Overall Q2 2017 Corporate Profits Relative To GDP

In the last post (“After-Tax Corporate Profits Chart 2nd Quarter 2017“) I displayed, for reference purposes, a long-term chart depicting Corporate Profits After Tax.

There are many ways to view this measure, both on an absolute as well as relative basis.

One relative measure is viewing Corporate Profits as a Percentage of GDP.  I feel that this metric is important for a variety of reasons.  As well, the measure is important to a variety of parties, including investors, businesses, and government policy makers.

As one can see from the long-term chart below (updated through the second quarter), (After Tax) Corporate Profits as a Percentage of GDP is at levels that can be seen as historically (very) high.  While there are many reasons as to why this is so, from a going-forward standpoint I think it is important to recognize both that such a notable condition exists, as well as contemplate and/or plan for such factors and conditions that would come about if (and in my opinion “when”) a more historically “normal” ratio of Corporate Profits as a Percentage of GDP occurs.  This topic can be very complex in nature, and depends upon myriad factors.  In my opinion it deserves far greater recognition.

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Corporate Profits As A Percentage Of GDP

Data Source: FRED, Federal Reserve Economic Data, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; accessed August 30, 2017

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After-Tax Corporate Profits Chart 2nd Quarter 2017

Today’s (August 30, 2017) GDP release (Q2, 2nd Estimate)(pdf) was accompanied by the BLS Corporate Profits report for the 2nd Quarter.

Of course, there are many ways to adjust and depict overall Corporate Profits.  For reference purposes, here is a chart from the St. Louis Federal Reserve (FRED) showing the Corporate Profits After Tax (without IVA and CCAdj) (last updated August 30, 2017, with a value of $1785.9 Billion SAAR):

Corporate Profits After Tax

Here is the Corporate Profits After Tax measure shown on a Percentage Change from a Year Ago perspective:

Corporate Profits After Tax Percent Change From Year Ago

Data Source: FRED, Federal Reserve Economic Data, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis: Corporate Profits After Tax [CP]; U.S. Department of Commerce: Bureau of Economic Analysis; accessed August 30, 2017; https://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/series/CP

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RevSD, LLC offers the above data and projections for informational purposes only, and does not necessarily agree with information provided by these outside parties.

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Q2 2017 Projected S&P500 Earnings Growth Rates

The Thomson Reuters “This Week In Earnings” (pdf) report dated August 18, 2017 contains information concerning projected S&P500 earnings growth for the 2nd quarter.

An excerpt from page 3 of the report:

The estimated earnings growth rate for the S&P 500 for Q2 2017 is 12.1%. If the Energy sector is excluded, the growth rate declines to 9.4%. The S&P 500 expects to see share-weighted earnings of $277.4B in Q2 2017, compared to share-weighted earnings of $247.6B (based on the year-ago earnings of the current 505 constituents) in Q2 2016.

Eleven of the eleven sectors in the index expect to see an improvement in earnings relative to Q2 2016. The Energy and Information Technology sectors have the highest earnings growth rates for the quarter, while the Consumer Discretionary sector has the weakest anticipated growth compared to Q2 2016.

The report also contains a table (Exhibit 4A) that shows projected total earnings and earnings growth for both the S&P500 and by S&P500 sector.

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Q2 2017 Projected S&P500 Revenue Growth Rates

The Thomson Reuters “This Week In Earnings” (pdf) report dated August 18, 2017 contains information concerning projected S&P500 revenue growth for the 2nd quarter.

An excerpt from page 4 of the report:

The estimated revenue growth rate for the S&P 500 for Q2 2017 is 5.1%. If the Energy sector is excluded, thegrowth rate declines to 4.2%. The S&P 500 is expected to earn revenues of $2,554.5B in Q2 2017 compared to $2,430.7B in Q2 2016.

Ten of the eleven sectors anticipate revenue growth for the quarter. The Energy sector is expected to have the highest revenue growth rate for the quarter, while the Telecommunication Services sector is expected to have the lowest revenue growth rate.

The report also contains a table (Exhibit 5A) that shows projected revenue growth by S&P500 sector.

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RevSD, LLC offers the above data and projections for informational purposes only, and does not necessarily agree with information provided by these outside parties.

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ProfitabilityIssues.com is published by RevSD, LLC (revsd.com).  RevSD, LLC is a management consulting firm and strategic advisory that focuses on the analysis of current and future business conditions, and given these conditions, offers corporations and businesses advice, strategies, and actionable methods on how to optimally increase revenues and profitability.

S&P500 Earnings Trends – August 2017

S&P500 earnings trends and estimates are a notably important topic, for a variety of reasons, at this point in time.

FactSet publishes a report titled “Earnings Insight” that contains a variety of information including the trends and expectations of S&P500 earnings.

For reference purposes, here are two charts as seen in the “Earnings Insight” (pdf) report of August 11, 2017:

from page 23:

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S&P500 EPS projections CY2017 and CY2018

from page 24:

S&P500 Annual EPS Actual And Forecast

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