JPMorgan (
JPM
) is lower heading into its second-quarter 2012 earnings report,
expected out before U.S. markets open on Friday.
The bank will hold an investor call Friday morning at 7:30am EDT.
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Currently, the Street is looking for EPS of 79 cents on revenue of
$21.97 billion. That compares with Estimize numbers of 77 cents and
$22.22 billion. Last year, JPMorgan reported EPS of $1.27 on revs
of $26.78 billion.
Investors should also expect an update on JPMorgan's CIO losses.
JPMorgan disclosed the segment may have sustained losses of $2
billion during a call on May 10th, though many are speculating that
those losses have since increased.
Analyst Outlook
Data from Bloomberg currently has 26 analysts at Buy on JPMorgan,
11 with a Neutral rating, and two at Sell. The Street's price
target average is $44, ranging from $28 up to $60.
Comments
- Deutsche Bank sees EPS of 91 cents. The firm is modeling CIO
losses of $4 billion in the quarter, or $2 billion net of
securities gains. The firm also sees FICC trading down 25 percent
from last year, but given macro weakness and de-risking, there
might be chance for some downside to expectations.
Net Interest Margin could also see pressure given low rate,
runoff of customer, and real estate balances, as well as limited
funding cost reductions.
- Wells Fargo is looking for GAAP EPS of 98 cents in the
quarter. Being far ahead of the Street, Wells notes that "the
incorporation of larger CIO loss assumptions and weaker capital
market forecasts may result in further EPS reductions,
potentially weighing on share price performance."
The firm sees CIO losses at $5 billion, with each additional
incremental loss adding negative 18 cents to EPS, which assumes a
30 percent tax rate and no offsetting transactions. Wells also
commented, "We believe JPM would be solidly profitable (12% core
ROTCE) in 2012 even if CIO losses reached $9B, and profitability
could be further enhanced via the harvesting of $8B of unrealized
AFS gains, although we sense management is reluctant to utilize
this strategy given the adverse tax and spread income
implications."
- Goldman Sachs is looking for EPS of 60 cents. The firm
recently added JPMorgan to its America's Conviction List, saying
shares have vastly underperformed since the CIO disclosure.
Goldman also noted that the CIO unit accounts for just 5 percent
of EPS at the bank.
In addition, Goldman thinks JPMorgan is on track for Basel 3 Tier
1 Common ratio at 9 percent by 2013, even with capital
distributions.
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