Sunday, March 31, 2013

Quarterly earnings and sales exceeded the GE consensus

The first U.S. conglomerate has particularly benefited in the fourth quarter of strong growth in profits of its activities aircraft engines and equipment for the oil and gas sector, a trend that validates the strategy of the CEO, Jeff Immelt, strengthen the presence of GE in the energy sector in recent années.

The backlog expectations, considered a barometer of future revenue, reached the end of December an unprecedented level of $ 210 billion, against 203 billion in the third trimestre.

"The order book is very good. I do not expect an increase of seven billion, representing 3.5% of the backlog," commented Jack De Gan, chief investment officer of Harbor Advisory, a company GE shareholder. "Orders have been very good in the fourth quarter in the industrial sector."

On the New York Stock Exchange, the action gained 2.67% GE to 21.87 dollars at 15:54 GMT, while the Standard

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