The picture emerging from the Q4 earnings season is one of continued strength and momentum. Despite the well-known headwinds of cost pressures and logistical bottlenecks, an above-average proportion of companies have been able to beat EPS and revenue estimates.
In fact, the proportion of companies beating consensus EPS and revenue estimates is actually tracking above what we had seen in the preceding earnings season from this same group of companies.
On the guidance front, while a few notable operators like JPMorgan (JPM Quick QuoteJPM - Research Report) , Fastenal, General Electric stand out for providing a weak outlook, most companies have been able to offer reassuring, if not altogether positive guidance.
This is helping stabilize the revisions trend that had started going modestly negative in 2021 Q4. We are seeing this favorable development with estimates for the current period (2022 Q1) as well as full-year 2022.
The stock market setup appears to have been particularly favorable for the 2021 Q4 earnings season. We feel that market participants will be pleasantly surprised to see impressive results after watching those stocks experience significant weakness in recent days on Fed-related worries.
Microsoft (MSFT Quick QuoteMSFT - Research Report) appears to be benefiting from this setup and we see this getting repeated with the other bellwether players, particularly in the Tech sector.
Looking at Q4 as a whole, total earnings for the quarter are expected to be up +22.1% from the same period last year on +12.2% higher revenues.
The growth pace decelerates significantly in the following periods, as you can see in the chart below that provides a big-picture view of earnings on a quarterly basis.
The picture emerging from the Q4 earnings season is one of continued strength and momentum. Despite the well-known headwinds of cost pressures and logistical bottlenecks, an above-average proportion of companies have been able to beat EPS and revenue estimates.
In fact, the proportion of companies beating consensus EPS and revenue estimates is actually tracking above what we had seen in the preceding earnings season from this same group of companies.
On the guidance front, while a few notable operators like JPMorgan (JPM Quick QuoteJPM - Research Report) , Fastenal, General Electric stand out for providing a weak outlook, most companies have been able to offer reassuring, if not altogether positive guidance.
This is helping stabilize the revisions trend that had started going modestly negative in 2021 Q4. We are seeing this favorable development with estimates for the current period (2022 Q1) as well as full-year 2022.
The stock market setup appears to have been particularly favorable for the 2021 Q4 earnings season. We feel that market participants will be pleasantly surprised to see impressive results after watching those stocks experience significant weakness in recent days on Fed-related worries.
Microsoft (MSFT Quick QuoteMSFT - Research Report) appears to be benefiting from this setup and we see this getting repeated with the other bellwether players, particularly in the Tech sector.
Looking at Q4 as a whole, total earnings for the quarter are expected to be up +22.1% from the same period last year on +12.2% higher revenues.
The growth pace decelerates significantly in the following periods, as you can see in the chart below that provides a big-picture view of earnings on a quarterly basis.
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