Losses Mount for Japan’s Electronics Makers
As the earnings reports keep rolling in, Japan’s exporters are posting some ugly losses.
Morgan Stanley’s most mysterious footnote — Part 2
In Part 1, we looked in and around Morgan Stanley’s mysterious little footnote about how the bank had reduced net exposure to Italy from $4.9bn to $1.5bn with a restructuring...
Morgan Stanley’s most mysterious footnote — Part 1
(7) On December 22, 2011, the Company executed certain derivative restructuring amendments which settled on January 3, 2012. …This mysterious little footnote announced...
Nomura Results: Not as Bad as You May Think?
Companies often unveil nasty results and blame it on the recently departed. But in the case of Nomura Holdings, a surprise may be in store.
Story of the Week: Apple starts 2012 with a bang
Apple has done it again. For a brief moment last week, following the announcement that it beat quarterly forecasts with record numbers, the Silicon Valley company once again became the world’s most valuable company. This time, though, things were dif...
Apple’s Superlatives Amongst Superlatives
By now, everyone knows that Apple had a blowout quarter: Q1FY12 sales of $46.33 billion, profits of $13.1 billion, with gross margins of 45%, translates into EPS of $13.87. But the data points that surround the company today are simply astonishing. Consider these astounding Apple facts: • Apple reclaimed the title of the world’s most...
Apple’s BIG Beat
It is truly amazing how the world’s largest company can still grow revenues by 73 percent y/y and earnings by over 100 percent. Apple blew away analyst estimates in today’s release by almost 40 percent, earning $13.87 in fiscal Q1 2012. They also beat the Street’s revenue estimates by a margin larger than Nicaragua’s 2011...
Yahoo 4Q Earnings On Target
In its first earnings report under newly appointed CEO Scott Thompson and without co-founder Jerry Yang, Yahoo has reported its fourth-quarter in line with expectations.
Zions Bancorp Exposure to Bank CDOs Is Awfully Expensive
Zions Bancorp, a Salt Lake City bank that still holds $1.4 billion in TARP funds, is getting hit premarket, down 7% to $17.25 after a disappointing fourth-quarter report.
Breaking Down Google’s Earnings by Industry (2011)
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Citi’s revenue EMphasis
For those following the US bank earnings play by play (and you’re about to have a busy week), here’s an interesting take from Nomura on something specific to look for...
Earnings Estimates
The Wall Street Journal – Earnings Pessimism Could Be Overdone Alcoa is the Iowa of companies. But like the decidedly mixed verdict from the first Republican caucus, its bellwether status these days is questionable. The aluminum giant kicked off earnings season Monday night with a fourth-quarter loss. That, though, has more to do with structural...
