, Wells Fargo and PNC Financial
reporting their quarterly numbers.
A number of retail companies
report their financial results this week as the latest
earnings season winds down.
«Macy's is gearing up for
earnings in November and with the holiday
season about to kick into high gear, Fast Money's Karen Finerman thinks there's a chance to make some cash heading into the
report.»
For years, every
season we have seen
earnings get cut right after they
report, but in the past two quarters they have been rising.»
CHU: The sharp move lower today may be the latest sign that traders and investors need to see much better forecasts before pushing stocks back towards record highs and that the bar may be higher for the rest of the companies who have yet to
report earnings this
season.
Also, they said nervousness about
earnings should moderate now that
reporting season is well underway and most companies have beaten expectations with increased cash available for share buybacks as well.
The aluminum maker, which kicked off
earnings season when it
reported after the bell Monday, posted a profit of $ 76 million, or 7 cents a share — excluding the impact of restructuring costs and costs related to a legal matter.
The fourth - quarter 2010
earnings season took off to the races on Friday as JPMorgan Chase
reported a 47 % boost in
earnings over Q4 2009, thus confirming analysts» expectations for a positive shift in the finance sector's fortunes after a rough couple of years.
As the fourth - quarter 2011
earnings season begins, JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) met analysts» expectations by
reporting profits that were down for the quarter but up for the year.
The finance sector on Friday launched the first - quarter 2012
earnings season with unexpectedly good results from some of the nation's big banks, as JPMorgan Chase
reported better - than - expected
earnings per share, and Wells Fargo posted a 13 % rise in net income.
This week, Q4 2010
season will be in full swing, when more than 30 financial firms
report Q4
earnings.
Tonight on Nightly Business
Report, the three major indexes close at records as
earnings season gets underway.
To be sure, many trends have been at play — a holiday shopping
season that favored online retailers and advertisers, some better - than - expected
earnings reports, and broad market gains.
If that continues through the rest of «
earnings season» (after all companies have
reported) it will be the highest «beat rate» since FactsSet began tracking the «beat / meet / miss» data in 2008 (FactSet).
«But the earning
season [when major companies
report their quarterly and annual
earnings] will be as good or better than people thought it would be,» McMahon says.
While results have been strong — according to Thomson Reuters I / B / E / S, 79.9 % of S&P stocks
reported earnings above analysts» expectations, putting the
season on track for the highest beat rate on record, going back to 1994 — investors haven't been enthused.
While this week was certainly the peak of the US and the European
earnings season, traders will see some other interesting
reports coming out in the coming days.
Compared to the more sanguine annual
reports companies file during
earnings season, the 10 - K
report is more in - depth.
... a lot of the money on the sidelines has to go somewhere and that it will increasingly turn to stocks, especially during the stunning
earnings season yet to be
reported.
With
earnings season ramping up, brewing giant Anheuser - Busch InBev (NYSE: BUD) and restaurant chain Buffalo Wild Wings (NASDAQ: BWLD) served as an exercise in contrast as investors reacted to their respective quarterly
reports.
Earnings season is upon us and Royal Dutch Shell just reported earnings, profits fell unsurprising
Earnings season is upon us and Royal Dutch Shell just
reported earnings, profits fell unsurprising
earnings, profits fell unsurprisingly 83 %.
This
earnings season has gotten off to a good start, with 81 percent of companies that have
reported beating on the bottom line, while 73 percent have topped sales estimates, according to Thomson Reuters I / B / E / S.
In my weekly commentary, I go over some of the reasons behind that skid: fears over global economic growth, a poor retail sales
report in the U.S. and an uneven start to the fourth - quarter corporate
earnings season.
Of the 2,268 companies that
reported this
season, which started in early October, 58.6 % beat
earnings estimates.
The
earnings season calendar will indicate when the
earnings reports for the various stocks on different exchanges will be released.
Hold winning stocks through
earnings season OR close positions ahead of quarterly
earnings reports.