Hit By NBCUniversal Sale But 2014 Outlook Is Positive
Die Zahlen sind Spitze und vor allen Dingen der Ausblick auf 2014. Bei den 32 $ müsst ihr bestimmt noch etwas warten. Diese Aktie hat es nicht eilig ;-)
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Comment Now Follow Comments General Electric GE +1.16% may have announced that it was selling the rest of its NBCUniversal stake to Comcast CMCSA +1.59% over a year ago, but the conglomerate is still feeling the effects of unloading the Peacock from its portfolio: in GE’s first quarter 2014 earnings results, out Thursday morning, the company revealed that its profit fell 15% compared to the year-ago quarter thanks to the impact of the NBC deal. However, GE shares are up in early Thursday trading as investors focus on a 12% increase in the company’s industrial segment profits and CEO Jeffrey Immelt’s comments that the company is “in good shape.”
GE reported $34.2 billion in first quarter revenue, down 2% from the same time in 2013 and a figure that falls just under the $34.4 billion the Street was expecting to see. First quarter net income from continuing operations came in at $3 billion, resulting in earnings of 30 cents per share, down from 34 cents per share in the prior-year period; excluding special items, GE’s first quarter earnings came in at 33 cents per share, a penny above the Street consensus but 15% lower than the 39 cents per share reported for the same quarter in 2013.
“We had strong results in the first quarter in most of our markets, including Power & Water, Aviation, Oil & Gas, and GE Capital,” GE chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt said in a statement Thursday morning. “The environment was generally positive, and we executed on our operational priorities with strong organic growth, margin enhancement, and solid cash generation.”
One particular bright spot in GE’s results was its industrial segment. This segment — which includes the revenue from business units like GE’s oil and gas, power and water, and aviation units — saw overall revenue rise 8% to $24.5 billion. Profit for the segment rose 12% to $3.3 billion. Within the industrial segment, GE’s oil and gas unit continued to be a juggernaut for the company, boasting a 27% increase in revenue and a 37% increase in profit. Growth in this unit, as well as gains in the aviation and power and water units, offset losses in GE’s healthcare, appliances and mining units.
GE Capital earnings were flat compared to the same time in 2013; its Basel ratio increased 0.32% to 11.4%. In discussing this segment’s results, GE reiterated its intent to IPO its North American Retail Finance business — its profitable credit card business. As FORBES’ Halah Touryalai reported in March, GE is shedding this profitable business because it wants to cut GE Capital down such that it represents just 30% of the company’s earnings, with industrials making up the rest.
“We are on track for our Retail Finance IPO and remain committed to a GE that has 70% of our earnings from the Industrial businesses,” Immelt said Thursday.
Looking ahead to the rest of 2014, Immelt concluded, “We’re off to a good start to the year, and our 2014 framework remains unchanged. The environment is consistent with our expectations, with a positive bias. GE is in good shape.”
Following the release of the earnings report, shares of GE ticked up 2% in Thursday’s pre-market trading session; shares are currently up 2.03%. Year-to-date, shares of the conglomerate have dropped more than 5%. |