Posts Tagged ‘Q3’
Walt Disney (DIS) Results Strong – Outside of Europe the Global Economy is Solid
Long live Mickey Mouse! Walt Disney reported strong results last night which reflected broad strength across the economy. Disney has diversified exposure to discretionary spending with its parks, media properties, and international businesses. A consistent theme through earnings season has been broadly solid corporate earnings and DIS is another example of this from a large…
Read MoreMcRally – McDonald’s Posts Excellent Results with no Slowing in Europe
McDonald’s posted an excellent set of results this morning and the quality of the reported earnings was very high because it came at an abnormally high tax rate. McDonald’s global same store sales came in at 5.0%. The results continue to confound many analysts and investors who fear that McDonald’s growth is not sustainable –…
Read MoreBig Blue (IBM) Posts Solid Q3 Results – Adamant That Macro Isn’t Slowing Meaningfully
IBM posted a solid third quarter result that exhibited 16% earnings per share growth and enabled the company to slightly raise full year guidance (from $13.25 to $13.35). IBM has been beating quarterly consensus results by some 2-4% in consistent fashion. The 1.8% beat for the third quarter is likely causing most of the sell-off…
Read MoreA Guide for Q3 Earnings Season – What I’m Looking For
Earnings season officially gets started this week, with reports already released from Alcoa, Pepsi, JP Morgan and a few others. Tonight Google will be reporting after the close – a stock I continue to view favorably. Next week the reports will pour in and by the end of next week we’ll have a pretty good…
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