Fourth Quarter of ’11 S&P 500 Earnings Snapshot as of Feb. 1
By Wendy Soong -
2012-02-01T14:45:47Z
The following tables summarize the latest quarterly earnings for companies in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index.
Profit figures are based on income from continuing operations excluding some gains and losses. The share-weighted percentage changes are year-over-year comparisons. earnings surprises are based on estimates provided by Bloomberg.
S&P 500 Universe:
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Number of Share-Weighted
Companies % Change
Total reported Q4/11: 236@ 2.7%
Higher EPS 156 18.4%
Lower EPS 77 -35.3%
Unchanged 3 0.0%
S&P 500 Universe:
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Number of Share-Weighted
Companies % Change
Total reported Ex-Financial: 193 8.0%
Comparable Q4/10: 236 42.7%
End of Q4/10: 500 33.2%
End of Q3/11: 499 14.9%
S&P 500 Index EPS with 236/500 companies reported: $23.68
*Net income (as reported) EPS: $21.53
Earnings Surprises:
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Q4/11 Q4/10
Positive Surprises: 143/236 = 60.6% 338/499 =67.7%
0% Surprises: 22/236 = 9.3% 40/499 = 8.0%
Negative Surprises: 71/236 = 30.1% 121/499 =24.2%
Sector Summary:
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Share-
Reported Weighted Earnings Surprises Sector
/Total %Change (+) same (-) EPS
Consumer Discretionary: 28 /80 -3.1% 18 3 7 $2.27
Consumer Staples: 14 /42 -5.4% 6 2 6 $2.34
Energy: 17 /42 6.1% 8 0 9 $3.16
Financials: 43 /80 -21.6% 23 3 17 $3.00
Health Care: 25 /52 4.3% 17 4 4 $3.04
Industrials: 37 /61 16.7% 27 1 9 $2.65
Information Tech: 44 /72 19.0% 32 5 7 $5.61
Materials: 18 /30 -20.6% 9 4 5 $0.59
Telecom Svcs: 2 /8 -17.1% 0 0 2 $0.39
Utilities: 8 /33 -0.2% 3 1 4 $0.63
Total Reported: 236 /500 2.7% 143 22 68 $23.68
Total Reported
Ex-Financial: 193 /420 8.0% 120 19 51
Industry Summary:
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Share-
Reported Weighted Earnings Surprises
/Total %Change (+) same (-)
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY:
Automobiles & Components 3 /5 -19.1% 1 0 2
Consumer Durables & Apparel 7 /13 15.2% 6 1 0
Consumer Services 7 /14 0.6% 3 1 3
Media 3 /16 11.2% 3 0 0
Retailing 8 /32 -17.7% 5 1 2
CONSUMER STAPLES:
Food & Staples Retailing 3 /9 1.9% 0 1 2
Food Beverage & Tobacco 8 /27 -12.0% 4 1 3
Household & Personal Products 3 /6 -2.6% 2 0 1
FINANCIALS:
Banks 15 /15 19.1% 8 2 5
Diversified Financials 21 /27 -39.3% 11 1 7
Insurance 5 /22 -10.4% 3 0 2
Industry Summary:
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Share-
Reported Weighted Earnings Surprises
/Total %Change (+) same (-)
FINANCIALS:
Real Estate 2 /16 47.9% 1 0 1
HEALTH CARE:
Health Care Equipment & Srvs. 14 /31 6.4% 9 3 2
Pharma., Biotech. & Life Sci. 11 /21 3.5% 8 1 2
INDUSTRIALS:
Capital Goods 27 /41 16.5% 22 1 4
Commercial & Professional Ser 3 /11 -8.7% 1 0 2
Transportation 7 /9 18.7% 4 0 3
INFORMATION TECH:
Semiconductors 11 /17 -20.0% 10 0 1
Software & Services 17 /32 5.0% 11 2 4
Technology Hardware & Equip. 16 /23 69.4% 11 3 2
Industry Summary:
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Share-
Reported Weighted Earnings Surprises
/Total %Change (+) same (-)
ENERGY: 17 /42 6.1% 8 0 8
MATERIALS: 18 /30 -20.6% 9 3 6
TELECOM SVCS: 2 /8 -17.1% 0 0 2
UTILITIES: 8 /33 -0.2% 3 1 4
TOTAL REPORTED
UNIVERSE: 236 /500 2.7% 143 22 68
S&P 500 Year-Over-Year Estimates
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Q4/11 Earnings Estimated Growth: 4.7%; Ex-Financial: 6.5%
Q1/12 Earnings Estimated Growth: 0.8%; Ex-Financial: 1.3%
S&P 500 Year-Over-Year Estimates
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Q2/12 Earnings Estimated Growth: 1.9%; Ex-Financial: 1.1%
Q3/12 Earnings Estimated Growth: 7.2%; Ex-Financial: 4.8%
NM -- The calculations of percentage changes between profit and loss and vice versa are not meaningful, hence not calculated.
To contact the reporter on this story: Wendy Soong in New York at csoong@bloomberg.net
To contact the editor responsible for this story: Alex Tanzi at at atanzi@bloomberg.net
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