Earnings in a sentence

Of course, holding stocks or options over an earnings print is akin to gambling because stocks can react bullishly to an earnings miss and bearishly to an earnings beat.

It's also worth noting that Crocs is slated to report fourth-quarter earnings before the open on Thursday, Feb. 15. Investors are hoping for a fifth consecutive earnings beat, though the post-earnings price history has been less than sweet.

With the fear of recession fading reflected in stock prices and faster earnings growth expected for the fourth quarter and 2025, more attention will likely be paid to management’s future earnings guidance than the third quarter’s earnings beats.

General Electric jumped 7 percent after reporting earnings and earnings that beat analysts’ forecasts, while Google’s parent company Alphabet sank 7.8% after its earnings didn’t grow as quickly as Wall Street expected.

This certainly appears to be the case from the analysts who have provided earnings forecasts that are significantly higher than Akamai's highest earnings level back in 2014 (before its earnings slump).

Adding to that positive earnings report is the company’s adjusted earnings per share of -16 cents.

Adjusted earnings of for the year ended were 41% lower than the prior year due to lower net earnings.

Amounts in the restricted retained earnings account are unavailable to be paid as dividends, which may be paid from current net income and unrestricted retained earnings.

And secondly, the OEY requires the use of the owners’ earnings (i.e., the true economic earnings of the business), not the accounting EPS.

At 10.7X future earnings, a dollar invested today effectively generates an earnings yield of 9.3%.

Continued margin pressure, the resulting earnings pressure and higher leverage ratios made me cautious as I wondered if a 14-15 times earnings multiple was cheap enough.

During the US 1Q23 earnings release season, many companies delivered weaker-than-expected results, indicating that slower demand and higher Fed rates are starting to affect companies’ earnings.

Each company at least doubled its earnings over the past decade, with ICE tripling its earnings.

Energy sector earnings in 2023 are likely to decline year-over-year, mainly because of how strong 2022 was, but other factors could weigh on earnings as well.

Essential Properties Realty Trust pays out 97.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Fisker’s earnings report is set to be announced soon, with analysts earnings per share (EPS) of $-0.

Ford begins to fit it under current conditions when you consider the discrepancy between its accounting earnings and its owners’ earnings.

Further complicating the financial landscape is the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) order issued on August 31, 2023, temporarily suspending the ESM (Earnings Sharing Mechanism) based on the Q3 earnings report.

Giant chipmaker Intel has released its earnings report for the latest quarter of 2022, missing Wall Street’s targets for sales and earnings.

He also believes the deal will help drive adjusted-earnings growth over the next five years, which is crucial considering how Humira biosimilars will likely create a drag on earnings for several years.