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Meaning of earnings miss | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A lower revenue or earnings per share than what analysts have predicted.

Examples

“As for the barely discussed financial results, the company earned adjusted income of $1.8 billion in the third quarter, down 29% from a year ago. That was a slightly bigger drop in earnings than analysts had forecast, and net income tumbled 37%. Despite the earnings miss, it was still the company’s best quarter so far this year.”
Investors have soured on Heineken after two years of weak performance and a string of earnings misses, with shares falling by a fifth from highs in 2023.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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