Jones Lang LaSalle Earnings Review

Despite a difficult period for the commercial property market, Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. managed to outperform its end markets in the fourth quarter and the full year. Thanks to a combination of acquisitions and organic growth, the company managed to record double-digit revenue increases in the fourth quarter and full year, even as adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization) slumped in both periods.

There's a lot going on with Jones Lang LaSalle''s earnings and outlook for 2017, so let's take a closer look at what happened in the fourth quarter.

READ THE FULL ARTICLE LINKED

Jones Lang LaSalle Earnings Review

Commercial property services company Jones Lang LaSalle's third-quarter results contained many moving parts. I will go into more details below but, in summary, the company demonstrated an ability to outperform a weakening market, although margins declined. Meanwhile, management's outlook for 2017 suggests better days ahead. Heres a closer look at the results and what management said about the future.

READ THE FULL EQUITY RESEARCH ARTICLE LINKED

Jones Lang LaSalle Earnings Analysis

From the JLL Investor Relation site

Given the considerable anxiety expressed by widening credit spreads at the start of the year, the first-quarter results from commercial property services company Jones Lang LaSalle (NYSE:JLL) were pretty solid. In addition, the market no longer fears commercial property Armageddon via the credit markets -- the company's stock has rallied more than 7% in the last month. That said, what can investors glean from the first-quarter results?

READ THE FULL EQUITY RESEARCH ARTICLE LINKED

Jones Lang LaSalle Earnings Analysis

Earnings from commercial real estate services company Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated usually create volatility, not least because management doesn't give revenue and earnings guidance. In other words, unlike with a box of sugar-laden chocolate, you don't know what you are going to get.
In addition, it operates in a highly cyclical industry, which leads investors to be nervous as to when the commercial property market will have peaked. The stock is down heavily post-results, but let's take a close look at the actual results and what management said.

READ THE FULL EQUITY RESEARCH ARTICLE LINKED

Jones Lang LaSalle Keeps Growing

Commercial real estate company Jones Lang LaSalle  followed rival CBRE Group, Inc in releasing a bumper set of earnings on Wednesday. CBRE beat analyst estimates and raised full-year earnings guidance in its results presentation, but the standout numbers came from Jones Lang LaSalle. Let's take a look at why the market got so excited by the earnings report.


READ THE FULL EQUITY RESEARCH ARTICLE LINKED

Jones Lang LaSalle Earnings Analysis

Commercial real estate services company Jones Lang LaSalle delivered another strong set of results in its second-quarter and one detail in its earnings and guidance helped allay some concerns over the North American commercial construction market.


READ THE FULL EQUITY RESEARCH ARTICLE LINKED

Jones Lang LaSalle Equity Research

You won't get a prize for guessing that commercial real estate services company Jones Lang LaSalle's (NYSE: JLL) latest earnings results would have been much stronger had the U.S. dollar not been so strong in recent months. Nevertheless, the company reported a whopping 25% increase in fee revenue in the quarter, while adjusted net income rose by $26 million to $43 million. Moreover on the earnings call, CEO Colin Dyer talked of the company being in "a very positive environment with no signs of anything that will disrupt it at this time". . Let's take a more detailed look at earnings and trends at Jones Lang LaSalle.


READ THE FULL EQUITY RESEARCH ARTICLE LINKED

Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) Equity Research

Real estate services and investment management company Jones Lang LaSalle (NYSE: JLL  ) comfortably beat analyst estimates with its fourth-quarter results and signaled improving conditions within the commercial real estate market. The company offers a range of services across the industry, and as such, it's a useful barometer of global real estate conditions. So let's take a closer look at its earnings and see why the stock surged after results.


READ THE FULL EQUITY RESEARCH ARTICLE LINKED