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EARNINGS HIGHLIGHTS

Q1 2017 Y/Y Blended Earnings Growth Estimates:

  • TSX Composite = 29.0 per cent
  • Ex-Energy = 15.4 per cent
  • Valeant Pharmaceuticals = -33.8 per cent
  • Healthcare Ex- VRX = 13.5 per cent
  • TSX Composite Ex-VRX = 30.1 per cent

Q1 2017 Performance vs. Earnings Expectations:

Eighty-nine per cent of the TSX Composite companies have reported Q1 2017 EPS. Of the 218 companies in the index that have reported earnings to date for Q1 2017:

  • 46.8 per cent reported above analyst expectations
  • 40.4 per cent reported below analyst expectations

REVENUE HIGHLIGHTS

Q1 2017 Y/Y Blended Revenue Growth Estimates:

  • TSX Composite = 9.6 per cent
  • Ex-Energy = 4.6 per cent
  • Valeant Pharmaaceuticals = -4.1 per cent
  • Healthcare Ex-Valeant Pharmaceuticals = 5.1 per cent
  • TSX Composite Ex-Valeant Pharmaceuticals = 9.7 per cent

Q1 2017 Performance vs. Revenue Expectations:

Of the TSX Composite companies that have reported revenue to date for Q1 2017:

  • 52.9 per cent reported above analyst expectations
  • 46.2 per cent reported below analyst expectations

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