This week was a big one for media earnings. Besides Northlake holdings CBS and Discovery Communications, we heard from Viacom, Time Warner, Scripps Interactive, and Comcast Against a cautiously optimistic backdrop, the results came through inline to slightly better than expected with CBS leading the way again. The outlook for the rst of the year […]
In an extremely unusual development, Apple reported revenues and earnings well below the Street’s estimates. More normally, the company guided earnings for the September quarter below estimates. However, the gap to analyst estimates was unusually large, effectively making this quarter and a “miss and lower.” In response Apple shares are trading down 5%. Given the […]
The early part of each quarterly earnings season is focused on technology companies as far as Northlake Capital Management’s strategies are concerned. Thus far, we have heard from Google (GOOG), Qualcomm (QCOM), and EMC Corporation (EMC). All three stocks reacted well to their earnings announcement, recovering a significant portion of recent share price declines. Heading […]
Liberty Global (LBYTK) reported another solid quarter despite having virtually all of its cable operations in Europe. The company operates primarily in the stronger Northern European countries of Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, and Switzerland. However, the real secret to another quarter of solid growth is the well-timed acquisition in German over the past few years. For […]
The final batch of earnings this quarter for Northlake holdings comes from the media stocks. Much like with the earlier reports from the technology stocks, the results and guidance were good but the stocks went lower. The stock reactions are mostly a function of the market correction underway so far in May, a decline of […]
Apple reported another quarter of stunning results. Not quite as good as the December quarter but still something to behold. Revenues of $39.2 billion exceeded consensus by about $5 billion. EPS of $12.30 compared to a consensus estimate of $10.04. These results also exceeded the “whisper” numbers which were 10-15% above consensus. Apple’s great numbers […]
I alwasy have viewed EMC as a core holding. I am not expecting Apple or Google or Facebook or Qualcomm. Just nice steady growth with very high visibility and consistency. EMC’s storage products and solutions are absolutely critical to the world of internet based computing, communication, and entertainment. Storage is a high priority, mission critical […]
Despite Google (GOOG) stock getting a drubbing today I am more comfortable with the shares than I was before the earnings report last night. The report was largely in line. Revenues were as expected/ EPS upside was from tax rate and good expense control that juiced margins. I think expenses are a little lumpy at […]
All Northlake client positions in Virgin Media (VMED) have been swapped into Liberty Global (LBTYK). Both companies are leaders in supplying cable TV, telephony, and internet. VMED operates solely in England, while LBTYK operates throughout Northern and Central Europe with a major focus on Germany. I think both stocks have similar upside of 20-30%. However, […]
Virgin Media (VMED) had a tougher than expected 2011 as the crisis in Europe included the UK economy. In addition, competition picked up as all of the company’s cable, satellite, and telecom competitors responded aggressively to the macro weakness. This environment led VMED to increase capital spending amid discounting form some competitors while its own […]
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