To The Moon

It’s a key week in Earnings Season as many companies released their reports. Some companies experienced roller coaster ride after the earnings release. 

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In this article, we gonna brief two companies that beat expectations and one company fell short.

1. $Abbott Laboratories(ABT)$ up 7.82% with better-than-expected earnings and revenues

Abbott exited the first quarter of 2023 with better-than-expected earnings and revenues. However, the figures declined on a year-over-year basis. Total sales in the first quarter were negatively impacted by a year-over-year decline in COVID testing-related sales.

EPS: $1.03 vs. 99 cents expected

Sales: $9.75 bln vs. $9.67 bln expected

Gross profit in the reported quarter fell 21.6% year over year to $5.42 billion.

Gross margin contracted 251 basis points (bps) to 55.6%.

Analysts’ ratings:

24 analysts gave an average rating for $Abbott Laboratories(ABT)$ of $122.16.

2. $Calix(CALX)$ up 11% after the bell

 The company has topped consensus revenue estimates four times over the last four quarters.

EPS: $0.31 beating estimate of $0.29

Revenues: $250.01 mln surpassing the estimate by 1.95%

Calix management provided guidance for Q2 2023, expecting earnings between $0.28 and $0.34 per share.

 Analysts’ ratings:

9 analysts gave an average rating for $Calix(CALX)$ of $182.56

3. $Zions(ZION)$ dropped 4% after its deposits fell short

$Zions(ZION)$ stock retreated more than 4% after hours following earnings. In comparison, its shares closed up 7.4%, at 32.72, ahead of the report. The stock price nearly halved during its March plummet and is trading close to two-year lows.

EPS:$1.33 vs. $1.53

Revenue: $830 mln vs. $845 mln expected.

Deposits fell to $69.2 billion for the quarter, down 3.3% from Q4 and 16% from last year. Analysts predicted deposits would slide to $69.5 billion.

Zions' deposits, excluding brokered deposits, were 18% greater than pre-pandemic levels in Q4 2019, CEO Harris Simmons noted.

Outlook: Experts forecast Zions full year adjusted earnings ticking up 1% to $5.85 per share on 6% revenue growth to $3.34 billion.

 Analysts’ ratings:

22 analysts gave an average rating for $Zions(ZION)$ of $40.47