Thursday, June 24, 2010

Blackberry Maker Drops After Earnings

Research in Motion posted a mix-bag of earnings after the bell, today. Revenue came in at $4.24 Bil, or less than one percent shy of my estimate of $4.28 Bil. Analysts, however, predicted quarterly sales of $4.35 B on average, or 2.6% above actual results. On the other hand, EPS was above both mine ($1.30) and analysts' consenus ($1.34) at $1.38.

What really matters, though, is how the stock performed after the results were released. This is a blog geared toward earnings traders and, today, my predictions once again proved their worth. The following is what I wrote in the June 8th article titled "Blackberrys, Search Engines, Oil -- Oh My:"
The June 24 announcement is shaping up to be a bad day for RIMM shareholders. Some may consider my estimates “close” to consensus, but don’t forget the old cliché “miss by an inch, miss by a mile.
Trading Recommendation: Buy Puts

For those who bought puts earlier in the day, you are currently looking at a 40%+ profit! Not bad for only a few hours of work!

Over the next few days, I will be posting my second-quarter earnings estimates for RIMM, so be looking for that. Also, I have compiled new estimates for both AT&T and UPS that will be posted in the coming days.

Research in Motion's release marks the beginning of a new earnings season. Despite the enormous success that we had last season, I am hoping that this one will be even better.

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