Why this earnings season is worse than you realize

From Zero Hedge:

Yes, we know it doesn’t matter because Ben & Mario have got our backs at whatever multiple is required to levitate the economy market, but as Citi’s credit desk points out; despite the constant chatter about EPS beats (despite top-line misses), the trick is that analysts have been dragging down expectations since the earnings-cycle began and so judging “misses” must be done against a “frozen” pre-earnings number.

If we do [...]

Biggest EPS Miss Since Lehman, And This Time It’s Not The Tsunami’s Fault

Yes, we know it doesn’t matter because Ben & Mario have got our backs at whatever multiple is required to levitate the economy market, but as Citi’s credit desk points out; despite the constant chatter about EPS beats (despite top-line misses), the trick is that analysts have been dragging down expectations since the earnings-cycle began and so judging ‘misses’ must be done against a ‘frozen’ pre-earnings number. If we do this ‘fair’ approach [...]