Tag Archives: Earnings

Apple’s Revenues

Posted on April 23, 2013 by

Just released.   Nice to finally see a rally after an earnings release though the revenue guide down was horrendous. Apple is providing the following guidance for its fiscal 2013 third quarter: revenue between $33.5 billion and $35.5 billion gross margin … Continue reading →

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FedEx Whiffs

Posted on March 20, 2013 by

FedEx down big on earnings miss.  Watch to see if this one can recover.  Our plan has been to lighten up on equities going into earnings as the big run has made stocks vulnerable to a correction around earnings, which, … Continue reading →

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Apple Collapses After the Bell

Posted on January 23, 2013 by

Apple is down almost $60, more than 10 percent,  after a disappointing earnings release.   The market just can’t handle the negative second derivative of earnings and revenue growth. It’s stunning to think how fast Apple has gone from a great … Continue reading →

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eBay Trends

Posted on January 16, 2013 by

eBay reported earnings after the bell beating top line estimates (see here for presentation).  They delivered organic y/y revenue growth of 19 percent, very impressive in such current sluggish macro environment.   We’re thinking the market rewards revenue growers. This … Continue reading →

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Apple Misses, Guides Lower

Posted on October 25, 2012 by

Apple comes in a little light at $8.67, up from $7.05 in fiscal Q4 2011.  The EPS missed estimates of $8.75.  The stock was  trading down about $10 in AH and did break $600 at one point, but coming back … Continue reading →

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Macro Notes from Caterpillar’s Earnings Release

Posted on October 22, 2012 by

Key Metrics Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) announced third-quarter 2012 sales and revenues of $16.445 billion, a 5-percent increase from third-quarter 2011 sales and revenues of $15.716 billion. EPS per share for Q3 2012 was $2.54, up 49 percent from $1.71 per … Continue reading →

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IBM Revenues Fall, Confirms Slowing Economy

Posted on October 16, 2012 by

The New York Times reports, The results, analysts said, were unlikely to reassure investors concerned about the global outlook for technology spending. In a conference call with analysts, Mark Loughridge, I.B.M.’s chief financial officer, said the revenue shortfall came from … Continue reading →

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Macro Notes from the FedEx Conference Call

Posted on September 18, 2012 by

The upshot – blame it on the global macroeconomic slowdown and they are  raising shipping rates.  Stagflation cometh? FedEx Corp. reported the following consolidated results for the first quarter: • Revenue of $10.79 billion, up 3% from $10.52 billion the … Continue reading →

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Will the smelly macro eat the micro?

Posted on July 10, 2012 by

Ugly macro as the three swans are back with a vengeance.   China hard landing fears;  Eurozone debt and banking crisis (say it ain’t so, Mario!); and fears of a rapidly slowing U.S. economy. Are the swans  in the latest quarterly … Continue reading →

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Tale of Two Gaps

Posted on May 15, 2012 by

We’ve posted many times how a market “abhors a vacuum and all gaps will be filled.” Apple’s opening gap after their latest earnings release has now been completely filled. Not Amazon’s, however, and it could be the fact the gap … Continue reading →

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