Earnings Per Share and Quarterly Earnings
Is it worth the investment? Look under the hood.
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Earnings season. That’s the three(ish) week period in mid-to-late January, April, July, and October when the majority of publicly held companies release their revenue, profit, and other financial info.
Will the earnings per share (EPS) beat or miss Wall Street analysts’ expectations or “whisper numbers”? Will revenues be above or below expectations? What about profit margins? More important, how will the market react to the earnings report?
