Q2 In Review
Capital One Financial earned $1.94 per share in the second quarter, 3 cents higher than what the Street was expecting, Goldberg commented in a research report (see his track record here).
Perhaps more important, the report demonstrated several improvements from the prior quarter, including:
- Stable net interest income as average earnings assets stabilizing.
- NIM (net interest margin) remained at 6.88 percent.
- A higher fee income from service charges and interchange.
- A slight decline in core expenses.
- A lower loan loss provision with a lower loan loss reserve build.
Looking Forward
The financial company's management guided its 2017 earnings per share to grow by 7 percent to 11 percent, which implies an EPS range of $7.70 to $8.00, the analyst added. This compares favorably to the Street's current EPS estimate of $7.50 Goldberg's EPS estimate was risen from $7.35 to $7.45.
He explained that a higher than originally expected loan loss provision will only partially offset by a lower than expected efficiency ratio while his 2018 EPS estimate remains unchanged at $8.85.
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