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Earnings report

Meaning in investing & the stock market, with examples

/ˈɜːrnɪŋz rɪˌpɔːrt/nounCore term

In investing & the stock market, earnings report means: A company's official announcement of its revenue, profit and other financial results for a quarter or a year, often with comments on what it expects next.

In Turkish: finansal sonuçlar, bilanço, çeyrek sonuçları

How it is used

Investors wait for the earnings report, analysts compare it with forecasts, and the share price often moves sharply after it. Companies release or publish results and hold an earnings call with analysts. The weeks when most companies report are called earnings season.

Example sentences

  1. The shares fell 7 percent after a weak earnings report.

  2. The company will publish its third-quarter earnings report after the market closes on Thursday.

Common collocations

  • quarterly earnings report
  • release an earnings report
  • earnings call
  • earnings season
  • strong earnings report
  • earnings per shareA company's net profit for a period divided by the number of its shares. It shows how much profit belongs to each single share.
  • fundamental analysisA way of judging an investment by studying the company's business, financial statements, management, industry and the wider economy to estimate its real value.
  • price targetAn analyst's estimate of the price a stock could reach within a certain period, usually 12 months, based on their valuation of the company.
  • P/E ratioShort for price-to-earnings ratio: a company's share price divided by its earnings per share. It shows how much investors pay for each unit of yearly profit.

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