Big Tech earnings out this week - what investors are looking for

April 24, 2023 (Investorideas.com Newswire) With Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon and Meta all reporting their earnings this week, investors around the world are switching their attention from banks to Big Tech, says the CEO of one of the world's largest independent financial advisory, asset management and fintech organizations.

The comments from Nigel Green, chief executive and founder of deVere Group, come as US stock futures dropped slightly on Sunday night, and European markets are expected to open flat, as investors prepare for corporate earnings reports from mega-cap tech titans.

He says: "Many of the tech giants spent 2022 'cleaning house' and getting rid of factors weighing on earnings, so we expect to see some positive reports this week.

"The earnings will highlight which companies have been able to maintain margin. In this environment of higher rates for longer than had previously been anticipated, some companies have found it difficult to maintain margin, others have done well.

"But due to the difficult work done last year, Big Tech is likely to provide some decent earnings."

There are three main factors that investors will be looking for, says Nigel Green.

"Guidance will be critical as indicators show the economy is headed for a downturn and investors will be eager to know which companies are best-positioned to manage this. Guidance helps evaluate a company's past performance in light of its future prospects.

"Cost-cutting measures and their efficacy will be poured over too. Have the recent mass lay-offs, following the mass hiring spree during and post Covid had an impact on the bottom line?"

"Plus, the AI (artificial intelligence) race will be closely monitored by investors."

Only two months after its launch in late November, ChatGPT had 100 million monthly active users in January. To put this into context, it took Instagram two and a half years to get to 100 million.

"Therefore, the pressure is on for all tech titans to ramp up their AI divisions."

This week is a big week and the halfway point in earnings season.

The deVere CEO concludes: "Just five tech companies have made up two-thirds of the S&P 500's gains this year. Needless to say, all eyes are on Big Tech earnings this week."

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deVere Group is one of the world's largest independent advisors of specialist global financial solutions to international, local mass affluent, and high-net-worth clients. It has a network of more than 70 offices across the world, over 80,000 clients and $12bn under advisement.

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