Why IBM Partnered with Red Hat
Sticking to its strategy to grow Strategic Imperatives, IBM announced a cloud partnership with Red Hat (RHT) in late March 2017.
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The Word on the Street: What Analysts Are Recommending for Joy Global Now
Of the 17 analysts surveyed by Bloomberg, only five issued “buy” recommendations for Joy Global, while 11 issued “holds,” and one issued a “sell.”
Why TTD Stock Is Down 4.0% Post-Earnings
Shares of US-based online advertising company The Trade Desk (TTD) are down 4.0% in after-hours trading today after the company’s earnings results.
Allianz Reports 11% Revenue Growth Backed by Insurance Business
Allianz Group offer property casualty insurance, life and health insurance, and asset management products and services in over 70 countries. The company’s major operations are in Europe.
Airline Relative Valuations: What Is Priced In?
The airline industry is capital-intensive, with high levels of depreciation and amortization and varying degrees of debt and operating leases. To neutralize these factors, we use the EV-to-EBITDA ratio to value airline stocks.
Why Marriott is Buying Back Its Own Shares
Marriott repurchased 7.7 million shares of common stock valued at $544 million in 4Q14 and 24 million shares for $1.5 billion in 2014.
Why Tiffany Stock Plunged
Tiffany (TIF) disappointed investors with its comparable-store sales numbers in 1Q17. After results were announced, the company’s stock plunged ~9%.
Chesapeake Energy: ‘Buy’ or ‘Sell’ after Its Q4 Earnings?
On February 27, Chesapeake Energy might report an adjusted net income of $0.18 per diluted share based on analysts’ consensus estimates.
Nike’s Fastest-Growing Demographic Segments
The women and young athletes demographic segments saw the greatest sales traction in fiscal 2015 for Nike.
How Is Carnival Valued Compared to Its Peers?
Currently, CCL’s forward EV/EBITDA ratio stands at 10.4x. CCL enjoyed its highest valuation of 63x during September 2006. It reached its lows of ~5x in November 2008.
FedEx Ground: Delivering on E-Commerce Growth
FedEx Ground is being driven by the booming growth in e-commerce, and it contributed to 35% of the company’s revenues but 44% of its profits.
Understanding the Economic Sense behind Amazon’s Echo Show
Amazon (AMZN) has a brand new Echo smart speaker called Echo Show. Including Echo Show, there are now five variants of Echo-branded products.
How Calvin Klein Navigated through Tough Macro Conditions
The company derived 46% of its operating income from the Calvin Klein business in fiscal 2015 compared to 37% in fiscal 2014.
PepsiCo’s Valuation ahead of 1Q17 Results
As of April 19, PepsiCo (PEP) was trading at a 12-month forward PE (price-to-earnings) ratio of 22.1x.
Will Dunkin’ Brands’ 2Q17 Earnings Boost Its Stock Price?
Dunkin’ Brands, the owner of the Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins brands, is scheduled to announce its 2Q17 earnings before the market opens on July 27, 2017.
Abbott Laboratories’ Stock Price Performance in July
Year-to-date, ABT stock has risen 12.8%. Over the last month, the stock has returned ~4.0%.
Why Rackspace Revenue Growth Has Slowed Down
The primary reason for Rackspace’s slow revenue growth in spite of increased preference for the cloud,is a change in its strategy.
Open-Source Databases Are Set to Overtake Commercial Databases
The double-digit growth of open source databases is posing an additional threat to Oracle, which has a revenue share of 48.3% in this space.
Innovation and Marketing Fuel Dr Pepper Snapple’s Future Growth
Dr Pepper Snapple is creating more visibility for its products by associating with popular movies. It expects its marketing spend to be ~7.6% of net sales in 2015.
Positive and negative effects on ExxonMobil’s returns
Currently, the biggest concern affecting Exxon Mobil (XOM) and other energy companies is the falling crude price and falling oil and gas production.
American Eagle Outfitters’ Top-Line Performance in Fiscal 4Q17
Strength in the American Eagle and Aerie brands along with a robust digital business contributed to its top-line growth.
Under Armour’s Fitness App Platform Is the World’s Largest
Late last year and in early 2015, Under Armour acquired Endomondo and MyFitnessPal. Its fitness app user platform became the largest in the world.
Apple beats all estimates to produce stellar fiscal 1Q15 results
In December 2014, the success of iPhone 6 and Plus helped Apple beat Google’s Android-based smartphones in terms of market share in the US.
Sprint ramps up promotional efforts to expand customer base
The launch of Apple’s iPhone 6 in September, just before the holiday season, was a key driver for Sprint’s increased promotional efforts during fiscal 3Q14.Earnings Report Why Starbucks’ channel development produces higher margins
Channel development contributed 9.5% of the revenues for the fourth quarter of 2014. This is a good strategy to diversify the more volatile restaurant business.
How ArcelorMittal Fared in 1Q18
ArcelorMittal (MT), the world’s largest steel producer, reported revenues of $19.2 billion for 1Q18, the highest since 3Q14.
Freeport-McMoRan’s Debt Reduction Plan: Key Takeaways
During its 4Q15 earnings conference call, Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) mentioned a debt reduction program to raise $5 billion–$10 billion to shore up its balance sheet.
Teradata Struggles as Cloud Adoption Increases
Teradata primarily generates revenues from data and analytics and marketing applications. Its core business is struggling, as data warehouses are increasingly moving toward the cloud.
Why Nike Is Able to Turn a Profit in E-Commerce
The Nike+ Training Club clocked ~17 million downloads by 1Q15. The app is now available in 18 languages, creating the framework for a global community.
Why IBM Acquired Promontory Financial Group
According to IBM, with Promontory’s integration into Watson, Watson’s capabilities will get a significant boost.
What Could Drive Schlumberger’s Performance in 1Q17 and Beyond?
Schlumberger’s (SLB) Drilling segment witnessed the highest revenue fall of 32% in 4Q16 compared to 3Q16.
Oracle Unveils a Range of Cloud Offerings
Oracle’s newly launched cloud offerings are a step forward in Oracle’s strategy to shift its database and CRM business to the cloud.
TSMC’s Process Node Strength Reflects in Its Q4 Revenue
A smaller node improves transistor density, thereby improving performance and power efficiency.
What to Expect from Cliffs Natural Resources’ 2Q17 Earnings
In this series, we’ll see what investors could expect from Cliffs Natural Resources’ (CLF) 2Q17 earnings report. CLF stock has gained 23% in the last 15 trading days.
Procter & Gamble: Can Focus on 10 Product Categories Help 3Q16?
Procter & Gamble (PG) is set to release its fiscal 3Q16 earnings before the Markets open on April 26, 2016. In fiscal 2Q16, P&G missed revenue estimates for the fifth consecutive quarter.
Rio’s Aluminum Division Didn’t Bow to Commodity Price Pressures
Rio Tinto’s (RIO) Aluminum division contributed 19% of its 1H16 underlying EBITDA (or earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization).
Will Starbucks’s Fiscal 3Q17 Earnings Boost Its Stock Price?
Starbucks (SBUX) is scheduled to announce its fiscal 3Q17 earnings after the market closes on July 27, 2017. Starbucks’ fiscal 3Q17 extends from April 3, 2017.
This Could Lead BHP’s Cost-Reduction Efforts in Iron Ore
Iron ore makes up 38% of BHP Billiton’s (BHP) revenues and 42% of its EBITDA.
When Can You Expect Walmart’s Profitability Margins to Stabilize?
Despite the revenue headwinds we discussed in the previous part of this series, Walmart (WMT) expanded its gross margin by 21 basis points to 24.6% in the first three quarters of fiscal 2016.
Why CVR Partners Missed Analyst Estimates in Second Quarter
CVR Partners missed both top-line and bottom-line estimates for the second quarter, and the stock fell 4.5% after the earnings release.
Will Constellation Brands’ Fiscal 1Q17 Earnings Beat Estimates?
For fiscal 1Q17, analysts expect Constellation Brands to deliver adjusted EPS (earnings per share) of $1.52.
What to Expect for AMC Entertainment’s 1Q18 Revenue
Analysts have projected AMC Entertainment’s (AMC) revenue in 1Q18 (ended March 31) to increase 5.2% to $1.4 billion, boosted by acquisitions.
Applied Materials’s position in the semiconductor space
AMAT earns approximately 30% of its revenue from Taiwan, a share that has consistently risen in recent years.
How Mattel Performed during the Second Quarter of 2016
Mattel (MAT) has a market cap of $11.2 billion. It rose by 1.4% to close at $32.83 per share on July 20, 2016.
Arconic’s Tough Beginning: Controversies and Battles
Arconic is scheduled to release its 1Q17 earnings on April 25. ARNC was listed as a separate entity on November 1, 2016, when Alcoa split into two entities.
Why Did IBM Stock Fall after Its Fiscal 1Q16 Results?
Despite exceeding analysts’ estimates, IBM stock fell after the earnings announcement on April 18, 2016. It was IBM’s 16th consecutive quarter of revenue decline.
Did Dr Pepper Snapple’s Non-Carbonated Beverages Call the Shots in 4Q15?
Dr Pepper Snapple (DPS) saw higher volume growth in non-carbonated beverages in all the quarters of fiscal 2015 compared to CSDs.
Intuit’s Outlook for Fiscal 2Q16 Exceeds Analysts’ Estimates
For fiscal 2Q16, Intuit expects to post revenue and EPS of $880–$900 million and $0.17–$0.20, respectively. These exceed analysts’ estimates for revenue and EPS of $823.9 million and $0.05, respectively.
NIKE Scores Big Leveraging E-commerce, Retail Channels
The company is widening its retail footprint and growing e-commerce sales. NIKE’s store count stood at 858 stores at the end of fiscal 2014.
Inside HP’s Printing in Fiscal 1Q17
HP Inc.’s (HPQ) Printing business group reported revenues of $4.6 billion in fiscal 4Q16, which represents a fall of 8% YoY.