S&P 500 Earnings Leaderboard: Biggest Surprises Season to Date
By: Ariel Nelson | Director of Market Data & Content Services, CBNC
As of this past Friday, just over 10% of the S&P 500 companies had reported earnings. This week we will see roughly 30% more of the S&P report.
Here's how things stand so far:
- Companies Exceeding Estimates: 71%
- Companies Matching Estimates: 9%
- Companies Falling Below Estimates: 20%
Compared to the start of last earnings season, the breakdown has shifted with a significantly larger increase in companies beating vs. missing estimates. At the same point last quarter, over 30% of the companies reporting had missed EPS estimates and just over 60% had beaten estimates.
JP Morgan Chase has had the biggest percent surprise to the upside followed by Janus Capital and Goldman Sachs . In absolute dollars, financials sit atop the leaderboard. After JP Morgan's surprise of nearly $936 million, Goldman follows with its $700 million surprise. Bank of America's $432 million surprise is next.
On the downside, Intel leads the losers, reporting a -188% miss. In absolute dollars, Intel also leads with its $838 million negative surprise followed by Micron Technologies' $119 million downside surprises.
Earnings Leaderboard - Biggest Losers (as of 7/17)
| Company | Symbol | Sector | Rpt Date | EPS Est. | Actual | %Chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intel | INTC | Tech | 7/14/2009 | 0.08 | -0.07 | -188% |
| Xilinx | XLNX | Tech | 7/15/2009 | 0.18 | 0.14 | -22% |
| Fastenal | FAST | Industrials | 7/13/2009 | 0.33 | 0.29 | -12% |
| Walgreens | WAG | Cons Stpls | 6/22/2009 | 0.56 | 0.53 | -5% |
| Paychex | PAYX | Tech | 6/24/2009 | 0.33 | 0.32 | -3% |
Source:Thomson Reuters
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