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What To Expect Ahead of A Busy Earnings Week?

By:
Swati Goyal
Published: Jul 30, 2018, 11:20 UTC

It yet again promises to be a busy week as a string of high profile companies is expected to post their quarterly earnings results. Apple, Tesla, Caterpillar, and Pfizer in focus.

What To Expect Ahead of A Busy Earnings Week?

Major U.S Benchmark indices finished the week on the red as investors reacted to mixed earnings reports. Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) and Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) led the foray in beating earnings estimates as Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) Imploded on missing estimates and providing guidance that fell short of expectations.

It yet again promises to be a busy week as a string of high profile companies is expected to post their quarterly earnings results.

Earnings Report expectations

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)

In the wake of Google and Amazon beating estimates, focus this week shifts towards Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) given the amount of market cap it commands. The iPhone maker is to post its second earnings report after market close on July 31, 2018.  Analysts expect the company to post revenue of $61.14 billion representing a 15% year-over-year increase. Earnings per share, on the other hand, are projected at $2.16 a share.

Wall Street will also pay close attention to the number of iPhones the company sold in the second quarter, after a disappointing first quarter whereby unit sales rose by only 1.5 million. In the March quarter, service revenue rose 31% to $9.19 billion thereby helping the company beat sales and EPS expectations.

For the June quarter, Wall Street expects service revenue to come in at $9.21 billion representing a 21% increase. Investors will also pay close attention to other products sales made up of headphones, Apple TV Set-tops, as well as Apple Watch. Expectations are that the company will report a 34% increase in revenues in this segment at $3.68 billion.

Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA)

Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) needs to post stellar second-quarter earnings report to avert a further implosion of the stock. After initially rising to highs of $373 a share, the stock has come down tumbling to below the $300 share mark.

Tesla reports on August 1, 2018, having achieved a significant milestone in the production of 5,000 Model 3s, a week. However, the company is expected to report a net loss of $3.49 a share. Investors will focus their attention on the number of Model 3 units the company delivered in the quarter.

The expectation is high that the company did deliver 10,000 more units in Q2 compared to Q1. Revenue, on the other hand, is expected at $4 billion on the sale of the additional cars. Attention will also be on the company’s expenditure, a headwind that has clobbered the company for years preventing it from turning in a profit.

Q3 Guidance will also have to come overboard to prevent further slide of the stock. Given that the company has hit 5,000 a week production milestone investors expect the company to provide a pathway to profitability in Q3.

Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT)

Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) will report its earnings report on July 30, 2018, before the earnings bell. After delivering a 120% year-over-year improvement in earnings in Q1, expectations are high that the trajectory continued in Q2.  Investors expect the company to report a 22% increase in total sales, projected at $13.8 billion.

Earnings per share, on the other hand, should tickle in at $2.66 a share, representing a 79% year-over-year increase. The earnings beat is what Caterpillar needs if the stock is to bounce back after underperforming the market in the first half of the year.

Loews Corporation (NYSE: L)

Just like Caterpillar, Loews Corporation (NYSE: L) is scheduled to report on July 30, 2018, before the market opens. In Q1, the company reported a 14% surprise earnings beat. Expectations are high that the company beat estimates in Q2 on the strong performance of its CAN financials and Loews Hotels units Consensus estimates indicate the company could post earnings of 0.73 cents a share representing 3.9% year-over-year decrease.

AK Steel Holding Corporation (NYSE: AKS)

AK Steel Holding Corporation (NYSE: AKS) will report earnings on July 30, 2018, with expectations high that the company will beat estimates. The stock has already broken out of a critical resistance level in the wake of other steel companies reporting stellar quarterly financial results.

The consensus forecast for the quarter is that the company will report earnings of 23 cents a share, an increase from 19 cents a share reported a year earlier. Steel stocks are expected to continue powering high, the sector has emerged as a bright spot in the economy.

Procter & Gamble Co (NYSE: PG)

The owner of blockbuster brands like Gillett Razors and Pampers Diapers, Procter & Gamble Co (NYSE: PG) is to report its fourth-quarter and full year financial results on July 31, 2018. At the start of the year, the company forecasted organic sales gains of 2.5% up from an initial estimate of 2%.

For the current quarter, Wall Street expects the company to report revenues of $16.55 billion. Full-year sales, on the other hand, are expected at $66.87 billion. Investors will also want to hear what the company is doing as part of its cost-cutting drive. Cost cuts are expected to allow the company to venture into other growth areas.

Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE)

Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) is to report its second-quarter earnings report before market open on July 31, 2018. The focus will be on whether the company maintained the positive earning streak in the quarter, after a positive earnings surprise of 4.05% in Q1.

Consensus estimates indicate the company could report EPS of $0.74 a share on revenues of $13.31 billion.

DowDuPont Inc. (NYSE: DWDP)

DowDuPont Inc. (NYSE: DWDP) is to report its recent quarterly earnings on August 2, 2018, before market open. Last year same quarter, the company reported earnings per share of $1.12, beating analyst’s expectations of $1.1 share. For the current quarter, investors expect the company to post EPS of $1.3 a share. Revenues, on the other hand, should come in at $23.6 billion.

Baidu Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ: BIDU)

Investor’s sentiments are high on Chinese internet giant Baidu Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ: BIDU) posting impressive quarterly results after the market close on July 31, 2018. Consensus estimates indicate the company could post a 30.2% year over year increase in sales that could come in at $4.01 billion. For the full year, the search giant is expected to post sales of $16.09 billion. Analysts expect the company to issue a sales guidance of $19.46 billion for next year.

Sprint Corp (NYSE: S)

Sprint Corp (NYSE: S) is to report its Q1 financial results on July 30, 2018. Wall Street expects the company to report earnings per share of $0.01 a share compared to $0.05 reported last year. Total revenue is poised to decline 0.7% year over year to $8.1 billion.

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (ADR) ADR (NYSE: TEVA)

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (ADR) ADR (NYSE: TEVA) is to report on its recent quarterly earnings report before the market opens on August 2nd, 2018. The expectation is high that the company will post sales of $4.75 billion down from $5.69 billion reported last year. Earnings per share, on the other hand, should come in at $0.67 a share.

Shake Shack Inc. (NYSE: SHAK)

Shake Shack Inc. (NYSE: SHAK) is expected to post sales of $110.20 million for the recent quarter after market close on August 2, 2018. Earnings per share are expected at $0.17 a share. The company is also expected to maintain full-year sales estimates of $451.32 million.

Kraft Heinz Co (NASDAQ: KHC)

Kraft Heinz Co (NASDAQ: KHC) will report earnings before markets open on August 3, 2018. Investors expect the company to post EPS of $0.92 a share up from $0.89 a share reported in the previous quarter. Revenue, on the other hand, is expected at $6.59 billion.

About the Author

Swati writes about the cryptocurrency market, blockchain, and particular tokens. Swati Goyal is a Bachelor of Arts degree with more than 5 years of experience in finance and cryptocurrencies. Swati has been specializing in cryptocurrencies and the blockchain technology since 2013 when she first came across with Bitcoin and the crypto market.

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