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EARNINGS HIGHLIGHTS
Q1 2017 Y/Y Blended Earnings Growth Estimates:
- TSX Composite = 30.2 per cent
- Ex-Energy = 16.0 per cent
- Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc = -33.8 per cent
- Healthcare Ex- VRX = 3.1 per cent
- TSX Composite Ex-VRX = 31.4 per cent
Q1 2017 Performance vs. Earnings Expectations:
Seventy-four per cent of the TSX Composite companies have reported Q1 2017 EPS. Of the 178 companies in the index that have reported earnings to date for Q1 2017:
- 48.3 per cent reported above analyst expectations
- 41.0 per cent reported below analyst expectations
REVENUE HIGHLIGHTS
Q1 2017 Y/Y Blended Revenue Growth Estimates:
- TSX Composite = 9.2 per cent
- Ex-Energy = 3.9 per cent
- Valeant Pharmaceuticals= -4.1 per cent
- Healthcare Ex-Valeant Pharmaceuticals = 5.1 per cent
- TSX Composite Ex-Valeant Pharmaceuticals = 9.3 per cent
Q1 2017 Performance vs. Revenue Expectations:
Of the TSX Composite companies that have reported revenue to date for Q1 2017:
- 54.1 per cent reported above analyst expectations
- 45.9 per cent reported below analyst expectations
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