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Director of Research at Zacks
Sheraz Mian is the Director of Research at Zacks, in which capacity he leads the 60 analyst equity research team covering over 1,000 stocks, including the entire S&P 500. He oversees the creation of all commentary as well as the various subscription services. He also manages the Zacks Focus ...more

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Q2 Earnings Estimates Coming Down
The Q1 earnings season has come to an end for 10 of the 16 Zacks sectors in the S&P 500 index, with just a few companies still to come in the remaining sectors.
Q1 Earnings Season Winding Down
Including today’s Retail sector earnings reports, we now have Q1 results from 32 of the 41 retailers in the S&P 500 index that combined account for 90.8% of the sector’s total market capitalization in the index.
Q1 Earnings Scorecard - The Dollar Impact
Growth is anemic, most companies are coming short of revenue estimates and guidance continues to be on the weak side, causing estimates for the current period to come down.
Revenue Weakness Dominates Q1 Earnings Season
With results from almost two-thirds of the S&P 500 index’s total market capitalization already on the books, we have a good sense of how the Q1 earnings season has unfolded.
The Parade Of Weak Earnings Reports Continues
The flood of Q1 earnings announcements continues this week, with almost one thousand companies reporting results, including 159 S&P 500 members. By the end of this week, we will have seen Q1 results from 72% of the index’s total membership.
Revenue Weakness Stands Out In Q1 Earnings Season
Among the major sectors, Transportation, and Autos are big growth contributors this quarter, with Transportation earnings expected to be up +37.5% and Autos earnings up +32.4%. Finance up +16.7%, Medical up +11.2%. But Energy drags total earnings way down.
Soft Start To Q1 Earnings Season
No major surprises from the Finance sector results thus far, which dominate the early going every reporting cycle. Low interest rates continue to weigh on the profitability of the banks’ core lending operations.
Q1 Earnings Season Ramps Up
The 2015 Q1 reporting season is underway, with results from 25 S&P companies already out. The reporting pace accelerates this week, with just over 90 companies announcing first-quarter results.
Q1 Earnings Season In Spotlight As Alcoa (AA) Reports Results
Alcoa’s earnings report isn’t totally irrelevant to the broader earnings season, particularly since the company’s operations have become more downstream oriented and the automotive and aerospace industries have steadily become major end-markets.
What To Look For This Earnings Season
The 2014 Q4 tally was an all-time quarterly record, which wouldn’t be surpassed till the final quarter of the year. But given the negative revisions trend currently in place, those estimates will likely come down.
Kraft Up On Warren Buffett Buyout
In corporate news, Kraft shares are up more than 30% in the pre-open following the announcement that the company is being acquired by a combination of Brazil’s 3G Capital and Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway.
Is Oil Driving Q1 Earnings Estimates Lower?
The magnitude of negative revisions for 2015 Q1 exceeds any other recent quarter by a big margin.
3 Things To Know About Q1 Earnings Season
Estimates for Q1 took a beating over the last few months, with many suspecting that the negative revisions trend may have gone a bit too far. But judging from the market’s reaction to the admittedly small sample of reports, expectations may not be low enough.
Have Q1 Estimates Fallen Too Much?
Updating Q4 results to date and looking ahead to next week.
How Good Are Retail Sector Results? Plus Q4 Earnings Update
A look at retail sector earnings, plus an update of all Q4 earnings reports to date.
Retail Sector In Focus As Q4 Earnings Season Winds Down
Investors seem to be holding out hope that the sector will be a key beneficiary of what is happening to oil prices. This week’s commentary from Wal-Mart will give us some pointers how reasonable these hopes are.
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