General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) will be reporting earnings tomorrow morning at 8:30 a.m. EDT, and the company is set to have a handsome profit after the $11.6 billion sales of its plastics division. CEO Jeff Immelt has focused on selling slower-growth divisions in recent years to focus on faster growth areas like water processing technology, health care and eco-products ( products that help communities save energy).The company's Q3 results are expected to include a $1.7 billion to $1.9 billion in collective charges, with a good 20% of that figure related to its exit from the mortgage business it operates under the WMC Mortgage Securities brand. Like every mortgage company with a subprime arm, GE's mortgage portfolio has lost money in recent times as consumers went belly-up with mortgage loan resets and foreclosures. The carnage rages on today and won't stop in 2008 according to many market watchers. There are many other financial transactions that will affect quarterly numbers as well. GE is a busy company these days, but that's to be expected with the enormous diversification it has globally.
Average analyst expectations call for an EPS of $0.50 on $42.42 billion in quarterly revenue. Specifically referenced as a major contributor to GE's expected results was the performance of its global infrastructure unit (everything from aircraft engines to steam turbines). Stay tuned to BloggingStocks in the morning, as I'll be covering GE's results in a liveblog right here.
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10-11-2007 @ 7:27PM
Michael J Dunn said...
Why would ge get back into the sub-prime market? Thats according to Message #104659 on the ragingbull ge sight?
Thank you
Mike Dunn
Schenectady NY
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