Half-time profit season scorecard: more good than bad

By Patrick Commins
Updated February 22 2017 - 2:08am, first published 1:47am
Strategists are cautiously upbeat on earnings season thus far. Photo: Stephen Clark
Strategists are cautiously upbeat on earnings season thus far. Photo: Stephen Clark
Best and worst ASX 100 earnings per share revisions and share price reactions following results ahead of this week. Photo: UBS
Best and worst ASX 100 earnings per share revisions and share price reactions following results ahead of this week. Photo: UBS
Tracking companies ‘Beat/Miss’ against on-day share price reaction (vs ASX200). Photo: JP Morgan
Tracking companies ‘Beat/Miss’ against on-day share price reaction (vs ASX200). Photo: JP Morgan

More than halfway through the February profit reporting season and analysts are using descriptors such as "so far, so good" and "pleasing", with a renewed emphasis on dividends and more upbeat company outlooks giving investors something to cheer about.

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