Q4 Earnings news and trends

Targeted Ads Drive Twitter Earnings Beat
Earnings // February 09, 2018

Twitter beat out analyst estimates to deliver its first quarterly profit and an unexpected return to revenue growth. According to Reuters, revenue rose 2 percent in the fourth quarter from the previous year, thanks to an expansion outside the United States. International profits increased by 17...

Q4 Earnings Yield Stock Rally, But Corporate Clients Aren’t Driving Performance
Earnings // January 22, 2018

This week’s B2B Data Digest offers a quick skim of the flurry of earnings data coming out of the corporate banking, finance and technology market. On the whole, numbers are good – better than good, in some cases – creating a stock market rally as...

Costco Wholesale Has Visa Partly To Thank For Better-Than-Expected Q4 Results
Earnings // October 03, 2016

Costco Wholesale, the warehouse club retailer, was able to post higher-than-expected profit for its fourth quarter, and it has lower fees to credit card partner Visa partly to blame. The other reason for the better-than-expected performance: Shoppers plunked down more cash for appliances, electronics and...

Groupon Shocks With Earnings Comeback
eCommerce // February 12, 2016

Is Groupon headed for a comeback? While it’s too early to tell as Groupon is still in an adjustment period, Groupon posted better-than-expected fourth quarter earnings, which sent its stock soaring around 20 percent in after-hours trading. The first earnings report under its new leadership —...

Interviews & Exclusives
Visa B2B Biz Nears The Trillion-Dollar Mark

October 25, 2018
Double-digit growth marked Visa's key metrics in the latest quarter, from processed transactions to cross-border activity. Management pointed to performance and potential as the U.S. consumer remains strong, contactless payments gain traction and B2B business nears the trillion-dollar mark.

Quick Reads
Targeted Ads Drive Twitter Earnings Beat

February 09, 2018
Twitter beat out analyst estimates to deliver its first quarterly profit and an unexpected return to revenue growth. According to Reuters, revenue rose 2 percent in the fourth quarter from the previous year, thanks to an expansion outside the United States. International profits increased by 17 percent, while revenue from Japan rose 34 percent to $106 […]

Costco Wholesale Has Visa Partly To Thank For Better-Than-Expected Q4 Results

October 03, 2016
Costco Wholesale, the warehouse club retailer, was able to post higher-than-expected profit for its fourth quarter, and it has lower fees to credit card partner Visa partly to blame. The...

Groupon Shocks With Earnings Comeback

February 12, 2016
Is Groupon headed for a comeback? While it’s too early to tell as Groupon is still in an adjustment period, Groupon posted better-than-expected fourth quarter earnings, which sent its stock...

Gap Drives Digital Focus While Growing Storefronts

February 27, 2015
With a new, digitally-focused CEO leading the way, Gap’s fourth quarter earnings call yesterday (Feb. 26) was concentrated on its omnichannel push as the company grows its digital presence while still building...