Quarterly Reporting 02/02/07
Amazon's (AMZN) -3.8%, Q4 financials, reported late Thursday, showed a strong gain in sales and the stock soared.
Doh! upon further review, a 51% drop in profit, largely from its shrinking margins.
Anheuser Busch's (BUD) FLAT (no pun intended), after sudsy profit +31%, net sales +1.8%, boosted by strong gains in a foreign equity stake as well as a lower tax rate.
American Standard (ASD) +7% then FLAT, to a record high after posting a 77% rise in Q4 earnings and said it will split into three different businesses.
Their porcelain toilets are a common chin and arm rest for those who drink too much of Anheuser Busch's product.
British Airways (BAY) +1.6%, Oops! After posting a 27% decline in Q3 operating profit as fuel forced up costs and revenues grew only slightly.
Europe's 3rd largest airline blamed strikes and restrictive security measures as they lowered their full year revenue outlook. Do they mean passenger volume is down?
Brookfield Homes (BHS) +9.7%, Doh!! Investors ignored a drop in Q4 net income, as home closings and lot sales declined.
CA Inc (CA) +6.3%, after the software firm said 2007 sales should top previous forecasts.
Oops! Investors ignoring Q3 net income falling 14%, as the company continues to restructure through acquisitions and cost cuts.
Chevron (CVX) flat as Q4 profit fell 9%, pulled down by weaker natural gas prices. Chevron's profit drop mirrors similar Q4 drops at Exxon Mobil, ConocoPhillips and Marathon Oil.
Electronic Arts (ERTS) +1.6%, after the software gaming firm topped analysts' expectations.
Doh! Investors looked past a 37% drop in profit and a sales forecast that lagged Wall Street estimates.
Ryder System (R) -3.5%, after the trucking & supply chain mgmt company announced a 12% rise in Q4 profit and +3.2% revenues.
Oops! Investors did not like the reality based lowered forward guidance.
Standard Pacific (SPF) +7.3%, after the homebuilder issued upside Q1 and fiscal 2007 earnings guidance helping to push up the HGX index 2.2%.
Doh! Investors ignored a Q4 net loss of $98.4M, or $1.53 a share. During the same period a year ago, the company posted net earnings of $154.9M, or $2.22 a share.
Doh! upon further review, a 51% drop in profit, largely from its shrinking margins.
Anheuser Busch's (BUD) FLAT (no pun intended), after sudsy profit +31%, net sales +1.8%, boosted by strong gains in a foreign equity stake as well as a lower tax rate.
American Standard (ASD) +7% then FLAT, to a record high after posting a 77% rise in Q4 earnings and said it will split into three different businesses.
Their porcelain toilets are a common chin and arm rest for those who drink too much of Anheuser Busch's product.
British Airways (BAY) +1.6%, Oops! After posting a 27% decline in Q3 operating profit as fuel forced up costs and revenues grew only slightly.
Europe's 3rd largest airline blamed strikes and restrictive security measures as they lowered their full year revenue outlook. Do they mean passenger volume is down?
Brookfield Homes (BHS) +9.7%, Doh!! Investors ignored a drop in Q4 net income, as home closings and lot sales declined.
CA Inc (CA) +6.3%, after the software firm said 2007 sales should top previous forecasts.
Oops! Investors ignoring Q3 net income falling 14%, as the company continues to restructure through acquisitions and cost cuts.
Chevron (CVX) flat as Q4 profit fell 9%, pulled down by weaker natural gas prices. Chevron's profit drop mirrors similar Q4 drops at Exxon Mobil, ConocoPhillips and Marathon Oil.
Electronic Arts (ERTS) +1.6%, after the software gaming firm topped analysts' expectations.
Doh! Investors looked past a 37% drop in profit and a sales forecast that lagged Wall Street estimates.
Ryder System (R) -3.5%, after the trucking & supply chain mgmt company announced a 12% rise in Q4 profit and +3.2% revenues.
Oops! Investors did not like the reality based lowered forward guidance.
Standard Pacific (SPF) +7.3%, after the homebuilder issued upside Q1 and fiscal 2007 earnings guidance helping to push up the HGX index 2.2%.
Doh! Investors ignored a Q4 net loss of $98.4M, or $1.53 a share. During the same period a year ago, the company posted net earnings of $154.9M, or $2.22 a share.
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