MarketsNov 10, 2022
Which company earnings surprised investors this quarter?
Equity Analysis
Victor Lei
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Speaking of corporate earnings… Let’s take a look at companies that reported big earnings surprises this quarter.
Filtering through some of the companies…
Pinduoduo (NASDAQ:PDD) and JD.com (NASDAQ:JD) both reported strong earnings — but Chinese-listed stocks (ADRs) are incredibly volatile right now, given US-Chinese tensions. So let’s skip those.
had a big earnings beat, but skip the money-loser, for now. and are real-estate investment trusts, so earnings beats don’t tell the full story. Next.
Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) is one of the largest US chipmakers once known to be the semiconductor industry’s gold standard — but has struggled for many years.
Near the end of October, Intel beat earnings by a wide margin, sending their stock up over 10% since. But compared to competitors AMD and Nvidia, Intel’s stock returns have been a major disappointment over the past five years. Just how bad?
Intel is a highly debated stock with opposing views:
📉 “Intel has structural problems and is losing market share to competitors.”
Falling electronic sales are severely impacting semiconductor demand, making their future look highly uncertain.
📈 “Intel is trading at cheap levels and is a potential turnaround story.”
After a 45% decline this year, the stock is trading at its lowest since 2014, with lower valuations than its competitors.
Underpromising and overdelivering is the way to go — but turning around a $120B company with
120K employees isn’t easy. And it’s far too early to say how much chip demand will fall. Let’s give it another quarter.
