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1) Could Disney Be the Happiest Investment on Earth? + Vic Wisemann’s Thoughts on: EK, MU, GS, AAPL, AA, BAC, DIS
Vic Wisemann
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The market is on track to report one of the best quarterly earnings seasons on record. At least, that is, in terms of the number of companies that beat market expectations with their profits. Nearly four out of five S&P 500 companies that have reported fourth-quarter earnings have beaten consensus forecasts on the back of higher-than-expected jumps in revenue.
S&P companies are now set to break a run of nine consecutive quarterly declines in profits. But the performances have not translated into increased optimism over the outlook for 2010. Many analysts remain cautious over the impact of the withdrawal of economic stimulus programs. Reduced rebuilding of inventories held by companies is also a concern.
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As of last Tuesday morning, nearly half of the S&P 500 companies had reported earnings, with 78% of companies exceeding earnings per share estimates and 8% matching their earnings estimates. That leaves just 14% posting earnings below estimates. All in all, that seems like a pretty good result. Not spectacular, but still pretty good. As a comparison, at the same point last year, 35% of the companies reporting had missed earnings estimates and only 56% had beaten estimates.
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Eastman Kodak (EK) has had the biggest percent surprise to the upside, followed by Micron Tech (MU). In absolute dollars, Goldman Sachs (GS) still leads with a surprise of over $1.5 billion, followed by Apple (AAPL) with a $1.4 billion surprise. On the downside, Alcoa (AA) leads the losers, reporting an 83% miss. In absolute dollars, Bank of America (BAC) leads with its $795 million negative surprise.
Read on to see if Disney could be the happiest investment on earth.
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