Big Earnings Beats After The Bell: DIS, TRIP And ETSY

Posting fiscal Q2 earnings results after the closing bell Tuesday, The Walt Disney Company (DIS – Free Report) outperformed estimates on both top and bottom lines, and rather significantly. Earnings of $1.84 per share was well in front of the $1.68 in the Zacks consensus, while revenues of $14.58 billion easily outpaced the $14.23 billion estimated, up 9% year over year. This also marks Disney's 5th positive earnings beat in its past 6 quarters.

The oft-maligned Media Networks division, which had felt the drag from cable cord-cutting as well as softer numbers at ESPN, beat expectations on both top and bottom lines. But the real news came from the Parks & Recreation and Studio Entertainment segments, which well-outperformed expectations in both sales and earnings. The Studio , in particular, benefitted greatly from the successful release of the “Black Panther” feature film in the quarter. For more on DIS's earnings, click here.

Taking a big leg up in after-market trading Tuesday following its Q1 earnings release, TripAdvisor (TRIP – Free Report) nearly doubled bottom-line expectations to 30 cents per share on revenues that soared to $378 million from the projected $361 million. The company reported User Reviews up 26% and Monthly Unique Visitors up 12% in the quarter, and the company raised its guidance figures. As a result, shares zoomed up 18% immediately upon the report being issued.

Ecommerce firm Etsy (ETSY – Free Report) also doubled up expectations on its bottom line, posting 10 cents per share versus the 5 cents in the Zacks consensus. Revenues of $120.9 million edged past estimates, up almost 25% year over year. The company also ratcheted up guidance for its Gross Merchandise Sales category. For more on ETSY's earnings, click here.

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