Netflix shares fell more than 8% in after-hours trading , as a disappointing second-quarter outlook and leadership changes outweighed otherwise solid first-quarter results. Weak Guidance Sparks Sell-Off Netflix forecast Q2 earnings of US$0.78 per share , below analyst expectations of US$0.84 , while revenue is projected at US$12.57 billion , missing the US$12.64 billion consensus . The weaker guidance raised concerns over near-term growth momentum , triggering a sharp negative market reaction. Strong Q1 Performance Fails to Impress For the first quarter: Revenue rose 16% YoY to US$12.25 billion (above estimates) Earnings surged 86% to US$1.23 per share However, earnings were boosted by a US$2.8 billion one-off termination fee , reducing the quality of underlying growth. Operating margin improved to 32.3% , but still came in below expectations (32.4%) , further dampening sentiment. Rising Costs and Strategic Sh...
Previously by the end of 2009, I would already have the 2010 financial goals , but I did not manage to post my 2011 financial goals by the end of 2010. A lot of reasons behind, but mainly due to laziness. :p Anyway, I don't expect this year financial goals will have much different compare to the 2010 financial goals mainly because there are not much changes in my current financial status. The generic financial goals would be:- Continue tithing Clearing 10% debt Stocks portfolio to grow another 15% (why I lowered it this year is because market been going up a lot last year, so, it would be not to grow so aggressively) I am thinking to clear more loan and keep more cash in hand rather than putting more in the stocks as the direction of the stocks become more volatile. Last year besides growing about 30%, I also inject about additional 20% of my annual income to the stocks - however this year, I'm thinking of injecting maybe about 10%-15% of my annual income. Other thing that I w...