Category: 2012 1Q

Companies comparison 2012 1Q

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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…

Vodafone 2012 1Q financial analysis

Wodafone

Vodafone 2012 Q1 (yearly) results are negative. Although yearly revenue has increased from 45,9 bn.£ to 46,4 bn.£ (Δ+1,2%), but main indicator Net Income before Depreciation has decreased from 15,8 bn.£ to 14,9 bn.£  (Δ-5,6%). Income analysis is quite poor because company provides only revenue date on quarterly basis. And half year analysis show very differences at…

BP 2012 1Q financial analysis

BP

British Petroleum 2012 1Q results is average. Revenue has slightly increased compared to Q4 from 93,4 bn.$ to 94 bn.$ since seasonality has low impact to companies results. Net Income before depreciation has decreased from 10,8 bn.$ to 9,2 bn.$ but profit remains quite good. 4Q profit was influenced by positive effect of 4 bn.$ from gulf of Mexico provision decrease.…

Wal-Mart Stores 2012 1Q financial analysis

Walmart

Walmart 2012 1Q results are quite good. 1Q revenue is up by +8,5% compared to previous year 1Q from 104 bn.$ to 113 bn.$ Income before depreciation is also up by +8,1% from 5,4 bn.$ to 5,8 bn.$. Main driver of revenue and profit increase was increase of Walmart International sales by +15%. Sales in US increased…

Facebook 2012 1Q (IPO) financial analysis

Facebook

Facebook IPO is the top story in wall-street at the moment so we decided to make this companies financial analysis. Revenue shows stable growth with some seasonality drop at Q1, but growth seams to be slowing down 1Q revenue 1,06 bn.$ is +45% higher then previous year. Other story is Net Income before depreciation which has grown only…

Chevron 2012 1Q financial analysis

Chevron

 Chevron 2011 1Q results are positive. Revenue has increased both compared to Q4 2011 and Q1 2011 to 58,9 bn.$ or by +1%  then previous year and +2% then previous quarter. Net Income before depreciation has increased to 9,7 bn.$ which is +4% more then year earlier and more then +15% more then previous quarter.…

Exxon Mobil 2012 1Q financial analysis

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 Exxon Mobil 2012 1Q results looks quite stable. Although these was a visible decrease at Q4 in revenue in Q 1 decrease has stoped and showed some increase driven mostly by high oil prices which IMF estimates that will stay high during all Y2012. Quarterly revenue has increased up to 119 bn.$ compared to 109 bn.$ (Δ+9%)…

Y2012 World economic overview (April)

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International monetary fund has updated their 2012 forecast. Mostly GDP growth was increased. U.S. growth was increased from +1,8% to +2,1%. Japan growth was increased from +1,7% to +2,0%. These two markets will defiantly lead to increase. Also EU recession estimation was decreased from -0,5% to -0,3% while its main economy Germany growth was increased from +0,3% to +0,6%. UK…

Johnson & Johnson 2012 1Q financial analysis

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Johnson & Johnson 2012 1Q results quite flat . Revenue has dropped from 16,2 bn.$ to 16,1 bn.$ (Δ-0,2%), earning increased due to 0,6 bn.$ income from favorable currency rate, if excluding this companies earnings would be also little bit less then previous year. Mostly due to that Net earning before depreciation increased from 4,2 bn.$ to…

Intel 2012 1Q financial analysis

Intel

Intel 2012 1Q results are slightly negative. Even if quarter revenue has increased from 12,9 bn.$ to 12,8 bn.$ but as can seen from chart below companies revenue shows decrease since it is not very influenced by seasonality at Q4. Net income before depreciation decreased from 4,6 bn.$ to 4,5 bn.$. This decrease could be driven by slowdown…

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