Not exact matches
So the firm expects
earnings - per - share growth to slow in the second half of the
year as the
positive effect wears off.
Comments: «In addition to forecasting
positive earnings growth this
year (which we did not in 2012), we are also using a slightly higher multiple to reflect the
positive impact of heavy central bank intervention on the equity risk premium.»
«While there are risks on the horizon, if these
positive conditions persist, adjusted
earnings growth for the full
year may exceed our medium - term targets.»
«With core
earnings outperforming despite transitory flu impact and Fidelis on track to close and contribute 13 % incremental (
year over
year) growth to 2019 as a starting point before core growth, we view this as an overall
positive print,» wrote Evercore ISI analyst Michael Newshel in a research note.
So the question now becomes — how do these
positive earnings forecasts translate to
year - end expectations on the S&P 500?
The company has also been profitable of late after many
years of losses: Most recently, Sirius reported
positive quarterly
earnings two weeks ago, posting revenue of $ 1.3 billion and
earnings of $ 0.04 per share, which beat analysts» estimates.
Buyers say better - than - expected
earnings, as well as lower prices at the pump and relatively
positive economic data provide three powerful catalysts that should drive a slow churn higher into the end of the
year.
«The same is true at 16x and 18x
earnings: forward returns have always been
positive over a one -
year horizon,» Glionna notes.
The stock has risen over the past
year as investors have generally rewarded the company for its
earnings growth and other
positive factors like the ones we have cited in this report.
The company has demonstrated a pattern of
positive earnings per share growth over the past two
years.
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 can be seen in our model, Entergy has failed to generate
positive economic
earnings in any
year of our model.
It had a 26 percent
positive earnings surprise for the third quarter of the
year.
The company has demonstrated a pattern of
positive earnings per share growth over the past
year.
However, in one sense, the stock's sharp decline last
year is a
positive for future investors, making it cheaper (in proportion to its
earnings over the past
year) than most other stocks in its industry.
Even though there are very serious problems with consumer confidence and unemployment, easy
year - over-
year earnings comparisons in the coming months should help the overall stock market, especially if there are
positive economic headlines.
Year - to - date PTPP
earnings of $ 165.9 million increased 6 % as the
positive impact of very strong 9 % loan growth was partially offset by an 11 basis point decrease in net interest margin, an 8 % increase in non-interest expenses and 6 % lower non-interest income.
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.
The company has generated
positive economic
earnings in every
year since 1998, and has grown economic
earnings from $ 3.1 billion in 2007 to $ 18.8 billion in 2017.
Outlook As a result of
positive trends experienced to date in 2013, the company is updating its guidance for full
year 2013 for Adjusted EBITDA, as adjusted, Adjusted net income, Adjusted company development margin and Adjusted fully diluted
earnings per share as follows:
Hasbro's
earnings have been consistently
positive over the past 10
years, and they have shown growth in 7 of the 10
years.
A steady stream of
positive earnings reports helped push the S&P 500 above 2,700 on Tuesday, equaling a gain of 1.2 % for the
year.
According to Hedgeye Risk Management, if these trends hold up, the fourth quarter of 2016 will be the first time in two
years that companies will have generated
positive earnings for two straight quarters.
I believe it's fair to say that as we look at a world where very few asset classes globally have produced
positive nominal returns
year - to - date, and a world where US corporate
earnings and economic growth have been tepid at best, increasingly ascending US equity valuations connote incremental capital concentration.
The company has generated
positive economic
earnings, the true cash flows of the business, in each of the past 10
years and increased economic
earnings from $ 27 million in 2007 to $ 340 million in 2017, or 29 % compounded annually.
Stocks must also have a
positive forward projected P / E, to eliminate stocks with no projected
earnings for the next
year.
But investors were happy the company was not downgrading
earnings guidance after Clarke said he was feeling «pretty
positive» about financial
year 2014 forecasts.
We have: • normalized the domestic yield curve • issued the country's maiden 15 -
year bond in April 2017 • improved external balances, driven by higher export
earnings and lower imports • improved gross international reserves to US$ 7.2 billion, equivalent to 4.1 months of imports cover • improved primarybalanceto0.3 percent surplus in September 2017 against a deficit of 1.6 percent in September 2016 • received
positive sovereign rating reviews from international ratings Agencies: Fitch, B / stable; Standard & Poor, B - /
positive • successfully completed the 4th IMF / ECF program review, and • achieved
positive developments in the oil & gas sector — favorable ITLOS ruling, and Sankofa producing 1st oil three months ahead of schedule.
This has dire implications, because employment in the teen and young adult
years can have such a
positive impact on future prospects for employment and
earnings.
Neal and Johnson, by contrast, included in their sample all respondents who reported
positive annual
earnings for at least one
year during the three
years covered by their survey questions.
The paper, by Raj Chetty and John N. Friedman of Harvard and Jonah E. Rockoff of Columbia, tracked 2.5 million students over 20
years, and using a value added approach, found that teachers who help students raise their standardized test scores have a lasting
positive effect on those students» lives beyond academics, including lower teenage - pregnancy rates, greater college matriculation and higher adult
earnings.
Add on top of that the extremely
positive reports that Author
Earnings released earlier this
year and I'm amazed at how much the indie publishing venture has grown in such a short amount of time.
The company has had
positive earnings growth in 9 of the past 10
years.
The company performance elements reward companies with consistently
positive cash flow from operations and
year - over-
year increases in revenue, net income and
earnings per share.
Last
year 36 % firms sported
positive 3 -
year sales - per - share growth and 27 % had
positive 3 -
year earnings - per - share growth.
Additionally, stocks must meet the following stability criteria:
positive 3 -
year earnings growth and profitability, as measured by
positive earnings per share before extraordinary items over the latest 12 month period.
• Inconsistent
earnings and cashflow growth, although both have been
positive the past 10
years.
In
positive news, the company generated more
earnings over the last
year than it paid out in dividends and the same goes for cash flows.
Over the past 20
years to the end of October, 2016, stocks with
positive earnings over the prior 12 months represented about 59 % of the market (304 out of 518 stocks).
To weed out those at risk of cutting their dividend, companies must have a
positive five -
year dividend - per - share growth rate and a dividend payout ratio of no more than 60 % of
earnings.
Medtronic's
earnings have been consistently
positive over the last 10
years, even during the Great Recession.
To calculate a valid price -
earnings ratio, a company must have
positive trailing
earnings over the
year.
Earnings per share for each of the last five fiscal
years and for the last 12 months have been
positive
Positive growth in quarterly
earnings per share from continuing operations two quarters ago (Q3) over the same quarter one
year prior (Q7)
This pioneer of value investing recommended investing in businesses with healthy assets relative to liabilities and
positive earnings over the trailing 5
years, along with a minimum of 3 % annual growth rate in the last 10
years.
A good Score (i.e., value of 1) is assigned if the current ratio exceeds two, or net current assets exceed long - term debt, or 10 -
year history of
positive earnings, or 10 -
year history of returning cash to shareholders or EPS are at least a third higher than they were 10
years ago.
Written by Rob Bennett, This Is the Best Time in History to Be a Stock Investor is an excellent look at P / E10 (price to
earnings, but using an average of the prior 10
years earnings) and why Rob concludes we are in a
positive buying environment.
To qualify, stocks must have a five -
year positive dividend growth rate and pay 60 % or less of
earnings in dividends.
Well, they've done extremely well during the past
year, when they reported
positive earnings gains during a time of turmoil in the banking industry.
The only flag I found is the company's inconsistent rate of
earnings growth, but
earnings have been
positive for 10 +
years.