Fourth Quarter of ’11 S&P/TSX Earnings Snapshot as of March 23
By Wendy Soong -
2012-03-23T18:35:33Z
The following tables summarize the latest quarterly earnings for companies in the S&P/Toronto (SPTSX) (SPTSX) Stock Exchange Composite 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/TSX Universe:
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Number of Share-Weighted
Companies % Change
Total reported Q4/11: 225@ 2.2%
Higher EPS 137 42.7%
Lower EPS 81 -72.7%
Unchanged 7 0.0%
Total reported Ex-Financial: 184 13.8%
S&P/TSX Universe:
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S&P/TSX Index EPS with 225/253 companies reported: $201.7
Earnings Surprises:
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Q4/11
Positive Surprises: 93/214 = 43.5%
0% Surprises: 25/214 = 11.7%
Negative Surprises: 96/214 = 44.9%
Sector Summary:
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Share-
Reported Weighted Earnings Surprises Sector
/Total %Change (+) same (-) EPS
Consumer Discretionary: 15 /17 28.5% 6 1 8 $10.56
Consumer Staples: 12 /12 3.9% 4 3 5 $5.81
Sector Summary:
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Share-
Reported Weighted Earnings Surprises Sector
/Total %Change (+) same (-) EPS
Energy: 64 /65 18.2% 24 2 38 $45.36
Financials: 41 /42 -15.9% 22 7 12 $63.97
Health Care: 4 /4 64.5% 1 2 1 $2.87
Industrials: 16 /18 9.2% 12 1 3 $12.02
Information Tech: 6 /6 -18.2% 4 1 1 $7.46
Materials: 52 /74 16.3% 16 7 29 $42.71
Telecom Svcs: 5 /5 NM 2 0 3 $9.40
Utilities: 10 /10 -75.0% 4 1 5 $1.51
Total Reported: 225 /253 2.2% 90 25 94 $201.70
Total Reported
Ex-Financial: 184 /211 13.8% 68 18 82
Industry Summary:
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Share-
Reported Weighted Earnings Surprises
/Total %Change (+) same (-)
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY:
Automobiles & Components 2 /2 42.0% 2 0 0
Consumer Durables & Apparel 2 /2 NM 1 0 1
Consumer Services 1 /1 15.0% 1 0 0
Media 8 /8 38.6% 1 1 6
Retailing 2 /4 27.0% 1 0 1
CONSUMER STAPLES:
Food & Staples Retailing 8 /8 8.7% 3 2 3
Food Beverage & Tobacco 4 /4 -9.7% 1 1 2
FINANCIALS:
Banks 10 /10 11.0% 7 1 2
Diversified Financials 6 /7 -2.2% 1 2 2
Insurance 8 /8 -87.1% 4 1 3
Real Estate 17 /17 -24.7% 10 3 4
Industry Summary:
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Share-
Reported Weighted Earnings Surprises
/Total %Change (+) same (-)
HEALTH CARE:
Health Care Equipment & Srvs. 2 /2 20.2% 0 2 0
Pharma., Biotech. & Life Sci. 2 /2 74.9% 1 0 1
INDUSTRIALS:
Capital Goods 8 /9 19.2% 6 1 1
Commercial & Professional Ser 3 /3 18.4% 1 0 2
Transportation 5 /6 3.4% 5 0 0
INFORMATION TECH:
Software & Services 3 /3 4.8% 2 1 0
Technology Hardware & Equip. 3 /3 -23.1% 2 0 1
ENERGY:
Energy Equipment & Services* 11 /11 144.5% 7 0 4
Oil Gas & Consumable Fuels* 52 /54 13.1% 16 2 27
Industry Summary:
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Share-
Reported Weighted Earnings Surprises
/Total %Change (+) same (-)
MATERIALS:
Chemicals* 4 /5 43.5% 2 1 1
Containers & Packaging* 1 /1 37.9% 1 0 0
Metals & Mining* 44 /66 13.0% 9 6 24
Paper & Forest Products* 2 /2 NM 0 0 2
TELECOM SVCS: 5 /5 NM 2 0 3
UTILITIES: 10 /10 -75.0% 4 1 4
TOTAL REPORTED
UNIVERSE: 225 /253 2.2% 90 25 94
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* -- Represents industries under each industry group.
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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