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” report of May 13, 2022:
from page 28:
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from page 29:
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I post various economic forecasts because I believe they should be carefully monitored. However, as those familiar with this site are aware, I do not agree with many of the consensus estimates and much of the commentary in these forecast surveys.
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The Special Note summarizes my overall thoughts about our economic situation
As many are aware, Refinitiv publishes earnings estimates for the S&P500. (My other posts concerning S&P earnings estimates can be found under the S&P500 Earnings label)
The following estimates are from Exhibit 24 of the “S&P500 Earnings Scorecard” (pdf) of May 13, 2022, and represent an aggregation of individual S&P500 component “bottom up” analyst forecasts. For reference, the Year 2014 value is $118.78/share; the Year 2015 value is $117.46/share; the Year 2016 value is $118.10/share; the Year 2017 value is $132.00/share; the Year 2018 value is $161.93/share; the Year 2019 value is $162.93/share; the Year 2020 value is $139.72/share; and the year 2021 value is $208.12:
Year 2022 estimate:
$228.58/share
Year 2023 estimate:
$251.06/share
Year 2024 estimate:
$271.45/share
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I post various economic forecasts because I believe they should be carefully monitored. However, as those familiar with this site are aware, I do not agree with many of the consensus estimates and much of the commentary in these forecast surveys.
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The Special Note summarizes my overall thoughts about our economic situation
As many are aware, Standard & Poor’s publishes earnings estimates for the S&P500. (My posts concerning their estimates can be found under the S&P500 Earnings label)
For reference purposes, the most current estimates are reflected below, and are as of May 12, 2022:
Year 2022 estimates add to the following:
-From a “bottom up” perspective, operating earnings of $224.39/share
-From a “bottom up” perspective, “as reported” earnings of $216.74/share
Year 2023 estimates add to the following:
-From a “bottom up” perspective, operating earnings of $248.07/share
-From a “bottom up” perspective, “as reported” earnings of $243.75/share
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I post various economic forecasts because I believe they should be carefully monitored. However, as those familiar with this site are aware, I do not agree with many of the consensus estimates and much of the commentary in these forecast surveys.
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The Special Note summarizes my overall thoughts about our economic situation
For a variety of reasons, I am not as enamored with ECRI’s WLI and WLI Growth measures as many are.
However, I do think the measures are important and deserve close monitoring and scrutiny.
Below are three long-term charts, from Advisor Perspectives’ ECRI update post of May 13, 2022 titled “ECRI Weekly Leading Index Update.” These charts are on a weekly basis as of the May 13, 2022 release, reflecting data through May 6, 2022.
This next chart depicts, on a long-term basis, the Year-over-Year change in the 4-week moving average of the WLI:
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This last chart depicts, on a long-term basis, the WLI, Gr.:
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I post various economic indicators and indices because I believe they should be carefully monitored. However, as those familiar with this site are aware, I do not necessarily agree with what they depict or imply.
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The Special Note summarizes my overall thoughts about our economic situation
The survey shows, among many measures, the following median expectations:
Real GDP: (annual average level)
full-year 2022: 2.5%
full-year 2023: 2.3%
full-year 2024: 2.0%
full-year 2025: 2.3%
Unemployment Rate: (annual average level)
for 2022: 3.6%
for 2023: 3.6%
for 2024: 3.8%
for 2025: 3.8%
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Regarding the risk of a negative quarter in real GDP in any of the next few quarters, mean estimates are 19.6%, 19.7%, 22.2%, 28.2% and 25.5% for each of the quarters from Q2 2022 through Q2 2023, respectively.
As well, there are also a variety of time frames shown (present quarter through the year 2031) with the median expected inflation (annualized) of each. Inflation is measured in Headline and Core CPI and Headline and Core PCE. Over all time frames expectations are shown to be in the 2.2% to 7.1% range.
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I post various economic forecasts because I believe they should be carefully monitored. However, as those familiar with this site are aware, I do not agree with many of the consensus estimates and much of the commentary in these forecast surveys.
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The Special Note summarizes my overall thoughts about our economic situation
“Stock market capitalization to GDP” is a notable and important metric regarding stock market valuation. In February of 2009 I wrote of it in “Does Warren Buffett’s Market Metric Still Apply?”
On the Advisor Perspectives’ site there is an update depicting this “stock market capitalization to GDP” metric.
As seen in the May 11, 2022 post titled “Market Cap to GDP: April Buffett Valuation Indicator” two different versions are displayed, varying by the definition of stock market capitalization. (note: additional explanation is provided in the post.)
For reference purposes, here is the first chart, with the stock market capitalization as defined by the Federal Reserve:
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Here is the second chart, with the stock market capitalization as defined by the Wilshire 5000:
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As one can see in both measures depicted above, “stock market capitalization to GDP” continues to be at notably high levels from a long-term historical perspective.
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The Special Note summarizes my overall thoughts about our economic situation
Throughout this site there are many discussions of economic indicators. This post is the latest in a series of posts indicating facets of U.S. economic weakness or a notably low growth rate.
The level and trend of economic growth is especially notable at this time. As seen in various measures and near-term projections, the U.S. economy had undergone an outsized level of economic contraction in 2020. However, most people believe (and virtually all prominent economic forecasts indicate) that this historic level of contraction will have proven ephemeral in nature; i.e. an economic expansion will continue.
Average hourly earnings increased 5.6 percent for the 12 months ended in March 2022 and 58.3 percent from March 2006 to March 2022. After adjusting for inflation, real average hourly earnings decreased 2.7 percent for the 12 months ended in March 2022 and increased 9.9 percent from March 2006 to March 2022.
Advance Real Retail and Food Services Sales (RRSFS)
While the Advance Retail Sales: Retail Trade and Food Services (RSAFS) measure continues to advance, the trend when viewed from a “Real” (i.e. inflation-adjusted) basis appears (far) less robust.
Shown below is retail sales on a real basis [the Advance Real Retail and Food Services Sales (RRSFS) measure] with last value of $231,389 Million through March, last updated April 14, 2022:
Displayed below is this same RRSFS measure on a “Percent Change From Year Ago” basis, which has now turned negative with a last value of -1.5%:
source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Advance Real Retail and Food Services Sales [RRSFS], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; May 9, 2022: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/RRSFS
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Real Disposable Personal Income (DSPIC96)
“Real Disposable Personal Income” (DSPIC96) has been volatile since 2020, and ongoing high inflation is presenting a hurdle to its continued growth. Shown below is this measure with last value of $15,308.50 through March, last updated April 29, 2022:
Below is this measure displayed on a “Percent Change” (from prior month) basis with last value of -.4%:
Below is this measure displayed on a “Percent Change From Year Ago” basis with value -19.9%:
Below is this same measure (“Percent Change From Year Ago” basis) but from the year 2000 onward:
source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Real Disposable Personal Income [DSPIC96], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; accessed May 9, 2022: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/DSPIC96
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Motor Vehicle Retail Sales: Heavy Weight Trucks (HTRUCKSSA)
Sales of “Heavy Weight Trucks” (HTRUCKSSA) has recently been volatile. Shown below is this measure with last value of 38.889 Thousand through April 2022, last updated May 6, 2022:
Below is this measure displayed on a “Percent Change From Year Ago” basis with value -3.1%:
source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Motor Vehicle Retail Sales: Heavy Weight Trucks [HTRUCKSSA], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; accessed May 9, 2022: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/HTRUCKSSA
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Other Indicators
As mentioned previously, many other indicators discussed on this site indicate slow economic growth or economic contraction, if not outright (gravely) problematical economic conditions.
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The Special Note summarizes my overall thoughts about our economic situation
My overall analysis indicates a continuing elevated and growing level of financial danger which contains many worldwide and U.S.-specific “stresses” of a very complex nature. I have written numerous posts on this site concerning both ongoing and recent “negative developments.” These developments, as well as other exceedingly problematical conditions, have presented a highly perilous economic environment that endangers the overall financial system.
Also of ongoing immense importance is the existence of various immensely large asset bubbles, a subject of which I have extensively written. While all of these asset bubbles are wildly pernicious and will have profound adverse future implications, hazards presented by the bond market bubble are especially notable.
Predicting the specific timing and extent of a stock market crash is always difficult, and the immense complexity of today’s economic situation makes such a prediction even more challenging. With that being said, my analyses continue to indicate that a near-term exceedingly large (from an ultra long-term perspective) stock market crash – that would also involve (as seen in 2008) various other markets – will occur. [note: the “next crash” and its aftermath has paramount significance and implications, as discussed in the post of January 6, 2012 titled “The Next Crash And Its Significance“ and various subsequent posts in the “Economic Depression” label]
As reference, below is a daily chart since 2008 of the S&P500 (through May 9, 2022 with a last price of 3991.24), depicted on a LOG scale, indicating both the 50dma and 200dma as well as price labels:
(click on chart to enlarge image)(chart courtesy of StockCharts.com; chart creation and annotation by the author)
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The Special Note summarizes my overall thoughts about our economic situation
