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Lennar, Walgreens, Constellation, JPMorgan and Citigroup are part of Zacks Earnings Preview
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For Immediate Release
Chicago, IL – January 6, 2020 – Zacks.com releases the list of companies likely to issue earnings surprises. This week’s list includes Lennar (LEN - Free Report) , Walgreens (WBA - Free Report) , Constellation (STZ - Free Report) , JPMorgan (JPM - Free Report) and Citigroup (C - Free Report) .
Q4 Earnings Season Preview
The Q4 earnings season has gotten underway already, but will really get going with the January 14th reports from the big banks. But this earnings season is not expected to change the market’s earnings view in any meaningful way.
We have seen already that growth was constrained in the first three quarters of the year and 2019 Q4 results are not expected to be any different. A big contributing factor holding growth back has been tough comparisons to the very high levels of profitability in 2018, when earnings were boosted by the tax cut legislation. We will see this factor in play for the Q4 earnings season as well. But the expectation is that positive growth resumes in 2020, which we will show a little later in this write-up.
We have three S&P 500 members on deck to report results this week: Lennar, Walgreens and Constellation. All of these companies will be releasing results for their fiscal quarters ending in November, which we count as part of the December-quarter tally. This means that by the timeJPMorgan and Citigroup come out with their December-quarter results January 14th, we will have seen Q4 results from 20 S&P 500 members already.
We will touch on the results from the 16 S&P 500 members that have reported already a little later, but let’s take a look first at overall expectations for the quarter.
For 2019 Q4, total earnings (or aggregate net income) for the S&P 500 index are expected to be down -3.6% from the same period last year on +3.2% higher revenues, with 10 of the 16 Zacks sectors expected to have lower earnings than the year-earlier period.
The magnitude of negative revisions that Q4 estimates suffered is in-line with historical trends for comparable periods.
Estimates have come down across the board, with 15 of the 16 Zacks sectors suffering negative revisions (Utilities is the only sector where estimates modestly ticked up). But not all sectors experienced the same magnitude of estimate cuts. Of the two biggest earnings contributors – Finance & Technology – estimates came down a lot more for the Finance sector than for the Technology space.
Sectors experiencing the biggest negative revisions include Autos, Aerospace, Industrial Products and Basic Materials.
The Autos sector was expected to enjoy earnings growth of +6.1% at the start of October, which has now dropped to a decline of -56%. This dramatic shift is primarily a function of how estimates for General Motors (GM) have evolved lately, with the current Zacks Consensus EPS of 6 cents for the automaker in Q4 down from $1.77 two months back.
Early Q4 Scorecard (as of Friday, January 3rd)
Total earnings for the 16 S&P 500 members that have reported results already are down -21.3% from the same period last year on +2.4% higher revenues, with 81.3% beating EPS estimates and 68.8% beating revenue estimates.
Expectations Beyond 2019 Q4
Estimates for full-year 2020 have come down over the last few months, but they still represent a material acceleration from the 2019 pace. The way 2020 Q1 and full-year 2020 expectations evolve in the coming weeks and months will depend to a large extent on management guidance and commentary as 2019 Q4 results come out.
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Lennar, Walgreens, Constellation, JPMorgan and Citigroup are part of Zacks Earnings Preview
For Immediate Release
Chicago, IL – January 6, 2020 – Zacks.com releases the list of companies likely to issue earnings surprises. This week’s list includes Lennar (LEN - Free Report) , Walgreens (WBA - Free Report) , Constellation (STZ - Free Report) , JPMorgan (JPM - Free Report) and Citigroup (C - Free Report) .
Q4 Earnings Season Preview
The Q4 earnings season has gotten underway already, but will really get going with the January 14th reports from the big banks. But this earnings season is not expected to change the market’s earnings view in any meaningful way.
We have seen already that growth was constrained in the first three quarters of the year and 2019 Q4 results are not expected to be any different. A big contributing factor holding growth back has been tough comparisons to the very high levels of profitability in 2018, when earnings were boosted by the tax cut legislation. We will see this factor in play for the Q4 earnings season as well. But the expectation is that positive growth resumes in 2020, which we will show a little later in this write-up.
We have three S&P 500 members on deck to report results this week: Lennar, Walgreens and Constellation. All of these companies will be releasing results for their fiscal quarters ending in November, which we count as part of the December-quarter tally. This means that by the timeJPMorgan and Citigroup come out with their December-quarter results January 14th, we will have seen Q4 results from 20 S&P 500 members already.
We will touch on the results from the 16 S&P 500 members that have reported already a little later, but let’s take a look first at overall expectations for the quarter.
For 2019 Q4, total earnings (or aggregate net income) for the S&P 500 index are expected to be down -3.6% from the same period last year on +3.2% higher revenues, with 10 of the 16 Zacks sectors expected to have lower earnings than the year-earlier period.
The magnitude of negative revisions that Q4 estimates suffered is in-line with historical trends for comparable periods.
Estimates have come down across the board, with 15 of the 16 Zacks sectors suffering negative revisions (Utilities is the only sector where estimates modestly ticked up). But not all sectors experienced the same magnitude of estimate cuts. Of the two biggest earnings contributors – Finance & Technology – estimates came down a lot more for the Finance sector than for the Technology space.
Sectors experiencing the biggest negative revisions include Autos, Aerospace, Industrial Products and Basic Materials.
The Autos sector was expected to enjoy earnings growth of +6.1% at the start of October, which has now dropped to a decline of -56%. This dramatic shift is primarily a function of how estimates for General Motors (GM) have evolved lately, with the current Zacks Consensus EPS of 6 cents for the automaker in Q4 down from $1.77 two months back.
Early Q4 Scorecard (as of Friday, January 3rd)
Total earnings for the 16 S&P 500 members that have reported results already are down -21.3% from the same period last year on +2.4% higher revenues, with 81.3% beating EPS estimates and 68.8% beating revenue estimates.
Expectations Beyond 2019 Q4
Estimates for full-year 2020 have come down over the last few months, but they still represent a material acceleration from the 2019 pace. The way 2020 Q1 and full-year 2020 expectations evolve in the coming weeks and months will depend to a large extent on management guidance and commentary as 2019 Q4 results come out.
Biggest Tech Breakthrough in a Generation
Be among the early investors in the new type of device that experts say could impact society as much as the discovery of electricity. Current technology will soon be outdated and replaced by these new devices. In the process, it’s expected to create 22 million jobs and generate $12.3 trillion in activity.
A select few stocks could skyrocket the most as rollout accelerates for this new tech. Early investors could see gains similar to buying Microsoft in the 1990s. Zacks’ just-released special report reveals 8 stocks to watch. The report is only available for a limited time.
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Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Inherent in any investment is the potential for loss.This material is being provided for informational purposes only and nothing herein constitutes investment, legal, accounting or tax advice, or a recommendation to buy, sell or hold a security. No recommendation or advice is being given as to whether any investment is suitable for a particular investor. It should not be assumed that any investments in securities, companies, sectors or markets identified and described were or will be profitable. All information is current as of the date of herein and is subject to change without notice. Any views or opinions expressed may not reflect those of the firm as a whole. Zacks Investment Research does not engage in investment banking, market making or asset management activities of any securities. These returns are from hypothetical portfolios consisting of stocks with Zacks Rank = 1 that were rebalanced monthly with zero transaction costs. These are not the returns of actual portfolios of stocks. The S&P 500 is an unmanaged index. Visit http://www.zacks.com/performance for information about the performance numbers displayed in this press release.