Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Blowout Qtr is Expected


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Q2 Revenue Estimate:  $822.41m
Q2 Earnings Estimate:  $1.29
Projected No. of Subs:  27,422,000


According to Yahoo! Finance, analysts are currently anticipating earnings of $1.11 per share on revenue of $790.49m.  My revenue and EPS estimates are well above consensus by 4% and 16%, respectively. 

Using polynomial trend analysis, my revenue estimates over the past seven quarters have yielded an average error of just 0.02%, as displayed below. 

Period
Poly
Actual
% Error
15
426,694
423,120
0.84%
16
449,881
444,542
1.20%
17
477,261
493,665
-3.32%
18
511,672
519,819
-1.57%
19
557,155
553,219
0.71%
20
619,140
595,922
3.90%
21
704,634
718,553
-1.94%
22
822,405
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Ave Error
-0.02%


Income Statement
Three months ended June 30, 2011
Revenue
$822,405
Cost of Revenue
501,667
Gross Profit
320,738
Operating Expenses:

   Tech. & Development
58,391
   Marketing
117,193
   G&A
26,728
      Total Operating Expenses
202,312
Operating Income
118,426
Other Income:

   Interest Expense
-4,850
   Interest Income
850
Income Before Income Taxes
114,426
Provision for Income Taxes
44,626
Net Income
$69,800


Diluted EPS
$1.29


WACS
54,246
NFLX Ownership
Author:   Yes
Author’s Family:  NO


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