Earnings Forecast

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Earnings Forecast

The act or process of using certain data to predict future earnings of a publicly-traded company. Earnings forecasts can cause significant changes in share price for companies, since forecasts may influence earnings expectations. Various methods exist for forecasting; experts differ on which ones, if any, work.

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Guidance			In something of a surprise, a study shows positive earnings forecasts from companies are more reliable. Bad News on Earnings? Be More Skeptical by Karen Mracek, Associate Editor, / Kiplinger.com The operator of Japanese cheap chic clothing chain Uniqlo on Thursday slashed its annual earnings forecast as third-quarter revenue fell, the first sign that the retailer may be losing steam. Japan's Uniqlo clothing chain looks like losing steam by AFP / AFP Asian Edition 2) Closely related to the earnings management literature, earlier studies such as Foster (1973), Patell (1976), Nichols and Tsay (1979), and Waymire (1984) suggest that stock markets also respond to management earnings forecast announcements. Managing news coverage around initial public offerings by Ho, Chia-Cheng; Huang, Chi-Ling; Lin, Chien-Ting; Lin, George Y.C. / Financial Management			Earned Revenue Earned Right Earned Surplus earnest money earnest money contract Earning Asset Earning Power Earning the Points Earnings Earnings Announcement Earnings Before Interest After Taxes Earnings Before Interest and Tax Earnings Before Interest and Taxes Earnings before interest and, taxes Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, and Depreciation Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, Amortization, and Rent earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization Earnings Before Taxes Earnings Calendar earnings capitalization rate Earnings Credit Rate Earnings Enhancement Benefit Earnings Estimate Earnings Expectations Earnings Forecast Earnings Growth Earnings Momentum Earnings Multiple Earnings Multiplier Earnings per Share Earnings Potential Earnings Quality Earnings Report Earnings Response Coefficient Earnings Retention Ratio Earnings Season Earnings Statement Earnings Surprise Earnings Surprises Earnings Test Earnings Variability Earnings Warning Earnings Yield Earnings-Age Profile Earnings-Price Ratio Earnout Earthquake Insurance earthquake strap EASD EASDAQ			Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization Margin Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, Amortization and Rent Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, Amortization, and Rent Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization Earnings Before Irregularities and Tampering Earnings Before Research and Development and Taxes Earnings Before Tax Earnings Before Tax Earnings before taxes Earnings before taxes Earnings Before Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization Earnings Before Taxes, Interest, Depreciation and Amortization Earnings Calendar Earnings Calendars earnings capitalization rate Earnings Capitalization Ratio Earnings Capitalization Ratios Earnings Credit Rate Earnings Credit Rate Earnings Credit Rate Earnings Credit Rates Earnings Determine Market Price Earnings Enhancement Benefit Earnings Enhancement Benefits Earnings estimate Earnings Estimates Earnings Expectation Earnings Expectations Earnings Forecast Earnings Forecasts Earnings from Operations Earnings Growth Earnings Guidance Earnings Guidance Earnings Guidance Earnings Guidance Earnings Guidance Earnings Insurance Earnings Insurance Earnings Level Earnings management Earnings management Earnings momentum Earnings Momentums earnings multiple earnings multiple Earnings multiples Earnings multiples Earnings Multiplier Earnings Multipliers Earnings per American Depositary Receipt Earnings Per Average Diluted Share Earnings Per Click Earnings Per Linked Unit Earnings per share Earnings per share Earnings per share Earnings per share Earnings per share

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