The real excitement surrounding 3Q06 earnings from Disney (DIS) will concern how it impacts the outlook for FY07. Despite strong fundamentals and consistent double-digit growth, DIS shares have stalled over concerns about 2007. Recently, estimates have been falling and now reflect just over 10% EPS growth. Concerns surround tough comps for the theme parks, slowing […]
I’d classify the 2Q06 earnings and conference call from NTL Incorporated as mixed. Mixed is not quite good enough for the short-term as that means there some issues. For NTLI shares to jump over the low expectations built into the stock, a clean quarter is required. I don’t think we will get that until 4Q06 […]
I didn’t get a chance to do a formal review of 2Q06 earnings from Regal Entertainment (RGC) due to my PC crash. The shares had a well deserved sell-off following slightly disappointing earnings despite a strong fundamental backdrop formed by 8% growth in the domestic box office during the third quarter. Fortunately, this past weekend’s […]
NTL Incorporated (NTLI) reports tomorrow morning. This stock has been my personal Waterloo but I think that investors are overly pessimistic especially in light of the significant free cash flow the company can generate in a no growth environment. The bar is set quite low for the quarter given the lousy action in the stock […]
Lionsgate (LGF) reports its 1Q07 on Wednesday after the close. With the key theatrical releases coming this fall and winter, LGF is looking at a backend loaded year so investors shouldn’t expect much out the quarter. The company had no box office success in the quarter but results weren’t bad enough to warrant any write-offs. […]
Time Warner (TWX) shares have responded well to 2Q earnings, regaining much of the losses since early July. However, the shares still remain well below the $17.50 level of early June. I think further upside is limited unless the market continues to revalue the cable industry upward. Cable is by far the company’s largest business […]
After much gut-wrenching action and analysis, I decided to take profits on Motorola (MOT) after owning it in most client accounts for almost two years. The stock has rebounded from $19 to over $23 since the company reported its excellent second-quarter results and raised guidance. I still think that MOT is back, and the Street […]
Central European Media Enterprises (CETV) reported solid 2Q06 results, comfortably matching my expectations. As usual, the composition of results was a little different than what I expected but the bottom line is that the quarter affirms my enthusiasm for CETV, especially relative to current expectations for 2007. CETV shares are quite weak despite what I […]
Due technology issues the following post is being added now even though it was written over 24 hours ago 2Q06 will be a tricky quarter to analyze for Central European Media Enterprises primarily due to the repositioning of its largest station, TV Nova in the Czech Republic. Self-induced changes will push Nova’s year-over-year comparisons deeply […]
CBS Corporation (CBS) reported 2Q06 results very close to expectations and reaffirmed guidance for 2006. Nevertheless, the shares are dropping sharply. I think there could be two reasons for the decline. First, the company did not indicate how it was going to use proceeds of recent asset sales. Investors were expecting a big increase the […]
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