http://stockmarketbeat.com/blog1/2007/01/17/ppi-behind-the-headlines-4/ Our beat: The stock market. Our job: Beat it. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:19:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 http://stockmarketbeat.com/blog1/2007/01/17/ppi-behind-the-headlines-4/#comment-27670 VZ: Verizon Finally Growing Again - Stock Market Beat - Our beat: The stock market. Our job: Beat it. Mon, 30 Apr 2007 15:54:27 +0000 http://stockmarketbeat.com/blog1/2007/01/17/ppi-behind-the-headlines-4/#comment-27670 [...] Analysts had been expecting the company to earn $0.53 on $2.5 billion in sales. In our preview of the earnings, we said there was “possible upside to sales.” We were right, as sales came in at $22.6 billion without adjusting for the discontinued operations. According to the company: Revenues for Verizon Telecom’s consumer market decreased by 3.5 percent, to $4.2 billion, comparing first quarter 2007 with first quarter 2006. However, in legacy Verizon markets, consumer revenues reversed recent year-over-year declines. (Legacy Verizon consumer markets exclude former MCI consumer markets - where Verizon’s strategic focus has led to expected declines.) We saw that coming as well. Back in January we noticed that telecom pricing was going through the roof, and said “Which leads us to ask: why, again, is Verizon getting rid of its lines?” [...] […] Analysts had been expecting the company to earn $0.53 on $2.5 billion in sales. In our preview of the earnings, we said there was “possible upside to sales.” We were right, as sales came in at $22.6 billion without adjusting for the discontinued operations. According to the company: Revenues for Verizon Telecom’s consumer market decreased by 3.5 percent, to $4.2 billion, comparing first quarter 2007 with first quarter 2006. However, in legacy Verizon markets, consumer revenues reversed recent year-over-year declines. (Legacy Verizon consumer markets exclude former MCI consumer markets - where Verizon’s strategic focus has led to expected declines.) We saw that coming as well. Back in January we noticed that telecom pricing was going through the roof, and said “Which leads us to ask: why, again, is Verizon getting rid of its lines?” […]

]]> http://stockmarketbeat.com/blog1/2007/01/17/ppi-behind-the-headlines-4/#comment-14528 PPI: Stock Pick Ideas From the Economic Report - Stock Market Beat - Our beat is the stock market. Our job is to beat it. Fri, 16 Feb 2007 23:25:50 +0000 http://stockmarketbeat.com/blog1/2007/01/17/ppi-behind-the-headlines-4/#comment-14528 [...] Does it work? Well, anecdotes and evidence are two different things - but anecdotally last month’s post got off to a good start. We showed the (then-current) chart on fruit and vegetable canning inflation (the now current is below) and asked if it might signal that it is finally time to buy Del Monte (DLM). [...] […] Does it work? Well, anecdotes and evidence are two different things - but anecdotally last month’s post got off to a good start. We showed the (then-current) chart on fruit and vegetable canning inflation (the now current is below) and asked if it might signal that it is finally time to buy Del Monte (DLM - Annual Report). […]

]]> http://stockmarketbeat.com/blog1/2007/01/17/ppi-behind-the-headlines-4/#comment-11348 StockPickr - Stock Market Beat - Our beat is the stock market. Our job is to beat it. Mon, 22 Jan 2007 15:26:35 +0000 http://stockmarketbeat.com/blog1/2007/01/17/ppi-behind-the-headlines-4/#comment-11348 [...] PPI: Behind the Headlines [...] […] PPI: Behind the Headlines […]

]]> http://stockmarketbeat.com/blog1/2007/01/17/ppi-behind-the-headlines-4/#comment-11313 ROIC :: Phil Town & Rule #1, Warren Buffett, Ben Graham Investment Community Mon, 22 Jan 2007 06:51:57 +0000 http://stockmarketbeat.com/blog1/2007/01/17/ppi-behind-the-headlines-4/#comment-11313 [...] Bill Trent of Stock Market Beat presents, PPI: Behind the Headlines. Who says you can’t get stock ideas from government statistics? [...] […] Bill Trent of Stock Market Beat presents, PPI: Behind the Headlines. Who says you can’t get stock ideas from government statistics? […]

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