Gavekal Capital: Could European Earnings Estimates Fall Further?

Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Could European Earnings Estimates Fall Further?

While declines in earnings estimates have moderated somewhat, a longer-term view highlights the possibility for further downgrades-- especially in the cyclical Consumer Discretionary, Financials, Industrials, and Materials sectors-- in the coming months.

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All in all, it does not appear likely that European cyclicals' performance will perk up as a result of more constructive earnings estimates:

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