Compounding the EPS weakness and the softer net adds: an ominous discussion of the near-term outlook.
And the EPS in last quarter (3Q12) was only -0.07 euro per share any more.
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This would be the second of the last three quarters that the EPS growth rate has been negative.
The EPS strategy would also expand the current investment tax credit to 30% of the total CHP system cost.
Analyst Jason Arnold of RBC Capital Markets says the EPS impact could be meaningful, although the timing is uncertain.
As you likely know by now, Apple posted a modest beat at the topline, but missed on the EPS level.
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It blamed a slowdown in Japanese sales and costs of integrating the acquisition of mining machinery maker Bucyrus for the EPS shortfall.
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As for the EPS beat, he says 5-7 cents of the 10 cents the company reported above Street estimates reflected the hard drive situation.
The EPS figure was one cent shy of the one recorded during the same period a year ago, while revenues fell 5.7% in the past year.
He also says Cypress will offset dilution via stock buybacks, although doing so would shrink the number of shares outstanding and thus worsen the EPS hit from losses.
Of the 110 companies that have issued EPS guidance for the fourth quarter, 80 are below the mean EPS estimate and 30 are above the mean EPS estimate.
We believe greater flow-through from cost savings and more buybacks would likely help offset any potential shortfalls in the potential revenue upside, in order to hit the EPS target.
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Think of a company that, say, sells off a division at a loss, incurring a large non-cash charge against its earnings, so the EPS dips temporarily way below the per-share dividend.
There is a return to the EPS squad for World Cup-winning centre Mike Tindall, who has made a successful comeback to the Test side, experienced flanker Joe Worsley and hooker George Chuter.
But, now the EPS momentum is dying.
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While both Seagate and Western Digital have previously warned that drives would be in short supply for at least the next several quarters, the news apparently had not trickled down into the EPS estimates for the PC-related stocks.
The consensus EPS estimate has moved lower over the past two months according to FactSet, from 42 cents at the end of February to 41 cents March 28 and 40 cents by Tuesday.
Also, the long-term EPS growth rate of 36.68%, based on the average of the three- and five-year historical EPS growth rates, exceeds the 15% minimum that the strategy requires.
The singer told the BBC he was inspired to begin the project by EPs of the past and would be challenging fellow artists to try out the multi-track format.
But at these levels and considering the lowering of EPS estimates, the stock is now too expensive.
Top-line projections were slightly lowered for the year although EPS targets were kept the same.
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Fatter margins and better-than-expected international sales were the catalysts for the strong EPS numbers.
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The upgraded EPS guidance represents an estimated growth of 44.7% to 45.7% over 2011.
Despite the slight EPS miss and bad news from competitors, Ozanian says O'Reilly's difficulties are only temporary.
Over the last three years the average EPS annual growth rate is 72%.
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Wells Fargo (WFC) is trading sharply lower after missing revenue expectations and only barely reaching the estimated EPS number.
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As is usually the case the bottoms-up (individual company) EPS estimates when aggregated are above the tops-down EPS estimates.
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On the second page, the entire historic and projected income statement is shown based on pro forma results with the GAAP EPS appearing, almost like a footnote, underneath.
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This decline in the anticipated first quarter EPS points to the effect of the European sovereign debt crises, slowing growth in the Asia-Pacific region and the weak economic environment in the U.S. In addition, the company faces increased pressure on its net income on account of higher pension contributions, which have increased as a result of historically low interest rates.
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Thus, 80% of the companies in the index have issued EPS guidance well above the 5-year average of 61%.
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