If there were an equation that measured media and analyst coverage vs. stock price volatility, Time Warner (TWX) would probably produce an answer nearing infinity. Dare I say a google. Tomorrow provdes the stock another chance to offer some excitement when TWX reports 4Q05 earnings. The results are expected to be quite strong, consistent with […]
While Knight Ridder’s earnings report was sloppy with weak December trends, I am surprised the shares would trade down 2% given that the investment case is totally controlled by the auction underway for the company. On this front, management led off the call by announcing it would take no questions. One analyst did have the […]
Lionsgate (LGF – recently renamed from Lions Gate Entertainment) announced the sale of its studio production facilities in Canada for $36.1 million. To be honest, I did not even realize the company owned its own facilities. According to a report I just read, this asset was going to generate less than $5 million in revenue […]
It is hard to add value on the Disney-Pixar transaction. I received a dozen virtually identical analyst reports and CNBC was basically DisneyPixarVision for two days. I do want to highlight notes by Rich Bilotti of Morgan Stanley and Dave Miller of Sanders Morris Harris. It is not really anybody’s fault that the notes were […]
It would be very surprising if anything of substance came from the earnings release and conference for the 4Q05 report by Knight Ridder (KRI). First, the company is in the midst of an auction with presentations being made to a number of interested industry and private equity buyers. This will probably restrict what management can […]
Gannett (GCI) shares are rallied strongly, up about 3%, following the company’s fourth quarter earnings report issued before the open on Friday. The action is similar to the response to earnings from New York Times (NYT) and Dow Jones (DJ). Investors are reacting positively to stronger than expected trends in December advertising, hoping this time […]
Gannett (GCI) wraps up a busy week of newspaper earnings on Firady before the open. Consensus for the fourth quarter calls for EPS of $1.41 and revenue of $2.0 billion. Management has guided to the low end of $1.40 to $1.44. If the report is inline, the year will end up at $4.94, flat with […]
I have no real complaints with the earnings report or conference call from Dow Jones (DJ). The report and guidance commentary is inline with evidence of upside potential to the 2006 outlook. This optimism has the stock trading higher, up 2% when the call started and up 3% as the call wraps up. I can’t […]
Lionsgate (LGF-the company recently renamed itself Lionsgate) announced the sale of its studio production facilities in Canada for $36.1 million. To be honest, I did not even realize the company owned its own facilities. According to a report I just read, this asset was going to generate less than $5 million in revenue and a […]
I don’t expect much action in Dow Jones (DJ) following the company’s earnings report before the open on Thursday. The stock took a big jump on January 3rd when the company preannounced better than expected earnings so only the guidance and commentary on January trends seems like it could generate any excitement. On that front, […]
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