tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89982469334764748342024-03-13T11:24:05.285-07:00Earnings ViewThis blog is devoted to helping investors make informed decisions. It will be regularly updated and provide opinions on earnings results. It is not intended to give investment advice and should not be taken as such. Consult your investment advisor.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07504478308802162131noreply@blogger.comBlogger1406110tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998246933476474834.post-54139328595387978352018-02-12T11:40:00.001-08:002018-02-12T11:40:13.928-08:00Key Conclusions From GE's Earnings Report<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Another set of earnings and another disappointment for </span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700;">General Electric Company</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> </span><span class="ticker" data-id="203664" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">(<a href="https://www.fool.com/quote/nyse/general-electric/ge" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #006699; transition: color 0.1s linear;">NYSE:GE</a>)</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> shareholders. Having updated investors </span><a href="https://www.fool.com/investing/2017/11/14/5-key-conclusions-general-electric-company-invest.aspx" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #006699; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; transition: color 0.1s linear;"></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">on its </span><a href="https://www.fool.com/investing/2017/11/14/5-key-conclusions-general-electric-company-invest.aspx" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #006699; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; transition: color 0.1s linear;">turnaround strategy</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> on a presentation in November, it was important for CEO John Flannery to demonstrate that a line has been drawn in the sand, notably on its </span><a href="https://www.fool.com/investing/2017/11/21/the-key-to-general-electrics-stock-prospects.aspx" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #006699; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; transition: color 0.1s linear;">ailing power segment</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">, </span><a href="https://www.fool.com/investing/2017/11/21/the-key-to-general-electrics-stock-prospects.aspx" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #006699; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; transition: color 0.1s linear;"></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">but the fourth-quarter earnings report failed to do this. That said, there were some good aspects to the earnings report, so let's take a look at four key takeaways -- two bad and two good -- from the presentations.</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07504478308802162131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998246933476474834.post-23506394945773312452018-02-12T11:38:00.001-08:002018-02-12T11:38:14.521-08:00Boeing Looks Set for Another Strong Year<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700;">The Boeing Company</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> </span><span class="ticker" data-id="202905" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">(<a href="https://www.fool.com/quote/nyse/boeing/ba" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #006699; transition: color 0.1s linear;">NYSE:BA</a>)</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> stock had </span><a href="https://www.fool.com/investing/2018/01/13/why-the-boeing-company-stock-soared-in-2017.aspx" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #006699; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; transition: color 0.1s linear;">an outstanding 2017</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> as the company benefited from ongoing strength in the industry and internal execution on its aircraft platforms. In order to assess whether the company will have a similarly successful year in 2018, it's useful to look at what went right last year and the trends going into this year. In this vein, here are the five key things to look out for this year.</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07504478308802162131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998246933476474834.post-78006137773462051402018-02-12T11:34:00.003-08:002018-02-12T11:34:54.591-08:00How to Invest in Stocks<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">So you're looking to buy stocks but aren't sure how to value them or decide which are the most attractive? It's a challenge for most newbie investors because it's hard to sift through the mass of numbers and stats thrown at you. To help you make sense of it all, here's my view on how to think about investing, and a demonstration of a method you can easily use to find suitable stocks for your portfolio.</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07504478308802162131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998246933476474834.post-15475242468078273032018-02-12T11:33:00.001-08:002018-02-12T11:33:13.990-08:00GE Takes Another Hit<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">In a development that CEO John Flannery described as "deeply disappointing," </span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700;">General Electric Company</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> </span><span class="ticker" data-id="203664" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">(<a href="https://www.fool.com/quote/nyse/general-electric/ge" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #006699; transition: color 0.1s linear;">NYSE:GE</a>)</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> was forced to take a $6.2 billion after-tax </span><a href="https://www.fool.com/knowledge-center/your-guide-to-gaap.aspx" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #006699; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; transition: color 0.1s linear;">GAAP</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> charge relating to its insurance portfolio. It's not exactly what investors want to hear, after a few tumultuous months involving significant earnings misses and an </span><a href="https://www.fool.com/investing/2017/11/14/5-key-conclusions-general-electric-company-invest.aspx" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #006699; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; transition: color 0.1s linear;">unconvincing investor update</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">in November.</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07504478308802162131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998246933476474834.post-30468519444528973052018-02-12T11:28:00.002-08:002018-02-12T11:28:27.289-08:00Food Equipment Industry and Stock Analysis<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Last year was one to forget for the commercial food equipment industry in the U.S. Earnings reports from multi-industrial companies like </span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700;">Illinois Tool Works</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> and </span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700;">Dover Corp</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> contained references to the softness in sales in 2017, while the message from pure-play food equipment companies like </span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700;">Wellbilt Inc</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">. and </span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700;">The Middleby Corporation</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> was pretty much the same. Is it part of a reversal of a trend, or merely a blip that's creating a buying opportunity in the sector, especially in a stock like </span><a href="https://www.fool.com/investing/2017/12/08/why-middleby-rose-10-in-november.aspx" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #006699; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; transition: color 0.1s linear;">Middleby, which has risen recently</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> on hopes of a turnaround? Let's take a closer look.</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07504478308802162131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998246933476474834.post-23336812041298686232018-02-03T23:10:00.003-08:002018-02-03T23:10:36.062-08:00Deere is Well Positioned for 2018<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Shares in</span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700;"> Deere & Company</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> </span><span class="ticker" data-id="203294" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">(<a href="https://www.fool.com/quote/nyse/deere-company/de" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #006699; transition: color 0.1s linear;">NYSE:DE</a>)</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> have gone up nearly 60% in the last 12 months, but there could be more to come. After a difficult few years operationally, the company looks set for a strong 2018. I think there are three key reasons to like Deere this year. Let's look at why this could be the case.</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07504478308802162131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998246933476474834.post-47786203399099779002018-02-03T23:08:00.003-08:002018-02-03T23:08:54.172-08:00Caterpillar Stock Looks Well Set For 2018<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Given the kind of year </span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700;">Caterpillar Inc.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> </span><span class="ticker" data-id="203043" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">(<a href="https://www.fool.com/quote/nyse/caterpillar/cat" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #006699; transition: color 0.1s linear;">NYSE:CAT</a>)</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> just had -- the stock rose nearly 70% in 2017 as it doubled its full-year earnings expectations -- it will be hard for the company to better it. However, that doesn't mean Caterpillar and its stock can't have another great year. A combination of positive momentum in its end markets and the benefits of substantive cost-cutting have positioned it strongly for 2018, so let's take a closer look at its prospects.</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07504478308802162131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998246933476474834.post-7715986636201549432018-02-03T23:07:00.001-08:002018-02-03T23:07:13.740-08:00AZZ Earnings Review <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700;">AZZ Inc.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> </span><span class="ticker" data-id="206857" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">(<a href="https://www.fool.com/quote/nyse/azz/azz" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #006699; transition: color 0.1s linear;">NYSE:AZZ</a>)</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> is delaying issuing third-quarter earnings due to a pending review of its historical accounting, which may or may not have a significant impact on its last three years' results. However, that isn't the only uncertainty created by the statement issued by the company on Jan. 9. Let's take a closer look at AZZ's announcement.</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07504478308802162131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998246933476474834.post-58288329138786394592018-02-03T23:05:00.003-08:002018-02-03T23:05:20.670-08:00Can MSC Industrial Direct Generate Margin Growth?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Given the strength of the recovery in U.S. industrial production, it's reasonable to expect that a highly cyclical industrial supplier like </span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700;">MSC Industrial Direct</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> </span><span class="ticker" data-id="204579" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">(<a href="https://www.fool.com/quote/nyse/msc-industrial-direct/msm" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #006699; transition: color 0.1s linear;">NYSE:MSM</a>)</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> would start to perform strongly. In a sense, that's exactly what's happening, as sales growth is now in the double digits, but on the other hand, the company's margin performance has been somewhat disappointing. Let's take a closer look at the company's recent first-quarter 2018 earnings report.</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07504478308802162131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998246933476474834.post-6998102499182323462018-02-03T23:03:00.003-08:002018-02-03T23:03:27.625-08:00Why Boeing Company Stock Soared<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">By any standards, </span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700;">The Boeing Company</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> </span><span class="ticker" data-id="202905" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">(<a href="https://www.fool.com/quote/nyse/boeing/ba" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #006699; transition: color 0.1s linear;">NYSE:BA</a>)</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> had an outstanding 2017. The stock's 89% rise is startling for a company of such size and a testimony to how many things went right for the company. I'm going to pick out a few of the highlights of 2017.</span><br />
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