Posts by: Steve Birenberg
News Corporation reported dismal 3Q09 earnings as expected. Revenues were light of expectations but EPS were in line after adjusting for several large, one-time items. In the reported numbers, the…
While I still think Apple (AAPL) has upside to $150 plus as the year unfolds, I trimmed positions across most Northlake client accounts this morning. Apple shares have performed very…
First Time Warner Cable (TWC) and then Comcast (CMCSA) set the table for Cable vision (CVC) with stronger than expected earnings reports. The first two reports revealed financial and subscriber…
News Corporation will report a dismal March quarter. EPS and EBITDA will declines 50% or more. The good news is this should be the worst quarter this cycle. That is…
Discovery Communications (DISCA/DISCK) reported its third consecutive positive earnings surprise. The shares are responding, up 8% in early trading on Monday. DISCA shares are now at their highest price since…
There are no changes to Northlake's Market Cap and Style models for May. The signals continue to recommend small caps and growth. As a result, I will maintain positions in…
Ahead of its 1Q09 earnings report on Monday, Discovery Communications announced a joint venture and re-branding of its Discovery Kids Network. A 50/50 joint venture with Hasbro will lead a…
Comcast reported better than expected 1Q09 results pretty much across the board. I completely missed this as I had expected this to be the final quarter of sluggish growth with…
Viacom reported 1Q09 results largely in line with analyst estimates. EPS of 29 cents beat the 26 cent consensus but revenues of $2.91 billion fell a little short of the…
Time Warner (TWX) reported better than expected 1Q09 results. Headline financial numbers of 35 cents, $6.95 billion in revenue, and $1.56 billion in EBITDA each exceeded estimates. On its own,…