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Earnings Outlook: Archive
Q3 Earnings Season - Better Than Expected or Lackluster?
by Sheraz Mian
We discuss the big-picture takeaways from the Q3 earnings season and the forces that shaped it.
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Making Sense of the Earnings Picture and Estimate Revisions
by Sheraz Mian
Looking at 2022 Q3 as a whole, total S&P 500 earnings are currently expected to be up +1.5% from the same period last year on +11.4% higher revenues. Excluding contributions from the Energy sector, Q3 earnings for the rest of the index would be -6.0%
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Breaking Down the Earnings Picture as Estimates Fade
by Sheraz Mian
Overall corporate profitability isn't great, but it isn't bad either. That said, estimates for the coming periods are steadily coming down, with the revisions trend accelerating in recent days.
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The Earnings Picture Is Good, But Not Great
by Sheraz Mian
The picture emerging from the 2022 Q3 earnings season continues to go against pre-season fears of an impending earnings cliff. Overall corporate profitability isn't great, but it isn't bad either.
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How Critical Is This Earnings Season?
by Sheraz Mian
We discuss whether the Q3 earnings season will be able to reset market expectations for the coming periods.
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The Earnings Picture Is Good Enough, So Far
by Sheraz Mian
The picture emerging from the 2022 Q3 earnings season belies pre-season fears of an impending earnings cliff. The overall corporate profitability picture isn't great, but it isn't bad either.
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Breaking Down the Rough Start to Q3 Earnings Season
by Sheraz Mian
The early 2022 Q3 results don't inspire a lot of confidence about the overall earnings picture. At this admittedly early stage, companies appear to be struggling to beat consensus estimates that had already come down significantly.
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What Will Q3 Earnings Season Tell Wall Street?
by Sheraz Mian
Estimates for the last two quarters of this year and full-year 2023 are coming down, even though positive revisions to the Energy sector continue to partly offset estimate cuts elsewhere.
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Are Earnings Estimates Out of Sync with the Economy?
by Sheraz Mian
Estimates for the last two quarters of this year and full-year 2023 are coming down, even though positive revisions to the Energy sector continue to partly offset estimate cuts elsewhere.
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How Earnings Estimates are Evolving Amid Inflation and Higher Rates
by Sheraz Mian
Q3 estimates have been cut for 14 of the 16 Zacks sectors since the quarter got underway, with the biggest declines at the Consumer Discretionary, Consumer Staples, Technology, Retail and Conglomerates sectors.
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Previewing the Q3 Earnings Season as Estimates Slide
by Sheraz Mian
Estimates for the last two quarters of this year and full-year 2023 are coming down, even though positive revisions to the Energy sector continue to partly offset those estimate cuts elsewhere.
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Looking Ahead to Q3 Earnings Amid Persistent Inflation and Rising Rates
by Sheraz Mian
Estimates for the last two quarters of this year and full-year 2023 are coming down, even though positive revisions to the Energy sector continue to partly offset estimate cuts elsewhere.
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Making Sense of Fading Earnings Estimates
by Sheraz Mian
Estimates for the last two quarters of this year and for next year are coming down, even though positive revisions to the Energy sector continue to partly offset estimate cuts elsewhere.
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The Market Sectors Showing Resilience As Earnings Estimates Slip
by Sheraz Mian
Q3 estimates have been cut for 13 of the 16 Zacks sectors since the quarter got underway, with the biggest declines at the Consumer Discretionary, Consumer Staples, Technology, Retail and Conglomerates sectors.
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How Far Have Q3 Earnings Estimates Fallen?
by Sheraz Mian
The +2.4% earnings growth expected for the S&P 500 index in 2022 Q3 is down from...
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Looking for Signs of Recession in the Earnings Data
by Sheraz Mian
With the bulk of the Q2 earnings season now behind us, we discuss the key trends emerging from this reporting cycle.
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Taking Stock of the Earnings Picture
by Sheraz Mian
With the Q2 earnings season at the half-way mark, we discuss the key trends emerging from this reporting cycle.
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A Stable Earnings Picture Despite Many Headwinds
by Sheraz Mian
While this stability and resilience runs contrary to worries of an imminent economic slowdown or even a recession, we are starting to see tell-tale signs of emerging weakness in both consumer and business spending.
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Q2 Earnings Season Off to a Solid Start Despite Recession Fears
by Sheraz Mian
The overall picture emerging from the Q2 earnings season at this admittedly early stage is inconsistent with an economy heading into a significant downturn.
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Q2 Earnings Season Gets Underway
by Sheraz Mian
Excluding the hefty contribution from the Energy sector, total Q2 earnings for the rest of the S&P 500 index are expected to be down -6.1% on +7.4% higher revenues.
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How Much Clarity Will the Q2 Earnings Season Provide?
by Sheraz Mian
The market has a sense of what should happen to earnings estimates, but it isn't seeing much of that just yet...
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Have Earnings Estimates Come Down Enough?
by Sheraz Mian
Part of the uncertainty in the market at present is related to how earnings estimates should evolve in an aggressive Fed tightening cycle. The market has a sense of what should happen to earnings estimates, but it isn't seeing much of that just yet...
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Will Earnings Estimates Finally Come Down?
by Sheraz Mian
Part of the uncertainty in the market at present is related to how earnings estimates should evolve in an aggressive Fed tightening cycle. The market has a sense of what should happen to earnings estimates, but it isn't seeing much of that just yet.
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Looking Ahead to the Q2 Earnings Season as the Fed Hikes Rates
by Sheraz Mian
Excluding the hefty contribution from the Energy sector, total Q2 earnings for the rest of the S&P 500 index are expected to be down -5.1% on +7.4% higher revenues...
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Breaking Down the Tech Sector's Earnings Outlook
by Sheraz Mian
Technology stocks have been at the receiving end of the ongoing market reset in response to the Fed's tightening policy. Here's what to expect from tech earnings going forward...
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