Earnings from AFLAC and Express Scripts

After the closing bell, we had two more Buy List earnings reports. AFLAC (AFL) reported Q2 operating earnings of $1.50 per share. That was two cents below expectations. The weak yen knocked off 14 cents per share.

For Q3, AFLAC sees earnings ranging between $1.40 and $1.53 per share. For the full year, AFLAC’s projects earnings of $5.88 to $6.17 per share. Wall Street had been expecting $1.48 and $5.97 per share. That assumes the yen averages 120 to 125 per dollar.

Express Scripts (ESRX) made $1.44 per share which beat by four cents. For Q3, they offered guidance of $1.41 to $1.45 per share. Wall Street was at $1.43.

ESRX also raised their full-year range to $5.46 to $5.54. The old range was $5.37 to $5.47 per share. This is the second time this year, they’ve revised full-year guidance. In April, they narrowed the range by two cents at both ends.

Posted by on July 28th, 2015 at 8:16 pm


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