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European Earnings Disaster: Only 3 Percent Of Large Caps Beating

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Europe’s third quarter earnings witness modestly positive results with 35% of companies beating estimates, while 28% missed estimates.

Matthew Garman and team at Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) in their recent European Equity Strategy report tracked 145 companies and point out over half the companies reporting to date have missed their top-line expectations.

Financials beat estimates

Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) analysts point out that financials posted the most earning beats, followed by energy. However, utilities, telcos and consumer discretionary witnessed the weakest earnings. The following table depicts the earnings posted by various industries:

Key earnings statistics

Interestingly,

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Mani is a Senior Financial Consultant. He has worked in Senior Management role in large banking, financial and information technology organizations. He has provided solutions for major banking and securities firms across the globe in the area of retail, corporate and investment banking. He holds MBA (Finance) and Professional Management Accounting Qualifications. His hobbies are tracking global financial developments and watching sports