Market Update
Infosys Net Margin Drops On Higher Talent Costs
Anand Sheth
24 Jul, 2022
Mumbai
Infosys said operating margin in the latest quarter dropped on the rising talent cost.
Total revenues in the first quarter ending in June increased 23.6% to 34,470 crore rupees.
Revenues on a sequential basis increased 6.8% from the previous quarter and rose 5.5% in constant currencies.
In the U.S. dollar terms, revenues increased 17.5% from a year ago to $4.44 billion.
Digital revenues accounted for 61.0% of total revenues in the period.
Operating margin in the quarter fell to 20.1%, a decline of 3.6 percentage points from a year ago and 1.4 percentage points from the previous quarter.
Net income after tax increased to 5,362 crore rupees from 5,201 crore rupees a year ago.
Net income in the U.S. dollar fell to $689.0 million from $704.0 million a year ago.
About 95.2% of the net income was free cash flow
Diluted earnings per share rose to 12.78 rupees from 12.21 a year ago.
Diluted earnings per share in the U.S. dollar fell to 16 cents from 17 cents a year ago.
The information and business services provider added a net 21,171 employees in the quarter.
Tech Weakness Drags U.S. Stocks Lowe, European and Asian Markets Gain
Barry Adams
22 Jul, 2022
New York City
Benchmark indexes on Wall Street traded lower led by a decline in tech and advertising stocks after weak results from Snap and Twitter.
The S&P 500 index fell 0.6% to 3,973.73 and the Nasdaq Composite index declined 1.5% to 11,881.88.
For the week, the S&P 500 index increased 2.6% and the Nasdaq Composite rose 3.3%.
Better-than-expected earnings from Netflix and Tesla lifted tech stocks in the week but the market rally halted after Snap reported wider loss and Twitter said revenues fell last quarter.
Meta Platforms declined 7.8%, Pinterest plunged 13.5%, and Alphabet dropped 5.6%.
Futures of crude oil decreased $1.74 to $94.61 a barrel and natural gas advanced 37 cents to $8.30 a unit.
The yield on 10-year Treasury notes declined 11 ticks to 2.79%.
The euro inched higher to $1.0208 and the dollar eased against the Japanese yen to 136.04.
American Express rose 2.3% to $153.49 after the financial services company said total purchase volume on its network jumped 25% to $394 billion and revenues net of interest surged 31% to $13.4 billion..
Net income in the quarter declined to 14% to $1.96 billion or $2.57 a diluted share from $2.28 billion or $2.80 a diluted share.
Boston Beer fell 3.9% to $394.70 after the craft brewery said second quarter net revenues increased 2.2% to $616 million.
Net income decreased to $53.3 million or $4.31 per diluted share from $59.2 million or $4.75 per diluted share a year ago.
The revised guidance is based on the lowered estimate for the shipment and inventories held by distributors.
Boston Beer estimated depletions and shipments decrease of between 2% and 8% a change from the previous estimate of an increase of between 4% and 10%.
The revision is reflecting a change in expectations in the Company's Truly hard seltzer business and the launch timing of Hard Mountain Dew.
Snap Inc plunged 38.95% to $10.05 after the online chat platform reported slowest revenue growth since going public and sharply wider quarterly loss.
Snap was downgraded by a number of analysts after the weak quarterly results.
Twitter Inc declined 1.1% to $39.10 after the social media platform operator said second quarter revenues declined 1% to $1.18 billion.
Net loss in the quarter was $270 million or a loss of 35 cents a diluted share compared to net income of $66 million or 8 cents a diluted share.
Verizon Communications declined 6.7% to $44.45 after the company said higher prices slowed its phone subscriber growth and lowered its annual outlook.
Eurozone Growth Contracts
European markets inched higher and the latest private survey estimated economic growth is slowing in the eurozone.
Private sector contracted for the first time in 15 months on weaker output and new orders, the Purchasing Managers' Index released by S&P Global showed Friday.
The index for output declined to 49.4 in July from 52.0 in June, the index for service fell to 50.6 from 53.0, and manufacturing dropped to 49.6 from 52.1 in the corresponding months.
The flash estimate readings will be revised in the second estimate in the next few weeks.
The survey showed that the factory output decreased sharply and service output growth slowed.
The ECB also lifted its key lending rate for the first time in 11 years this week, and the rate increase of half-percentage point was larger than expected.
More worrisome, backlog of orders for both manufacturing and services also declined in the month, a first contraction in eighteen months.
The DAX index increased 0.3% to 13,284.77, the CAC-40 index gained 0.4% to 6,224.48.62, and the FTSE 100 index inched up 0.14% to 7,280.99.
For the week, the DAX and the CAC-40 added 2% and the FTSE gained 1.6%.
Schindler Holding AG declined 3.9% to 175.0 francs after the Swiss elevator and escalator maker cut its 2022 outlook citing China market contraction and Covid-19 related restrictions.
MTU Aero Engines AG increased 2.2% to 193.15 euros after the German aerospace company won orders worth $600 million of orders at the Farnborough International Airshow.
Asian Markets Rally
Asian markets generally closed higher and the Nikkei index in Tokyo advanced for the seventh session in a row.
Kawasaki Kisen soared 11% and Nippon Yusen increased 4.02% after the shipping companies lifted full-year earnings outlook.
Japan's core consumer inflation, excluding energy and food prices, remained above the Bank of Japan's target rate of 2% for the third month in a row in June.
A separate report showed Japan's manufacturing slowed to a 10-month low in July on the continued supply chain disruptions and slowing orders.
The Nikkei index increased 0.4% to 27,914.66, the Hang Seng index rose 0.2% to 20,609.14, and the Sensex index increased 0.7% to 56,072.23.
For the week, the Nikkei increased more than 4%, the Hang Seng advanced 0.6%, and the Sensex increased 3%.
China imposed 8 billion yen or $1.2 billion on taxi ride hailing platform Didi Global for cyber securities and data violations.
The Sensex index in Mumbai advanced for the sixth day in a row on the earnings optimism from banks and rising demand for vehicles and consumer goods.
U.S. Movers: American Express, Boston Beer, Intuitive Surgical, Schlumberger, Seagate, Snap, Twitter
Barry Adams
22 Jul, 2022
New York City
Benchmark indexes on Wall Street traded lower led by a decline in tech and advertising stocks after weak results from Snap and Twitter.
The S&P 500 index fell 0.6% to 3,973.73 and the Nasdaq Composite index declined 1.5% to 11,881.88.
Better-than-expected earnings from Netflix and Tesla lifted tech stocks in the week but the market rally halted after Snap reported wider loss and Twitter said revenues fell last quarter.
The two popular indexes are still set to close higher for the week and are hovering near the five-week high.
Futures of crude oil increased $1.63 to $94.78 a barrel and natural gas advanced 37 cents to $8.30 a unit.
The yield on 10-year Treasury notes declined 11 ticks to 2.79% and the euro inched higher to $1.0218 and the dollar eased against the Japanese yen to 136.14.
American Express rose 2.3% to $153.49 after the financial services company said total purchase volume on its network jumped 25% to $394 billion and revenues net of interest surged 31% to $13.4 billion..
Net income in the quarter declined to 14% to $1.96 billion or $2.57 a diluted share from $2.28 billion or $2.80 a diluted share.
Boston Beer fell 3.9% to $394.70 after the craft brewery said second quarter net revenues increased 2.2% to $616 million.
Net income decreased to $53.3 million or $4.31 per diluted share from $59.2 million or $4.75 per diluted share a year ago.
The revised guidance is based on the lowered estimate for the shipment and inventories held by distributors.
Boston Beer estimated depletions and shipments decrease of between 2% and 8% a change from the previous estimate of an increase of between 4% and 10%.
The revision is reflecting a change in expectations in the Company's Truly hard seltzer business and the launch timing of Hard Mountain Dew.
The company sharply lowered its estimate for full-year earnings and said non-GAAP earnings are estimated between $6.0 and $11.0 a share from the previous estimate between $11.0 and $16.0 a share.
Intuitive Surgical declined 5.7% to $211.85 after the surgical systems maker said second quarter revenues increased 4% to $1.52 billion.
Net income in the quarter fell to $308 million or $0.85 per diluted share compared to $517 million or $1.42 per diluted share a year ago.
In the second quarter, Intuitive repurchased $500 million of its own share and expanded its share repurchase program to $3.5 billion.
Seagate Technology declined 7.9% to $76.97 after the disk drive maker said fiscal fourth quarter revenues declined to $2.6 billion from $3.01 billion a year ago.
Net income fell to $276 million or $!.27 a diluted share from $482 million or $2.07 a share.
The disk drive maker also offered weaker-than-expected revenues outlook for the fiscal first quarter 2023 of $2.5 billion with a band of $150 million and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share of $1.40 with a band of 20 cents.
Schlumberger NV rose 4.2% to $35.08 after the oil field services company said second quarter revenues increased 20% to $6.8 billion and net income jumped 123% to $959 million from $431 million a year ago.
Diluted earnings per share jumped to 67 cents from 30 cents a year ago.
The company also lifted its annual revenues growth to be in "high teens" translating full-year revenues of at least $27 billion.
The company announced a quarterly cash dividend of 17.5 cents a share payable on October 13 to shareholders on record of September 7.
Snap Inc plunged 38.95% to $10.05 after the online chat platform reported slowest revenue growth since going public and sharply wider quarterly loss.
Snap was downgraded by a number of analysts after the weak quarterly results.
Twitter Inc declined 1.1% to $39.10 after the social media platform operator said second quarter revenues declined 1% to $1.18 billion.
Net loss in the quarter was $270 million or a loss of 35 cents a diluted share compared to net income of $66 million or 8 cents a diluted share.
Europe Movers: Ceconomy, Danske Bank, Delivery Hero, MTU Aero, Norsk Hydro, Schindler
Bridgette Randall
22 Jul, 2022
Frankfurt
European markets inched higher and the latest private survey estimated economic growth is slowing in the eurozone.
Private sector contracted for the first time in 15 months on weaker output and new orders, the Purchasing Managers' Index released by S&P Global showed Friday.
The DAX index increased 0.05% to 13,253.68, the CAC-40 index gained 0.3% to 6,216.82, and the FTSE 100 index inched up 0.08% to 7,276.37.
The euro edged lower and closed at $1.0193 and the British pound fetched $1.197.
Schindler Holding AG declined 3.9% to 175.0 francs after the Swiss elevator and escalator maker cut its 2022 outlook citing China market contraction and Covid-19 related restrictions.
Second quarter revenues declined 5.6% to 2.7 billion francs and net income fell 37.2% to 152 million francs.
Diluted earnings per share fell to 1.30 francs from 2.12 francs.
Schindler guided annual revenues to rise between -2% and 2% from the previous estimate between 1% and 6% in local currencies and full-year net income between 620 million and 660 million francs.
MTU Aero Engines AG increased 2.2% to 193.15 euros after the German aerospace company won orders worth $600 million of orders at the Farnborough International Airshow.
"New orders for the geared turbofan (GTF) make up the lion
European Markets Brave Weakening Growth Outlook
Bridgette Randall
22 Jul, 2022
Frankfurt
European markets inched higher and the latest private survey estimated economic growth is slowing in the eurozone.
Private sector contracted for the first time in 15 months on weaker output and new orders, the Purchasing Managers' Index released by S&P Global showed Friday.
The index for output declined to 49.4 in July from 52.0 in June, the index for service fell to 50.6 from 53.0, and manufacturing dropped to 49.6 from 52.1 in the corresponding months.
The flash estimate readings will be revised in the second estimate in the next few weeks.
The survey showed that the factory output decreased sharply and service output growth slowed.
The ECB also lifted its key lending rate for the first time in 11 years this week, and the rate increase of half-percentage point was larger than expected.
More worrisome, backlog of orders for both manufacturing and services also declined in the month, a first contraction in eighteen months.
The DAX index increased 0.05% to 13,253.68, the CAC-40 index gained 0.3% to 6,216.82, and the FTSE 100 index inched up 0.08% to 7,276.37.
The euro edged lower and closed at $1.0193 and the British pound fetched $1.197.
Schindler Holding AG declined 3.9% to 175.0 francs after the Swiss elevator and escalator maker cut its 2022 outlook citing China market contraction and Covid-19 related restrictions.
Second quarter revenues declined 5.6% to 2.7 billion francs and net income fell 37.2% to 152 million francs.
Diluted earnings per share fell to 1.30 francs from 2.12 francs.
Schindler guided annual revenues to rise between -2% and 2% from the previous estimate between 1% and 6% in local currencies and full-year net income between 620 million and 660 million francs.
MTU Aero Engines AG increased 2.2% to 193.15 euros after the German aerospace company won orders worth $600 million of orders at the Farnborough International Airshow.
"New orders for the geared turbofan (GTF) make up the lion
Asian Markets Rally On Local Earnings Optimism
Arjun Pandit
22 Jul, 2022
Frankfurt
Asian markets generally closed higher and the Nikkei index in Tokyo advanced for the seventh session in a row.
Kawasaki Kisen soared 11% and Nippon Yusen increased 4.02% after the shipping companies lifted full-year earnings outlook.
Japan's core consumer inflation, excluding energy and food prices, remained above the Bank of Japan's target rate of 2% for the third month in a row in June.
A separate report showed Japan's manufacturing slowed to a 10-month low in July on the continued supply chain disruptions and slowing orders.
The Nikkei index increased 0.4% to 27,914.66, the Hang Seng index rose 0.2% to 20,609.14, and the Sensex index increased 0.7% to 56,072.23.
China imposed 8 billion yen or $1.2 billion on taxi ride hailing platform Didi Global for cyber securities and data violations.
The Sensex index in Mumbai advanced for the sixth day in a row on the earnings optimism from banks and rising demand for vehicles and consumer goods.
The Sensex and Nifty indexes ended at the session's high and advanced for the sixth day in a row.
For the week, the Sensex gained 3.6% and the Nifty advanced 3.4%.
The rupee traded near its record low and closed at 79.87 against one U.S. dollar.
HDFC, HDFC Bank, UPL, and Grasim advanced between 2% and 3%.
Tata Consumer Products, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, Power Grid Corp, and NTPC declined between 1% and 2%.
UltraTech Cement soared 4.9% to 6,431.20 rupees after the company reported better than expected earnings.
Revenues from operations increased 26.1% to 15,272 crore rupees.
Net income declined to 1,537.11 crore rupees or 54.91 a diluted share from 1,715.58 crore rupees or 59.00 rupees a share.
Tech Rally On Hold After Weak Results from Twitter and Snap
Barry Adams
22 Jul, 2022
New York City
Benchmark indexes on Wall Street traded lower led by a decline in tech and advertising stocks after weak results from Snap and Twitter.
The S&P 500 index fell 0.6% to 3,973.73 and the Nasdaq Composite index declined 1.5% to 11,881.88.
Better-than-expected earnings from Netflix and Tesla lifted tech stocks in the week but the market rally halted after Snap reported wider loss and Twitter said revenues fell last quarter.
The two popular indexes are still set to close higher for the week and are hovering near the five-week high.
Futures of crude oil increased 63 cents to $96.98 a barrel and natural gas advanced 37 cents to $8.29 a unit.
The yield on 10-year Treasury notes declined 11 ticks to 2.79% and the euro inched higher to $1.0218 and the dollar eased against the Japanese yen to 136.14.
American Express rose 2.3% to $153.49 after the financial services company said total purchase volume on its network jumped 25% to $394 billion and revenues net of interest surged 31% to $13.4 billion..
Net income in the quarter declined to 14% to $1.96 billion or $2.57 a diluted share from $2.28 billion or $2.80 a diluted share.
Snap Inc plunged 38.95% to $10.05 after the online chat platform reported slowest revenue growth since going public and sharply wider quarterly loss.
Snap was downgraded by a number of analysts after the weak quarterly results.
Twitter Inc declined 1.1% to $39.10 after the social media platform operator said second quarter revenues declined 1% to $1.18 billion.
Net loss in the quarter was $270 million or a loss of 35 cents a diluted share compared to net income of $66 million or 8 cents a diluted share.
Eurozone Growth Contracts
European markets inched higher and the latest private survey estimated economic growth is slowing in the eurozone.
Private sector contracted for the first time in 15 months on weaker output and new orders, the Purchasing Managers' Index released by S&P Global showed Friday.
The index for output declined to 49.4 in July from 52.0 in June, the index for service fell to 50.6 from 53.0, and manufacturing dropped to 49.6 from 52.1 in the corresponding months.
The flash estimate readings will be revised in the second estimate in the next few weeks.
The survey showed that the factory output decreased sharply and service output growth slowed.
The ECB also lifted its key lending rate for the first time in 11 years this week, and the rate increase of half-percentage point was larger than expected.
More worrisome, backlog of orders for both manufacturing and services also declined in the month, a first contraction in eighteen months.
The DAX index increased 0.3% to 13,284.77, the CAC-40 index gained 0.4% to 6,224.48.62, and the FTSE 100 index inched up 0.14% to 7,280.99.
Asian Markets Rally
Asian markets generally closed higher and the Nikkei index in Tokyo advanced for the seventh session in a row.
Kawasaki Kisen soared 11% and Nippon Yusen increased 4.02% after the shipping companies lifted full-year earnings outlook.
Japan's core consumer inflation, excluding energy and food prices, remained above the Bank of Japan's target rate of 2% for the third month in a row in June.
A separate report showed Japan's manufacturing slowed to a 10-month low in July on the continued supply chain disruptions and slowing orders.
The Nikkei index increased 0.4% to 27,914.66, the Hang Seng index rose 0.2% to 20,609.14, and the Sensex index increased 0.7% to 56,072.23.
China imposed 8 billion yen or $1.2 billion on taxi ride hailing platform Didi Global for cyber securities and data violations.
The Sensex index in Mumbai advanced for the sixth day in a row on the earnings optimism from banks and rising demand for vehicles and consumer goods.
D.R. Horton Sales Rise 21%, Guides Weaker Quarter On Cooling Demand
Scott Peters
21 Jul, 2022
New York City
D.R. Horton, the home builder, said sales and earnings rose in the June quarter but estimates lower sales as housing demand began to cool in June and cancellation rates surged.
D.R. Horton said June quarter sales increased 21% to $8.8 billion and net income surged 48% to $1.6 billion or $4.67 a share from a year ago.
Net sales orders for the fiscal third quarter ended June decreased 7% to 16,693 homes and increased 8% in value to $6.9 billion compared to 17,952 homes and $6.4 billion in the same quarter of the prior year.
Horton's cancellation rate, cancelled sales orders divided by gross sales orders, for the fiscal third quarter rose to 24% compared to 17% in the prior year's quarter.
Homes closed in the quarter fell 1% to 21,308 homes compared to 21,588 a year ago.
Order backlog of homes under contract at the end of June fell 9% to 29,244 homes and increased 8% in value to $11.9 billion compared to 32,209 homes and $11.0 billion a year ago.
Home Inventory and Land Bank
At the end of the quarter, the company had 56,400 homes in inventory, of which 27,200 were unsold and 1,400 of the unsold homes were completed.
D R Horton's homebuilding land and lot portfolio totaled 598,200 lots at the end of the quarter, of which 22% were owned and 78% were controlled through land and lot purchase contracts.
At the end of the June quarter, total value of home inventories increased to $21.7 billion from $16.5 billion a year ago.
Stock Repurchase
The home builder repurchased 4.7 million shares of common stock for $310.0 million during the fiscal third quarter totaling 10.5 million shares repurchased for $854.2 million during the nine months ended in June.
About $690.0 million are still available for the stock repurchase at the end of June.
Guidance & Outlook
The home builder lowered its full-year outlook on moderating demand to a range between $33.8 billion to $34.6 billion and complete between 83,000 and 85,000 homes.
The company had previously guided annual revenues to fall between $35.3 billion to $36.1 billion and complete between 88,000 and 90,000 homes.
D.R. Horton declined 3.8% to $75.83 and the stock has lost 27.96% in the year so far.
Company
D.R. Horton, Inc. is the largest homebuilder by volume in the United States since 2002.
Founded in 1978 in Fort Worth, Texas, D.R. Horton has operations in 105 markets in 33 states across the United States and closed 81,469 homes in the twelve-month period ended June 30, 2022.
Tech Powered Rally On Wall Street
Barry Adams
21 Jul, 2022
New York City
Benchmark indexes on Wall Street lacked direction after trading near 6-week highs as investors digested the latest earnings from home builders and transportation companies.
Tech stocks advanced in the early afternoon trading lifting the two popular benchmark indexes.
The S&P 500 index fell 0.99% to 3,999.10 and the Nasdaq Composite index rose 1.4% to 12,059.20.
The Nasdaq advanced for the third day in a row after Tesla jumped nearly 10%.
Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, and Netflix jumped between 0.3% and 3%.
Futures of crude oil declined $3.49 to $96.39 a barrel and natural gas fell 8 cents to $7.92 a unit.
Jobless claims at the end of last week rose to the highest level since mid-November last week.
Initial claims of weekly jobless claims increased 7,000 to 251,000 for the week ended July 16 from the previous week, a high not seen since the week ending November 13, 2021.
Continuing claims, which runs a week behind, rose to 1.384 million, the highest total since April 23.
Heatwave in the U.S. and Europe lifted prices of natural gas in the volatile session but closed down and Russia resumed its natural gas supply to Europe through Nord Stream 1 pipe network.
The yield on 10-year Treasury notes edged lower to 2.906% and the yield on German government 10-year Bund hovered near 1.215% after the European Central Bank lifted rates for the first time in eleven years.
The yield on Japanese government bonds were nearly unchanged after the Bank of Japan left its key lending rate unrevised at 0.25%.
D.R. Horton fell 3.8% to $75.87 after the home builder said June quarter sales increased 21% to $8.8 billion and net income surged 48% to $1.6 billion or $4.67 a share from a year ago.
The home builder also lowered its full-year outlook on moderating demand to a range between $33.8 billion to $34.6 billion and complete between 83,000 and 85,000 homes.
The company had previously guided annual revenues to fall between $35.3 billion to $36.1 billion and complete between 88,000 and 90,000 homes.
American Airlines Group declined 7.4% to $14.08 after the company reported its first quarterly profit since the start of the pandemic.
The airline reported record second quarter revenue of $13.4 billion, a 12.2% increase over the same period in 2019 on 8.5% less capacity.
Second quarter net income was $476 million or $0.68 per diluted share.
Carnival Corp dropped 10.9% to $9.90 after the cruise line operator planned a $1 billion common stock offering to finance general corporate expenses.
Tesla Inc gained 9.7% to $814.93 after the electric vehicle maker reported quarterly sales jumped 42% and net income doubled from a year ago.
First Rate Hike in Eurozone After 11 Years
European markets traded mixed after the central bank lifted rates for the first time in eleven years and Italian political turmoil deepened.
The DAX index eased 0.17% to 13,257.90, the CAC-40 index rose 0.6% to 6,220.59, and the FTSE 100 index decreased 0.4% to 7,234.52.
The European Central Bank lifted its key lending rate by 50 basis points to cool rapidly advancing inflation in the currency zone of 19 nations.
The governing council lifted the rates more than the 25 basis points of increase expected by traders and economists.
With the latest increase, the key lending rate is zero and the central bank had previously signaled rate hikes at the next meetings in July and September.
The deposit rate is now set at zero, the main refinancing rate at 0.50%, and the marginal lending facility is 0.75%.
The euro strengthened after the rate decision to $1.0245.
Italy's Political Turmoil Deepens
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi resigned for the second time in as many weeks after winning the confidence vote boycotted by three coalition partners.
Draghi decided to resign after three coalition partners - the center right parties The League and Forza Italia and the populist 5-Star Movement - withdrew its support to the 17-month old national unity government..
Draghi will continue as a "caretaker" prime minister until the president Sergio Mattarella decides next steps.
Italy is most likely to head to a general election as early as September delaying the annual budgetary process and the release of the European Union's $20 billion pandemic aid.
For a week, Prime Minister Draghi worked with different factions in his National Unity government but failed to resolve differences on how to allocate government expenses and help struggling families and businesses.
Two weeks ago, taxi unions across the nations held protests against the Draghi's plan to open up the industry to more competition.
Despite the unprecedented outpouring of public support for Draghi's leadership, a series of pro-Draghi rallies by some 1,000 mayors across the nation and a unified support offered by the leading newspapers, three coalition partners pulled their support.
American Airlines Reports Record Revenues and Emphasizes Debt Repayment
Scott Peters
21 Jul, 2022
New York City
American Airlines Group reported its first quarterly profit since the start of the pandemic.
The airline reported record second quarter revenue of $13.4 billion, a 12.2% increase over the same period in 2019 on 8.5% less capacity.
With the return of travel, American Airlines flew 53.07 million passengers in the second quarter, an increase of 20.6% from 44.02% a year ago.
Second quarter net income jumped to $476 million or $0.68 per diluted share compared to $19 million or 3 cents a year ago.
The average load factor in the quarter was 10 points higher from a year ago to 87% and domestic leisure travel surpassed the 2019's levels in the same period.
The airline is also witnessing improvement in business and government travel and a sustained pick up in international travel.
American Airlines Group declined 7.8% to $14.02 after the company reported its first quarterly results.
In the quarter, passenger load factor increased to 86.9% from 77.0% and passenger revenue per available seat mile increased to 18.47 cents from 12.0 cents a year ago.
Guidance & Outlook
American expects its third-quarter total revenue to be 10% to 12% higher compared to the similar period in 2019 on 8% to 10% lower capacity.
The company also estimated it to be profitable in the third quarter based on the current demand trends and fuel price forecast.
CEO Robert Isom said that the airline is likely to operate between 90% and 92% of its 2019 capacity in the third quarter.
Amazon Offers $3.9 Billion for One Medical Clinic's Parent 1Life
Barry Adams
21 Jul, 2022
New York City
1Life Healthcare surged 68.9% to $17.18 after the operator of primary care network of One Medical clinics agreed to be acquired for $18 a share or $3.9 billion by Amazon.com Inc
Amazon.com, Inc declined 0.4% to $122.22 and the online retailer and tech services provider has been making a push in the healthcare sector with the purchase of online pharmacy PillPack in 2019 for $3 billion.
European Movers: Electrolux, Nokia, IG Group, Ocado, SAP, Thales
Bridgette Randall
21 Jul, 2022
Frankfurt
European markets traded mixed after the central bank lifted rates for the first time in eleven years and Italian political turmoil deepened.
The DAX index eased 0.23% to 13,246.60, the CAC-40 index rose 0.3% to 6,201.21, and the FTSE 100 index increased 0.09% to 7,270.51.
The European Central Bank lifted its key lending rate by 50 basis points to cool rapidly advancing inflation in the currency zone of 19 nations.
The governing council lifted the rates more than the 25 basis points of increase expected by traders and economists.
With the latest increase, the key lending rate was lifted to zero and the central bank had previously signaled rate hikes at the next meetings in July and September.
The deposit rate is now set at zero, the main refinancing rate at 0.50%, and the marginal lending facility is set at 0.75%.
The euro strengthened after the rate decision to $1.0245.
European Stock Movers
Electrolux declined 3.9% to skr 140.90 after the Swedish home appliance maker reported sharply lower than expected second quarter results.
Revenues in the second quarter ending in June increased 11% to skr 33.75 billion. In constant currencies, sales rose 0.3% from a year ago.
Net income in the period plunged 81% to skr 257 million from a year ago and diluted earnings per share declined to skr 0.93 from skr 4.81 a year ago.
Nokia Oyj increased 9.2% to 5.02 euros after the Finnish telecom operator reported better than expected earnings.
Net sales in the second quarter increased 11% to 5.7 billion euros or rose 3% in constant currencies.
Net income in the period increased 31% to 460 million euros and diluted earnings per share rose to 8 euro cents from 6 euro cents a year ago.
IG Group jumped 8.9% to 772.34 pence after the British trading platform announced a plan to buy back its stock.
Ocado Group traded volatile but closed up 0.8% to 781.29 pence after the online grocery delivery company reported first-half loss widened.
Group revenues in the first-half ending May declined 4.4% to
European Markets Waver After Larger Rate Hike and Italian Political Turmoil
Bridgette Randall
21 Jul, 2022
New York City
European markets traded mixed after the central bank lifted rates for the first time in eleven years and Italian political turmoil deepened.
The DAX index eased 0.23% to 13,246.60, the CAC-40 index rose 0.3% to 6,201.21, and the FTSE 100 index increased 0.09% to 7,270.51.
The European Central Bank lifted its key lending rate by 50 basis points to cool rapidly advancing inflation in the currency zone of 19 nations.
The governing council lifted the rates more than the 25 basis points of increase expected by traders and economists.
With the latest increase, the key lending rate was lifted to zero and the central bank had previously signaled rate hikes at the next meetings in July and September.
The deposit rate is now set at zero, the main refinancing rate at 0.50%, and the marginal lending facility is set at 0.75%.
The euro strengthened after the rate decision to $1.0245.
The central bank reiterated its commitment to bring down the inflation rate to its target rate of 2% as supply constraints and rising energy prices lifted June inflation to 8.6%.
"We expect inflation to remain undesirably high for some time, owing to continued pressures from energy and food prices and pipeline pressures in the pricing chain," the accompanying statement noted.
The ECB also said that the "inflation continues to be undesirably high and is expected to remain above our target for some time. The latest data indicate a slowdown in growth, clouding the outlook for the second half of 2022 and beyond."
With the diverging interest rates in the eurozone and heightened political turmoil in Italy, the central bank released a new tool to offer additional lending facilities with stringent conditions in the event of severe bond market conditions.
The anticipatory move is expected to keep the smooth functioning of the eurozone bond markets.
The yield on the 10-year Italian government bonds shot up to 3.6014% after Prime Minister Mario Draghi offered his resignation.
European Stock Movers
Electrolux declined 3.9% to skr 140.90 after the Swedish home appliance maker reported sharply lower than expected second quarter results.
Revenues in the second quarter ending in June increased 11% to skr 33.75 billion. In constant currencies, sales rose 0.3% from a year ago.
Net income in the period plunged 81% to skr 257 million from a year ago and diluted earnings per share declined to skr 0.93 from skr 4.81 a year ago.
Nokia Oyj increased 9.2% to 5.02 euros after the Finnish telecom operator reported better than expected earnings.
Net sales in the second quarter increased 11% to 5.7 billion euros or rose 3% in constant currencies.
Net income in the period increased 31% to 460 million euros and diluted earnings per share rose to 8 euro cents from 6 euro cents a year ago.
IG Group jumped 8.9% to 772.34 pence after the British trading platform announced a plan to buy back its stock.
Ocado Group traded volatile but closed up 0.8% to 781.29 pence after the online grocery delivery company reported first-half loss widened.
Group revenues in the first-half ending May declined 4.4% to
Draghi Resigns Again Plunging Italian Politics In Deeper Turmoil
Bridgette Randall
21 Jul, 2022
New York City
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi resigned for the second time in as many weeks after winning the confidence vote boycotted by three coalition partners.
Draghi decided to resign after three coalition partners - the center right parties The League and Forza Italia and the populist 5-Star Movement - withdrew its support to the 17-month old national unity government..
Draghi will continue as a "caretaker" prime minister until the president Sergio Mattarella decides next steps.
Italy is most likely to head to a general election as early as September delaying the annual budgetary process and the release of the European Union's $20 billion pandemic aid.
For a week, Prime Minister Draghi worked with different factions in his National Unity government but failed to resolve differences on how to allocate government expenses and help struggling families and businesses.
Two weeks ago, taxi unions across the nations held protests against the Draghi's plan to open up the industry to more competition.
Despite the unprecedented outpouring of public support for Draghi's leadership, a series of pro-Draghi rallies by some 1,000 mayors across the nation and a unified support offered by the leading newspapers, three coalition partners pulled their support.
Movers: 1Life Healthcare, AT&T, American Airlines, CSX, Carnival, DR Horton, Tesla, United Airlines
Barry Adams
21 Jul, 2022
New York City
Benchmark indexes on Wall Street lacked direction after trading near 6-week highs as investors digested the latest earnings from home builders and transportation companies.
The S&P 500 index fell 0.7% to 3,931.47 and the Nasdaq Composite index fell 0.7% to 11,821.90
Futures of crude oil declined $3.27 to $96.41 a barrel and natural gas rose 32 cents to $7.68 a unit.
Heatwaves in the U.S. and Europe lifted prices of natural gas and Russia resumed its natural gas supply to Europe through Nord Stream 1 pipe network.
The yield on 10-year Treasury notes edged lower to 2.98% and the yield on German government 10-year Bund hovered near 1.246% after the European Central Bank lifted rates for the first time in eleven years.
The yield on Japanese government bonds were nearly unchanged after the Bank of Japan left its key lending rate unrevised at 0.25%.
D.R. Horton fell 3.3% to $70.74 after the home builder said June quarter sales increased 21% to $8.8 billion and net income surged 48% to $1.6 billion or $4.67 a share from a year ago.
The home builder also lowered its full-year outlook on moderating demand to a range between $33.8 billion to $34.6 billion and complete between 83,000 and 85,000 homes.
The company had previously guided annual revenues to fall between $35.3 billion to $36.1 billion and complete between 88,000 and 90,000 homes.
American Airlines Group declined 7.8% to $14.02 after the company reported its first quarterly profit since the start of the pandemic.
The airline reported record second quarter revenue of $13.4 billion, a 12.2% increase over the same period in 2019 on 8.5% less capacity.
Second quarter net income was $476 million or $0.68 per diluted share.
Carnival Corp dropped 12.3% to $9.70 after the cruise line operator planned a $1 billion common stock offering to finance general corporate expenses.
Tesla Inc gained 6.2% to $788.23 after the electric vehicle maker reported quarterly sales jumped 42% and net income doubled from a year ago.
United Airlines dropped 9.0% to $27.93 after the company said second quarter revenues increased to $12.1 billion from $5.5 billion a year ago and jumped 6% from $11.4 billion in 2019.
The airline swung to a quarterly profit of $329 million from a loss of $434 million a year ago and declined from $1.05 billion in the corresponding period in 2019.
Diluted earnings per share in the second quarter were $1.00 compared to a loss of $1.34 a year ago and $4.02 in the similar period in 2019.
CSX Corp rose 4.01% to $30.92 after the railroad operator said second quarter revenues increased 28% to $3.82 billion and net income was nearly unchanged at $1.78 billion or 54 cents a diluted share.
AT&T fell 8.98% to $18.63 after the telecom operator reported a jump in wireless customers by 800,000 in the second quarter and lifted its guidance for wireless revenue growth.
Revenues in the second quarter increased 2.2% to $29.6 billion after adjusting for a business unit separation and net income
Income from continuing operations was $4.8 billion compared to $6.0 billion in the year-ago quarter.
Diluted earnings per common share from continuing operations was $0.59 compared to $0.76 a year ago.
Postpaid phone-only average revenue per user increased 1.1% to $54.81 from a year ago on the improved international roaming and a mix shift to higher-priced unlimited plans.
1Life Healthcare surged 68.9% to $17.18 after the operator of primary care network of One Medical clinics agreed to be acquired for $18 a share or $3.9 billion by Amazon.com Inc
Amazon.com, Inc declined 0.4% to $122.22 and the online retailer and tech services provider has been making a push in the healthcare sector with the purchase of online pharmacy PillPack in 2019 for $3 billion.