Neil posted an article on Gauging Corporate Financial Results - Jun 5, 2011, 12:50 pm
This post describes our model of Intel's (NASDAQ: INTC) Income Statement for fiscal 2011's second quarter, which will end on 2 July 2011. The purpose of the model is to establish a baseline for identifying surprises, positive or negative, in the quarterly results the company will report...
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Neil posted an article on Gauging Corporate Financial Results - Mar 22, 2011, 11:44 pm
We have updated the various financial metrics we use to analyze PepsiCo's (NYSE: PEP) Cash Management, Growth, Profitability and Value.  This post reports on the metrics and the associated financial gauge scores.  The metrics were calculated using data from PepsiCo's current a...
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Neil posted an article on Gauging Corporate Financial Results - Mar 20, 2011, 1:31 pm
This post describes our model of Intel's (NASDAQ: INTC) Income Statement for fiscal 2011's first quarter, which will end on 26 March 2011. The purpose of the model is to establish a baseline for identifying surprises, positive or negative, in the quarterly results the compan...
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Neil posted an article on Gauging Corporate Financial Results - Mar 19, 2011, 1:52 pm
We have updated the various financial metrics we use to analyze Cisco Systems' (NASDAQ: CSCO) Cash Management, Growth, Profitability and Value.  This post reports on the metrics and the associated financial gauge scores.  The metrics were calculated using data from Cisco's current a...
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Neil posted an article on Gauging Corporate Financial Results - Mar 14, 2011, 12:06 am
We have updated the various financial metrics we use to analyze BP's (NYSE: BP) Cash Management, Growth, Profitability and Value.  This post reports on the metrics and the associated financial gauge scores.  The metrics were calculated using data from BP's current and historical financial...
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Neil posted an article on Gauging Corporate Financial Results - Mar 8, 2011, 11:44 pm
We have updated the various financial metrics we use to analyze Procter & Gamble's (NYSE: PG) Cash Management, Growth, Profitability and Value.  This post reports on the metrics and the associated financial gauge scores.  The metrics were calculated using data from P&G's curre...
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Neil posted an article on Gauging Corporate Financial Results - Mar 6, 2011, 11:58 pm
We have updated the various financial metrics we use to analyze ConocoPhillips's (NYSE: COP) Cash Management, Growth, Profitability and Value.  This post reports on the metrics and the associated financial gauge scores.  The metrics were calculated using data from Conoco's current and his...
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Neil posted an article on Gauging Corporate Financial Results - Mar 2, 2011, 11:48 pm
Paragon Shipping, Inc., (NYSE: PRGN) earned $0.04 per diluted share on a GAAP basis in the December-ending fourth quarter of 2010, down more than 80 percent from $0.26 in the same three months of the previous year. Adjusted earnings, a non-GAAP measure that excludes various non-cash item...
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Neil posted an article on Gauging Corporate Financial Results - Feb 28, 2011, 9:40 pm
Edison International (NYSE: EIX) earned $0.51 per diluted share on a GAAP basis in the December-ending fourth quarter of 2010, down 22 percent from $0.65 in the same three months of the previous year.  "Core" earnings, a non-GAAP measure that excludes special items, fell from $0.59 to $0.58 ...
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Neil posted an article on Gauging Corporate Financial Results - Feb 27, 2011, 4:45 pm
We have updated the various financial metrics we use to analyze Intel's (NASDAQ: INTC) Cash Management, Growth, Profitability and Value.  This post reports on the metrics and the associated financial gauge scores.  The metrics were calculated using data from Intel's current and historical ...
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Neil posted an article on Gauging Corporate Financial Results - Feb 23, 2011, 9:37 pm
Home Depot (NYSE: HD) earned $0.36 per diluted share on a GAAP basis in the January-ending fourth quarter of fiscal 2010, up 78.5 percent from $0.20 in the same three months of the previous year.  The earnings growth rate was unusually strong because the year-earlier results were depre...
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Neil posted an article on Gauging Corporate Financial Results - Feb 22, 2011, 9:43 pm
Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE: WMT) earned $1.70 per diluted share on a GAAP basis in the January-ending fourth quarter of fiscal 2011, up 36 percent from $1.25 in the same three months of the previous year. It might be more meaningful to consider "underlying" earnings from continuing ope...
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Neil posted an article on Gauging Corporate Financial Results - Feb 19, 2011, 1:44 pm
NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) earned $0.29 per diluted share on a GAAP basis in the January-ending fourth quarter of fiscal 2011, up 27 percent from $0.23 in the same three months of the previous year.  The latest quarter included a $57 million ($37 million after taxes) benefit related to a le...
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Neil posted an article on Gauging Corporate Financial Results - Feb 18, 2011, 8:03 pm
Watson Pharmaceuticals (NYSE: WPI) earned $0.15 per diluted share on a GAAP basis in the December-ending fourth quarter of 2010, down 71 percent from $0.51 in the same three months of 2009.  Perhaps more significantly, non-GAAP earnings rose 23 percent, from $0.85 to $0.93 per share. ...
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Neil posted an article on Gauging Corporate Financial Results - Feb 15, 2011, 1:47 am
Automatic Data Processing (NASDAQ: ADP) earned $0.62 per diluted share on a GAAP basis in the December-ending second quarter of fiscal 2011, unchanged from the same three months of 2009.  A previous article examined ADP's Income Statement for the September quarter.  Reported earnings were ...
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Neil posted an article on Gauging Corporate Financial Results - Feb 12, 2011, 4:24 pm
Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK and HEL:NOK1V) earned €0.20 per diluted share on an IFRS basis in the December-ending fourth quarter of 2010, down 21 percent from €0.26 per share in the same three months of 2009.  On a non-IFRS basis, which excludes special items, fourth-quarter earnings fell fro...
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Neil posted an article on Gauging Corporate Financial Results - Feb 10, 2011, 11:59 pm
PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) earned $0.85 per diluted share on a GAAP basis in the 16-week, December-ending fourth quarter of fiscal 2010, down 6 percent from $0.91 in the same three months of 2009.  Core earnings, which exclude certain items, increased from $0.90 to $1.05 per share.  The Core...
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Neil posted an article on Gauging Corporate Financial Results - Feb 10, 2011, 12:31 am
Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) earned $0.27 per diluted share on a GAAP basis in the January-ending second quarter of fiscal 2011, down 14 percent from $0.32 in the same three months of the previous year.  Non-GAAP earnings fell 7.5 percent, from $0.40 to $0.37 per share.  The non-GAAP results excl...
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Neil posted an article on Gauging Corporate Financial Results - Feb 8, 2011, 9:29 am
Broadridge Financial (NYSE: BR) earned $0.08 per diluted share on a GAAP basis in the December-ending second quarter of fiscal 2011, down 66 percent from $0.24 in the same three months of last year.  The year-earlier quarter included a $17.9 million ($0.13 per share) loss from discontinued o...
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Neil posted an article on Gauging Corporate Financial Results - Feb 6, 2011, 12:15 pm
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) earned $0.77 per diluted share on a GAAP basis in the December-ending second quarter of fiscal 2011, up 4 percent from $0.74 in the same three months of 2009.  A previous GCFR article examined in some detail Microsoft's Income Statement for the December ...
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Neil posted an article on Gauging Corporate Financial Results - Feb 4, 2011, 5:51 pm
Tidewater (NYSE: TDW) earned $0.67 per diluted share on a GAAP basis in the December-ending third quarter of fiscal 2011, down 42 percent from $1.16 in the same three months of the previous year. This post examines Tidewater's Income Statement for the latest quarter and compares the entries on each...
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Neil posted an article on Gauging Corporate Financial Results - Feb 1, 2011, 9:35 am
BP (NYSE: BP) earned $1.76 per diluted ADS in the December-ending fourth quarter of 2010, up 29 percent from $1.36 in the same three months of 2009. In the most recent quarter, BP recorded a charge of $1.01 billion ($753 million after taxes, $0.24 per share) for expenses related to the o...
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Neil posted an article on Gauging Corporate Financial Results - Jan 31, 2011, 4:22 am
Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) earned $1.11 per diluted share on a GAAP basis in the December-ending second quarter of fiscal 2011, down 26 percent from $1.49 in the same three months of the previous year. A better view of P&G's results can be gained from Core earnings, which is a non-GAAP ...
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Neil posted an article on Gauging Corporate Financial Results - Jan 29, 2011, 3:58 pm
ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) earned $1.39 per diluted share on a GAAP basis in the December-ending fourth quarter of 2010, up 63 percent from $0.86 in the same three months of 2009.  Adjusted earnings rose from $1.20 to $1.32 per share, a 10 percent increase.   Adjusted earnings ...
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Neil posted an article on Gauging Corporate Financial Results - Jan 28, 2011, 12:05 am
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) earned $0.77 per diluted share on a GAAP basis in the December-ending second quarter of fiscal 2011, up 4 percent from $0.74 in the same three months of 2009.  The year-earlier results were boosted by the release of Windows 7, which became available in October 2009. ...
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Neil posted an article on Gauging Corporate Financial Results - Jan 27, 2011, 9:35 am
Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK and HEL:NOK1V) earned €0.20 per diluted share on an IFRS basis in the December-ending fourth quarter of 2010, down 21 percent from €0.26 per share in the same three months of 2009.  On a non-IFRS basis, which excludes special items, fourth-quarter earnings fell from €0...
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Neil posted an article on Gauging Corporate Financial Results - Jan 26, 2011, 9:37 am
Automatic Data Processing (NASDAQ: ADP) earned $0.62 per diluted share on a GAAP basis in the December-ending second quarter of fiscal 2011, unchanged from the same three months of 2009.  This post examines ADP's Income Statement for the latest quarter and compares the entries on each line t...
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Neil posted an article on Gauging Corporate Financial Results - Jan 23, 2011, 1:38 pm
IBM (NYSE: IBM) earned $4.18 per diluted share on a GAAP basis in the December-ending fourth quarter of fiscal 2010, up 16 percent from $3.59 in the same three months of 2009. This post examines IBM's Income Statement for the quarter.  Please note we did not issue "look-ahead" estimates in advance ...
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Neil posted an article on Gauging Corporate Financial Results - Jan 21, 2011, 1:28 am
This post describes our model of Wal-Mart's (NYSE: WMT) Income Statement for fiscal 2011's fourth quarter, which will end on 31 January 2011. The purpose of the model is to establish a baseline for identifying surprises, positive or negative, in the quarterly results the com...
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Neil posted an article on Gauging Corporate Financial Results - Jan 18, 2011, 11:38 pm
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) earned $6.43 per diluted share on a GAAP basis in the December-ending first quarter of fiscal 2011, up an astonishing 75 percent from $3.67 in the same three months of 2009. This post examines Apple's Income Statement for the quarter.  The results were overshadowed to some ext...
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Neil posted an article on Gauging Corporate Financial Results - Jan 16, 2011, 11:56 pm
This post describes our model of Home Depot's (NYSE: HD) Income Statement for fiscal 2010's fourth quarter, which will end on 30 January 2011. The purpose of the model is to establish a baseline for identifying surprises, positive or negative, in the quarterly results the co...
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Neil posted an article on Gauging Corporate Financial Results - Jan 14, 2011, 1:21 am
Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) earned a record $0.59 per diluted share on a GAAP basis in the December-ending fourth quarter of fiscal 2010, up 47 percent from $0.40 in the same three months of 2009. This post examines Intel's Income Statement for the quarter and compares the entries on each line to our "look...
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Neil posted an article on Gauging Corporate Financial Results - Jan 12, 2011, 11:40 pm
This post describes our model of Cisco Systems's (NASDAQ: CSCO) Income Statement for fiscal 2011's second quarter, which will end on 29 January. The purpose of the model is to establish a baseline for identifying surprises, positive or negative, in the quarterly results the compa...
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Neil posted an article on Gauging Corporate Financial Results - Jan 10, 2011, 10:35 pm
This post describes our model of NVIDIA's (NASDAQ: NVDA) Income Statement for fiscal 2011's fourth quarter, which will end on 30 January 2010. The purpose of the model is to establish a baseline for identifying surprises, positive or negative, in the quarterly results the company...
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Neil posted an article on Gauging Corporate Financial Results - Jan 7, 2011, 2:14 pm
This post describes our model of Broadridge Financial's (NYSE: BR) Income Statement for the second quarter of fiscal 2011, which ended on 31 December 2010. The purpose of the model is to establish a baseline for identifying surprises, positive or negative, in the quarterly results the co...
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Neil posted an article on Gauging Corporate Financial Results - Jan 4, 2011, 10:42 pm
This post describes our model of Edison International's (NYSE: EIX) Income Statement for 2010's fourth quarter, which ended on 31 December. The purpose of the model is to establish a baseline for identifying surprises, positive or negative, in the quarterly results the company
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Neil posted an article on Gauging Corporate Financial Results - Jan 2, 2011, 2:25 pm
This post describes our model of Tidewater's (NYSE: TDW) Income Statement for the third quarter of fiscal 2011, which ended on 31 December 2010. The purpose of the model is to establish a baseline for identifying surprises, positive or negative, in the quarterly results that the ...
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Neil posted an article on Gauging Corporate Financial Results - Dec 31, 2010, 3:11 am
This post describes our model of Watson Pharmaceuticals' (NYSE: WPI) Income Statement for 2010's fourth quarter, which ends today. The purpose of the model is to establish a baseline for identifying surprises, positive or negative, in the quarterly results the company will ...
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Neil posted an article on Gauging Corporate Financial Results - Dec 28, 2010, 11:39 pm
This post describes our model of BP's (NYSE: BP and LON: BP) Income Statement for the fourth quarter of 2010, which will end on 31 December. The purpose of the model is to establish a baseline for identifying surprises, positive or negative, in the quarterly results the company &...
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Neil posted an article on Gauging Corporate Financial Results - Dec 26, 2010, 10:00 pm
This post describes our model of Procter & Gamble's (NYSE: PG) Income Statement for fiscal 2011's second quarter, which will end on 31 December 2010. The purpose of the model is to establish a baseline for identifying surprises, positive or negative, in the quarterly results the ...
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Neil posted an article on Gauging Corporate Financial Results - Dec 24, 2010, 2:32 pm
Home Depot (NYSE: HD) earned $0.51 per diluted share on a GAAP basis in the October-ending third quarter of fiscal 2010, up 24.5 percent from $0.41 in the same three months of last year.  A previous article examined Home Depot's Income Statement for the latest quarter in some detail.  ...
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Neil posted an article on Gauging Corporate Financial Results - Dec 21, 2010, 11:55 pm
Walmart (NYSE: WMT) earned $0.95 per diluted share on a GAAP basis in the October-ending third quarter of fiscal 2011, up 16 percent from $0.81 in the same three months of last year.  A special tax benefit added $0.05 per share to reported earnings in the most recent quarter. A previ...
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Neil posted an article on Gauging Corporate Financial Results - Dec 19, 2010, 1:34 pm
This post describes our model of ConocoPhillips's (NYSE: COP) Income Statement for the fourth quarter of 2010, which will end on 31 December. The purpose of the model is to establish a baseline for identifying surprises, positive or negative, in the quarterly results the company ...
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Neil posted an article on Gauging Corporate Financial Results - Dec 18, 2010, 2:09 pm
This post describes our model of Automatic Data Processing's (NASDAQ: ADP) Income Statement for the December-ending second quarter of fiscal 2011. The purpose of the model is to establish a baseline for identifying surprises, positive or negative, in the quarterly results the comp...
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Neil posted an article on Gauging Corporate Financial Results - Dec 16, 2010, 12:08 am
NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) earned $0.15 per diluted share on a GAAP basis in the October-ending third quarter of fiscal 2011, down 22 percent from $0.19 in the same three months of last year.  The earlier period benefited from a $24 million ($0.06 per share) insurance settlement.  A previous articleÂ...
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Neil posted an article on Gauging Corporate Financial Results - Dec 13, 2010, 11:41 pm
This post describes our model of PepsiCo's (NYSE: PEP) Income Statement for fiscal 2010's 16-week fourth quarter, which will end on 25 December 2010. The purpose of the model is to establish a baseline for identifying surprises, positive or negative, in the quarterly results...
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Neil posted an article on Gauging Corporate Financial Results - Dec 12, 2010, 11:58 am
This post describes our model of Nokia's (NYSE: NOK and HEL:NOK1V) Income Statement for the fourth quarter, which will end on 31 December 2010. The purpose of the model is to establish a baseline for identifying surprises, positive or negative, in the quarterly results the ...
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Neil posted an article on Gauging Corporate Financial Results - Dec 11, 2010, 12:14 pm
Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) earned $0.34 per diluted share on a GAAP basis in the October-ending first quarter of fiscal 2011, up 12 percent from $0.30 in the same three months of last year.  Non-GAAP earnings rose 17 percent, from $0.36 to $0.42 per share.  The non-GAAP results for ...
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Neil posted an article on Gauging Corporate Financial Results - Dec 10, 2010, 12:40 pm
This post describes our model of Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) Income Statement for fiscal 2011's second quarter, which will end on 31 December 2010. The purpose of the model is to establish a baseline for identifying surprises, positive or negative, in the quarterly results th...
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Neil posted an article on Gauging Corporate Financial Results - Dec 8, 2010, 11:32 pm
This post describes our model of Intel Corporation's (NASDAQ: INTC) Income Statement for fiscal 2010's fourth quarter, which will end on 25 December 2010. The purpose of the model is to establish a baseline for identifying surprises, positive or negative, in the quarterly re...
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