This MLP beat earnings estimates by $ 0.11 last quarter, and five analysts have
increased their EPS forecasts for the company in the past 30 days.
At an average price of around $ 11 a share, if the company used all of that cash (not a completely plausible scenario, but perhaps by adding a bit more leverage...) they could have repurchased 8 % of shares outstanding and
increased EPS by 9 %.
I like the slow and steady approach in
increasing EPS, to fuel further DPS increases..
To be explicit on this: when the earnings yield (the inverse of a P / E ratio) is higher than the return on cash, it is beneficial to shareholders in
increasing EPS.
Many managers believe that
an increasing EPS means that share price should also be increasing.
These CEOs achieved this partially through real activities manipulations that
increase EPS.
The company also aims to
increase its EPS to $ 20 by 2015, and generate $ 100 billion in free cash flow.
The rather high valuation puts a limit on total returns going forward, though: If Cincinnati Financial
increases its EPS by 8 % a year through 2023, and if shares trade at 20 times earnings by the end of 2023, share prices would rise by 4.5 % a year.
SO expects the deal to
increase EPS in the first full year after the close and drive long - term EPS growth to 4 % -5 %»
Not exact matches
Excluding after - tax spectrum gains in Q1 2017 of $ 23 million and certain net tax benefits related to a valuation allowance release recognized in Q1 2017 of $ 270 million, net income and
EPS increased $ 266 million and $ 0.30, respectively.
In view of these factors, Ryder is revising its full - year 2018 GAAP
EPS forecast to a range of $ 4.55 to $ 4.80, as compared to the prior forecast of $ 5.34 to $ 5.64, primarily reflecting an
increase to the provisional estimate of the transition tax related to Tax Reform.
The company estimates currency translation would
increase net revenue growth by approximately 2 percent3 and Adjusted
EPS by approximately $ 0.063.
FY18 Adjusted
EPS guidance was
increased to $ 13.70 to $ 14.10 from its previous range of $ 13.50 to $ 14.00, while GAAP
EPS was
increased to $ 13.54 to $ 13.94 from the previous range of $ 13.16 to $ 13.66.
Non-GAAP
EPS increased 10 percent to $ 3.47 driven by higher product sales, a lower tax rate and lower weighted - average shares outstanding.
GAAP earnings per share (
EPS)
increased 16 percent to $ 3.25 driven by higher product sales, a lower tax rate and lower weighted - average shares outstanding.
Given the good Q1 performance and management's Q2 expectations, Becker expects to see $ 0.97
EPS in Q2, which would be an
increase from $ 0.69 from Q2 2012.
Its earnings per share of $ 1.31 were below estimates, but Cheng Cheng, an analyst with Pacific Crest Securities, thinks revenues and
EPS will only accelerate thanks to its
increased focus on mobile.
... We expect our business to exhibit the same pattern we delivered over the previous decade —
increasing revenue that results in
EPS and cash flow that grow even faster.»
This marked the 14th time out of the past 20 quarters in which the bottom - up
EPS estimate decreased while the value of the index
increased during a quarter.»
Core earnings per share (
EPS) for the fourth quarter came in at $ 4.80, an incredible 94 percent
increase from $ 2.47 during the same quarter in 2016.
For 2014, Humana discounted from its
EPS calculation losses from paying down some bonds, even as its overall debt levels
increased.
He said he declined shareholder requests that ranged from
increasing dividends to adopting a specific
EPS plan like IBM's «road map.»
In fact, over the past 5 years,
EPS has
increased by a meager 5 % (not annualized... total!).
Adjusted
EPS increased 37.7 percent versus the year - ago period to $ 0.73, primarily reflecting the growth in Adjusted EBITDA.
In addition to cutting the number of a company's shares outstanding, and thus lifting
EPS, buybacks also
increase demand for the shares, usually providing a lift to the share price, which affects other performance markers.
As shown in the table below, sales are now expected to change by -1 to +1 percent, adjusted EBIT to decline by -7 to -5 percent, and adjusted
EPS to
increase by +2 to +4 percent, or $ 3.10 to $ 3.17 per share.
Net income attributable to common shareholders
increased to $ 8.0 billion and diluted
EPS increased to $ 6.52, primarily reflecting benefits from U.S. Tax Reform.
The reduction in outstanding shares resulting from the stock repurchase program
increased fiscal 2014
EPS.
Adjusted
EPS increased 15.3 percent versus the year - ago period to $ 0.98, primarily due to benefits from the refinancing of Series A Preferred Stock and lower taxes.
«We expect Netflix
EPS for 2016 to be roughly flat with 2015, notwithstanding a revenue windfall from higher pricing of approximately $ 500 million next year (from price
increases to $ 9.99 from $ 7.99 on old customers in May),» Pachter wrote in a note to clients.
In light of our second quarter results, and improved quality of earnings, we have
increased our 2016 guidance for both adjusted EBITDA and adjusted
EPS.
The Board of Directors, upon the recommendation of the Compensation Committee, approved this
increase in the base - year
EPS in order to exclude the impact of the company's stock repurchase program on a prospective basis, thereby making subsequent adjustments of
EPS in future years unnecessary for purposes of the FY2015 - FY2017 LTI plan.
«Sustaining 10 % -15 % annual
EPS growth through a visible formula that hinges on 6 % -8 % square footage
increases, modest comp growth, stable to
increasing margins, and 5 % reductions to shares outstanding should be handsomely rewarded by the market,» Lasser highlighted.
For the quarter, the 3D printing company's year - over-year revenue
increased 2.3 %, its loss per share narrowed, and earnings per share (
EPS) adjusted for one - time factors rose to $ 0.16, from $ 0.15 in the year - ago quarter.
Not massive growth to be sure, but the almost - constant YOY
increase in
EPS is rather notable — the only FY over the last decade in which Omnicom didn't manage a yearly
increase in
EPS was in FY 2009, yet the company still managed a very respectable profit for that year.
The Consumer Discretionary sector has witnessed the largest
increase (+6) in the number of companies issuing negative
EPS guidance and the largest decrease -LRB--6) in the number of companies issuing positive
EPS guidance in Q3 2012 relative to Q2 2012.
At the sector level, the Information Technology (+6) and Consumer Discretionary (+5) sectors have witnessed the largest
increases in the number of companies issuing negative
EPS guidance relative to their five - year averages.
If we exclude this non-cash item, net income would have risen 43 % to $ 1.07 billion, with
EPS increasing 40 % to $ 2.16.
The Financials (+4), Consumer Discretionary (+3), and Health Care (+3) sectors saw the largest
increases in the number of companies issuing positive
EPS guidance for the current fiscal year since March 31.
I still hold some but I really hope they turn around the corner and try to get back on track for
increasing revenues and hence the
EPS down the line.
Monk Mart is a stock that
increases its dividend approximately in line with its
EPS.
The dividend paid has
increase significantly and is perfectly in line with the
EPS as the payout ratio hasn't moved since mid-2011.
Sure, dividends may not
increase every year and a cut or elimination is even possible but the odds are greatly reduced when you diversify among different companies and sectors and focus on dividend quality (free cash flow,
EPS and payout ratios).
-- Sees Q2
EPS $ 0.79 vs $ 0.66 Capital IQ Consensus — Sees revs $ 3.93 B vs $ 3.89 bln Capital IQ Consensus — Sees Q2 US streaming subs adds 1.2 M domestic and 5 mln intl; both above ests — Revenue grew 43 % year over year in Q1, the fastest pace in the history of the streaming business, due to a 25 %
increase in average paid streaming memberships and a 14 % rise in ASP.
The payout ratio substantially
increased, even the slowed dividend growth from 2010 to 2015 exceeded the growth of earnings per share (
EPS) in that period.
For the period ended Sept. 30, 2014, the S&P 500 ® companies, a representative sample of 500 large companies in leading US industries, delivered nearly 10 % year - over-year earnings - per - share (
EPS) growth on an
increase in sales of just 4 %.
Earnings per share (
EPS)
increased 48 %, handily beating expectations.
Adjusted earnings per share (
EPS)
increased 37 % to $ 1.33 as gross margin jumped 100 basis points and the company recorded a foreign currency gain of $ 40.5 million.
The
increasing payout ratio of Roche shows that
EPS growth didn't catch up with dividend growth.
Since the end of September, the number of companies issuing negative
EPS guidance for the current fiscal year has decreased by eight, while the number of companies issuing positive
EPS guidance has
increased by 15.