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As of this morning, over 80% of the S&P 500 companies have reported earnings.
Here's how things stand so far:
- Companies Exceeding Estimates: 74%
- Companies Matching Estimates: 8%
- Companies Falling Below Estimates: 18%
Compared to the same point in time last earnings season, the breakdown has shifted with a significantly larger increase in companies beating vs. missing estimates.
Hess [HES
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], MeadWestvaco [MWV
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] and Plum Creek Timber [PCL
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] have passed Sallie Mae [SLM
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] with the biggest percent surprises. In absolute dollars, financials take 4 of the top 5 slots in the leaderboard. Citigroup [C
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] leads with $4.7 billion surprise followed by Wells Fargo's [WFC
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] $1.1 billion and JP Morgan's surprise of nearly $936 million. Ford is the only non-financial on the list, with an $869 million surprise.
Earnings Leaderboard - Best Performers (as of 8/5) |
| Company | Symbol | Sector | Date | EPS Est. | Actual | %Chg |
| Hess | HES | Energy | 7/29/2009 | 0.01 | 0.40 | 3900% |
| MeadWestvaco | MWV | Materials | 7/29/2009 | 0.01 | 0.22 | 2100% |
| Plum Creek Timber | PCL | Finanacials | 7/27/2009 | 0.02 | 0.19 | 850% |
| Sallie Mae | SLM | Financials | 7/21/2009 | 0.04 | 0.31 | 675% |
| JP Morgan Chase | JPM | Financials | 7/16/2009 | 0.04 | 0.28 | 600% |
On the downside, Intel [INTC
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] leads the losers, reporting a -188% miss. In absolute dollars, Exxon Mobil [XOM
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] passed Intel with its $927 million negative surprise. Morgan Stanley's [MU
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] $825 million downside surprises ranks third.
Earnings Leaderboard - Biggest Losers (as of 8/5) |
| Company | Symbol | Sector | Rpt Date | EPS Est. | Actual | %Chg |
| Intel | INTC | Tech | 7/14/2009 | 0.08 | -0.07 | -188% |
| Kimco Realty | KIM | Financials | 7/30/2009 | 0.32 | -0.17 | -153% |
| Cincinnati Fin. | CINF | Financials | 7/30/2009 | 0.18 | -0.03 | -117% |
| Genworth Fin. | GNW | Financials | 7/30/2009 | 0.16 | 0.02 | -88% |
| PNC Fin Svcs | PNC | Financials | 7/23/2009 | 0.46 | 0.14 | -70% |
Source:Thomson Reuters
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