Companies 2012 3Q results are slightly positive. Overall past 5 years show stable revenue and Net income growth. If comparing 3Q accumulative last 12 month results (2012 9 months+20114Q) with 2011Y revenue has increased from 46,5 bn.$ to 47,6 bn.$ or Δ+2,2%. Net income has increased from 8,6 bn.$ to 8,8 bn.$ or Δ+2,7%. This growth is quite good if taking…

15 major word companies financial 2012 2Q figure comparison and evaluation. British petroleum - although companies share value has increased from ~38$ to ~43$ compared to Q1 its results remain very good. 2Q results were negative due to 4,8 bn.$ impairment due to stooped Alaska project. Even tough companies share profitability remains very good 12,7%. When this impairment effect cases profitability will be…

IBM results are average. Quarter sales are down by -3% compared to 2011 2Q. On the other hand Net infome before depreciation has increased by +3% but in general there is no visible growth and results looks a bit flat. Decrease is in all segments. Most in System and Technology -9% least in most profitable…

Wal-Mart 2Q results are positive. Revenue and generated profit has increased compared to previous year. Revenue increased by +4,5% Net Income before depreciation by +7,6%. Main sales comes from US which increased by 3,8% Bigest growth comes from Walmart International increased by 6,4%  In general companies results are positive. While companies results shows good results balance…

Intel 2012 2Q results are positive, company is back to growth track after past few quarters of decrease. Revenue is up both if compared with 2011 2Q and 2012 1Q by Companies main sales goes to Assia-Pacific region. Since this region will continue to show largest growth that is a good news. Compared to previous year…

Facebook 2Q saw large amount of expenses, which lead to -0,6 bn.$ Net earnings before depreciation. Revenue shows further growth by 45% if compared to 2012 2Q and by 12% if compared to previous 1Q, which is a good sign. Main source of loss was 1,56 bn.$ of operational expenses. Out of which 0,7 bn.$ was in Research and development.…

Microsoft first time ever announced quarter loss at 2012 2Q. That was due to 6,2 bn.$ Goodwill write-off. Such Goodwill comes from acquisitions, were company is bought for higher then its balance value. Companies with large Goodwill in their balance are at risk of such write-offs. This is basically including purchase expenses into companies Income statement from balance sheet. If excluded companies results…

Apple 2012 2Q results have to say are disappointing. Although compared with 2011 2Q revenue has increased by 23% from 28,6 bn.$ to 35 bn.$ but as can be seen from graph below pas few quarters if compared to each other show a decrease. If compared to Q1 revenue has decreased by -5% from 26,8 bn.$ Same…

Google 2012 2Q results are good. 2012 2Q revenue shows good increase to 12,2 bn.$. or +35% compared to 2011 2Q 9,0 bn.$. Main driver of such jump at 2Q was that from 2Q Motorola results are include into Google financials.  Net Income before depreciation has increased to 3,5 bn.$ which is +17% increase compared to 2011…

2012 1Q  goal is reached – 10 largest US and 2 UK companies financial statements are analyzed and here are the main indicators. If looking only at share evaluation and profitability clear leaders is BP, Chevron and Vodaphone. Google and IBM are clear outsiders. Average but still good shares Exxon Mobil, Microsoft and Wal-Mart. If you look…