Month: August 2016

With more than 60% of the reports already out for the Q2 earnings season, the overall picture does not seem to be as dreary as the analysts expected when the reporting cycle commenced. Although the quarter is still on track to be the fifth straight quarter of an earnings decline, we observe a modest improvement in Q2 compared to the preceding quarter. […]

Time Warner Inc. TWX , the media and entertainment company, is slated to report second-quarter 2016 results before the market opens on Aug 3. The question lingering in investors’ minds now is, whether the company will be able to continue with its positive earnings surprise streak in the quarter to be reported […]

Toyota Motor Corporation TM is set to report first-quarter (ended Jun 30, 2016) fiscal 2017 results on Aug 4. In the last quarter, the company posted a positive earnings surprise of 15.94%. Let’s see how things are shaping up for this announcement. […]

We have crossed the half-way mark of second-quarter earnings releases with 317 S&P 500 members having already announced their results as of Jun 29, with earnings declining 3.3% on a 0.9% drop in revenues from the same period last year. As for the beat ratios, 72.9% of the companies have come ahead of earnings estimates and 53.6% have surpassed revenue expectations. The picture that has emerged shows clearly that we are into another quarter of an earnings decline for the S&P 500 index. […]

Tesla Motors, Inc. TSLA is set to report second-quarter 2016 results on Aug 3. […]

Over halfway through the second-quarter earnings season, reports for 73.5% of the S&P 500 companies are already out as of Friday, Jul 29 (per the latest Zacks Earnings Trend ). The outcome of the season so far has painted a modest growth picture, especially when compared to the last two quarters. […]

Coach, Inc. COH is expected to release fourth-quarter fiscal 2016 results on Aug 2. The question lingering in investors’ minds is, whether this designer and marketer of fine accessories and gifts and house of lifestyle brands, will be able to continue with its positive earnings surprise streak in the quarter to be reported. […]

We have reached the final stretch of the Q2 earnings season, with results on board from 317 S&P 500 members that combined account for almost 75% of the index’s total market capitalization. Total earnings for these companies are down 3.3% from the same period last year on 0.9% lower revenues, with 72.9% positive earnings surprises and 53.6% beating revenue estimates. […]

FMC Corp. FMC will release its second-quarter 2016 results after the bell on Aug 2. The chemical maker swung to a profit in first-quarter 2016 […]