Note: The following is an excerpt from this week’s Earnings Trends report. You can access the full report that contains detailed historical actual and estimates for the current and following periods, please click here>>>
The picture emerging from the Q4 earnings season is one of continued strength and momentum. Despite the well-known headwinds of cost pressures and logistical bottlenecks, an above-average proportion of companies have been able to beat EPS and revenue estimates.
In fact, the proportion of companies beating consensus EPS and revenue estimates is actually tracking above what we had seen in the preceding earnings season from this same group of companies.
On the guidance front, while a few notable operators like JPMorgan (JPM - Free Report) , Fastenal, General Electric stand out for providing a weak outlook, most companies have been able to offer reassuring, if not altogether positive guidance.
This is helping stabilize the revisions trend that had started going modestly negative in 2021 Q4. We are seeing this favorable development with estimates for the current period (2022 Q1) as well as full-year 2022.
The stock market setup appears to have been particularly favorable for the 2021 Q4 earnings season. We feel that market participants will be pleasantly surprised to see impressive results after watching those stocks experience significant weakness in recent days on Fed-related worries.
Microsoft (MSFT - Free Report) appears to be benefiting from this setup and we see this getting repeated with the other bellwether players, particularly in the Tech sector.
Looking at Q4 as a whole, total earnings for the quarter are expected to be up +22.1% from the same period last year on +12.2% higher revenues.
The growth pace decelerates significantly in the following periods, as you can see in the chart below that provides a big-picture view of earnings on a quarterly basis.
The chart below shows the overall earnings picture on an annual basis, with the growth momentum expected to continue.
We remain positive in our earnings outlook, as we see the overall growth picture steadily improving, as Omicron’s effects start easing and the near-term logistical issues get addressed.
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Note: The following is an excerpt from this week’s Earnings Trends report. You can access the full report that contains detailed historical actual and estimates for the current and following periods, please click here>>>
The picture emerging from the Q4 earnings season is one of continued strength and momentum. Despite the well-known headwinds of cost pressures and logistical bottlenecks, an above-average proportion of companies have been able to beat EPS and revenue estimates.
In fact, the proportion of companies beating consensus EPS and revenue estimates is actually tracking above what we had seen in the preceding earnings season from this same group of companies.
On the guidance front, while a few notable operators like JPMorgan (JPM - Free Report) , Fastenal, General Electric stand out for providing a weak outlook, most companies have been able to offer reassuring, if not altogether positive guidance.
This is helping stabilize the revisions trend that had started going modestly negative in 2021 Q4. We are seeing this favorable development with estimates for the current period (2022 Q1) as well as full-year 2022.
The stock market setup appears to have been particularly favorable for the 2021 Q4 earnings season. We feel that market participants will be pleasantly surprised to see impressive results after watching those stocks experience significant weakness in recent days on Fed-related worries.
Microsoft (MSFT - Free Report) appears to be benefiting from this setup and we see this getting repeated with the other bellwether players, particularly in the Tech sector.
Looking at Q4 as a whole, total earnings for the quarter are expected to be up +22.1% from the same period last year on +12.2% higher revenues.
The growth pace decelerates significantly in the following periods, as you can see in the chart below that provides a big-picture view of earnings on a quarterly basis.
The chart below shows the overall earnings picture on an annual basis, with the growth momentum expected to continue.
We remain positive in our earnings outlook, as we see the overall growth picture steadily improving, as Omicron’s effects start easing and the near-term logistical issues get addressed.
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From thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.
It’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.
This company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.
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