Wednesday, November 1, 2017

All 178 US Companies With July or August Quarter Ends and With Stock Market Caps Above $1 Bil, Driven Predominately By Micron Technology, Posted 2017 Third Quarter Total US GAAP Earnings of $34.137 Bil, Up 8% From 2016 Third Quarter Total US GAAP Earnings of $31.698 Bil .................................................................................... All 47 US Technology Companies Total Earnings Were Up 13% in the 3Q 2017, But Exclusive of Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Which Reported a $2.2 Bil Pretax Divesture Gain in the 3Q 2016, the Remaining 46 US Technology Companies Registered a More Meaningful Blistering 49% Total Earnings Growth in the 3Q 2017 .................................................................................... All 54 US Non-Technology Manufacturing Companies Total Earnings Increased By a Robust 23% in the 3Q 2017 .................................................................................... All 54 US Retail Related Companies Total Earnings, Which Comprised 43% of All 178 US Companies Total Earnings, Increased By a Modest 1% in the 3Q 2017

From a review of the Google Finance Website and of company financial statements in the US SEC website, I found the 178 Companies headquartered in the US with Stock Market Capitalizations of more than $1 Bil recently which have July or August Quarter Ends and which have filed their July or August 2017 Quarter Financial Statements with the SEC.

Below here are the Total Reported US GAAP Earnings (Losses) From Continuing Operations for the July or August Quarters of both 2017 and 2016 for each of these 178 US Companies.







Calendar Calendar







3Q 2017 3Q 2016



Calendar US GAAP US GAAP
US Companies

Most
3Q17 Net Net
July or August 2017 Quarter Ends City State Recent
Month Income Income Better Better
Market Caps Above $1 Bil HQs HQs FYE
End (Loss) (Loss) (Worse) (Worse)





 $ mils  $ mils  $ mils %
US Retail Related Companies








Wal-Mart Bentonville AR Jan17
July17          3,104          3,889            (785) -20%
Home Depot Atlanta GA Jan17
July17          2,672          2,441             231 9%
Lowe's Companies Mooresville NC Jan17
July17          1,419          1,167             252 22%
Costco Issaquah WA Aug17
Aug17             932             785             147 19%
Walgreens Boot Alliance  Deerfield IL Aug17
Aug17             807          1,035            (228) -22%
Target Corp Minneapolis MN Jan17
July17             671             625               46 7%
TJX Companies Framingham MA Jan17
July17             553             562                (9) -2%
AutoZone Memphis TN Aug17
Aug17             434             427                 7 2%
Kroger Cincinnati OH Jan17
July17             351             378              (27) -7%
Ross Stores Dublin CA Jan17
July17             317             282               35 12%
Dollar General Goodlettsville TN Jan17
July17             295             307              (12) -4%
The Gap San Francisco CA Jan17
July17             271             125             146 117%
Dollar Tree Chesapeake VA Jan17
July17             234             170               64 38%
Best Buy Richfield MN Jan17
July17             209             182               27 15%
Kohl's Corp Menomonee Falls WI Jan17
July17             208             140               68 49%
CarMax Richmond VA Feb17
Aug17             181             162               19 12%
Rite Aid Corp Camp Hill  PA Feb17
Aug17             171               15             156 1040%
L Brands Columbus OH Jan17
July17             139             252            (113) -45%
Darden Restaurants Orlando FL May17
Aug17             121             111               10 9%
PVH Corp New York NY Jan17
July17             119               91               28 31%
Tiffany & Co New York NY Jan17
July17             115             106                 9 8%
Ulta Beauty Bolingbrook IL Jan17
July17             114               90               24 27%
Macy's Cincinnati OH Jan17
July17             113                 9             104 1156%
Dicks Sporting Goods Coraopolis PA Jan17
July17             112               91               21 23%
Nordstrom Seattle WA Jan17
July17             110             117                (7) -6%
Bed Bath & Beyond Union NJ Feb17
Aug17               94             167              (73) -44%
Signet Jewelers Ltd Akron OH Jan17
July17               93               82               11 13%
HD Supply Holdings Atlanta GA Jan17
July17               81               61               20 33%
Copart Inc Dallas TX Jul17
July17               70               84              (14) -17%
Staples Framingham MA Jan17
July17               63            (107)             170 NM
Casey's General Stores Ankeny IA Apr17
July17               57               67              (10) -15%
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Lebanon TN Jul17
July17               54               51                 3 6%
Williams-Sonoma San Francisco CA Jan17
July17               53               52                 1 2%
Foot Locker New York NY Jan17
July17               51             127              (76) -60%
Urban Outfitters Philadelphia PA Jan17
July17               50               77              (27) -35%
Burlington Stores Florence NJ Jan17
July17               47               20               27 135%
Michaels Companies Irving TX Jan17
July17               36               36                -   0%
Dave & Busters Entertainment Dallas TX Jan17
July17               30               22                 8 36%
Big Lots Columbus OH Jan17
July17               29               23                 6 26%
DSW Inc Columbus OH Jan17
July17               29               25                 4 16%
Chico's FAS Ft Myers FL Jan17
July17               23               23                -   0%
Oxford Industries Atlanta GA Jan17
July17               23               24                (1) -4%
GameStop Grapevine TX Jan17
July17               22               28                (6) -21%
American Eagle Outfitters Pittsburgh PA Jan17
July17               21               42              (21) -50%
Sonic Corp Oklahoma City OK Aug17
Aug17               21               25                (4) -16%
Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings Inc Harrisburg PA Jan17
July17               20               13                 7 54%
PriceSmart San Diego CA Aug17
Aug17               20               22                (2) -9%
Five Below Philadelphia PA Jan17
July17               17               10                 7 70%
Guess? Inc Los Angeles CA Jan17
July17               16               32              (16) -50%
Childrens Place Inc Secaucus NJ Jan17
July17               14                (2)               16 NM
At Home Group Plano TX Jan17
July17               10                 6              4.0 67%
RH Corte Madera CA Jan17
July17                (8)                 7              (15) NM
G-III Apparel Group Ltd New York NY Jan17
July17                (9)                (1)                (8) NM
Dillard's Inc Little Rock AR Jan17
July17              (17)               12              (29) NM










Total all 54 US Retail Related Companies




       14,782        14,587             195 1%










US Technology Companies


















Hewlett Packard Enterprise Palo Alto CA Oct16
July17             248          2,457         (2,209) -90%










All But Hewlett Packard Enterprise








Cisco Systems San Jose CA Jul17
July17          2,424          2,813            (389) -14%
Micron Technology Boise ID Aug17
Aug17          2,369            (170)          2,539 NM
Oracle Redwood City CA May17 Aug17          2,210          1,832             378 21%
Applied Materials Santa Clara CA Oct16
July17             925             505             420 83%
HP Inc Palo Alto CA Oct16
July17             696             843            (147) -17%
NVIDIA Corp Santa Clara CA Jan17
July17             583             261             322 123%
Broadcom Ltd San Jose CA Oct16
July17             509            (303)             812 NM
Adobe Systems San Jose CA Nov16
Aug17             420             271             149 55%
VMWare Palo Alto CA Jan17
July17             334             265               69 26%
Paychex Rochester NY May17
Aug17             228             217               11 5%
Agilent Technologies Santa Clara CA Oct16
July17             175             124               51 41%
IHS Markit Ltd Englewood CO Nov16
Aug17             147              (31)             178 NM
NetApp Sunnyvale CA Apr17
July17             136               64               72 113%
Marvell Technology Group Ltd Santa Clara CA Jan17
July17             135               62               73 118%
Synopsys Mountain View CA Oct16
July17             117               65               52 80%
Red Hat Raleigh NC Feb17
Aug17               97               59               38 64%
SYNNEX Corp Fremont CA Nov16
Aug17               75               59               16 27%
Analog Devices Norwood MA Oct16
July17               69             230            (161) -70%
Ciena Corp Hanover MD Oct16
July17               60               34               26 76%
FactSet Research Systems Norwalk CT Aug17
Aug17               60             144              (84) -58%
Tech Data Corp Clearwater FL Jan17
July17               47               46                 1 2%
Jabil Circuit St Petersburg FL Aug17
Aug17               46               39                 7 18%
Veeva Systems Pleasanton CA Jan17
July17               38               13               25 192%
Science Applications Intl McLean VA Jan17
July17               36               37                (1) -3%
Guideware Software Foster City CA Jul17
July17               27               16               11 69%
Intuit Mountain View CA Jul17
July17               24              (40)               64 NM
Methode Electronics Inc Chicago IL Apr17
July17               21               21                -   0%
Finisar Sunnyvale CA Apr17
July17               20               24                (4) -17%
Salesforce.com San Francisco CA Jan17
July17               18             230            (212) -92%
Semtech Corp Camarillo CA Jan17
July17               13                 9                 4 44%
Progress Software Corp Bedford MA Nov16
Aug17               11                 8                 3 38%
Ambarella Santa Clara CA Jan17
July17                 3                 9                (6) -67%
Barracuda Networks Inc Campbell CA Nov16
Aug17                 2                 2                -   0%
Verint Systems Inc Melville NY Jan17
July17                (6)              (11)                 5 NM
Coupa Software San Mateo CA Jan17
July17              (14)              (12)                (2) NM
Keysight Technologies Inc Santa Rosa CA Oct16
July17              (18)               91            (109) NM
Brocade Communications Systems San Jose CA Oct16
July17              (20)               10              (30) NM
Palo Alto Networks Santa Clara CA Jul17
July17              (38)              (31)                (7) NM
Box Inc Redwood City CA Jan17
July17              (39)              (38)                (1) NM
Nutanix San Jose CA Jul17
July17              (50)              (91)               41 NM
Pure Storage Mountain View CA Jan17
July17              (62)              (60)                (2) NM
VeriFone Systems San Jose CA Oct16
July17              (71)              (31)              (40) NM
Workday Pleasanton CA Jan17
July17              (83)            (108)               25 NM
Splunk San Francisco CA Jan17
July17              (84)              (87)                 3 NM
Autodesk San Rafael CA Jan17
July17            (144)              (98)              (46) NM
Dell Technologies Round Rock TX Jan17
July17            (978)            (262)            (716) NM










Total all 46 Except Hewlett Packard Enterprise




       10,468          7,030          3,438 49%










Total all 47 US Technology Companies




       10,716          9,487          1,229 13%










US Non-Technology Manufacturing Companies








Medtronic plc Minneapolis MN Apr17
July17          1,009             929               80 9%
Nike Beaverton OR May17
Aug17             950          1,249            (299) -24%
Deere Moline IL Oct16
July17             642             489             153 31%
Constellation Brands Victor NY Feb17
Aug17             502             353             149 42%
General Mills Minneapolis MN May17
Aug17             409             420              (11) -3%
Campbell Soup Camden NJ Jul17
July17             318              (81)             399 NM
Hormel Foods Austin MN Oct16
July17             183             196              (13) -7%
Brown Forman Louisville KY Apr17
July17             178             144               34 24%
Cintas Corp Cincinnati OH May17
Aug17             161             136               25 18%
ConAgra Foods Chicago IL May17
Aug17             154               99               55 56%
JM Smucker Orrville OH Apr17
July17             127             170              (43) -25%
Thor Industries Inc Elkhart IN Jul17
July17             119               83               36 43%
RPM Intl Medina OH May17
Aug17             117             113                 4 4%
Sanderson Farms Inc Laurel MS Oct16
July17             116               55               61 111%
Cooper Companies Pleasanton CA Oct16
July17             104               88               16 18%
Nordson Corp Westlake OH Oct16
July17             101               84               17 20%
McCormick & Co Sparks MD Nov16
Aug17             100             120              (20) -17%
Acuity Brands Atlanta GA Aug17
Aug17               91               83                 8 10%
Lamb Weston Holdings Eagle ID May17
Aug17               88               83                 5 6%
Toro Co Bloomington MN Oct16
July17               68               56               12 21%
Donaldson Co Inc Minneapolis MN Jul17
July17               68               60                 8 13%
Heico Corp Hollywood FL Oct16
July17               51               47                 4 9%
Worthington Industries Columbus OH May17
Aug17               48               69              (21) -30%
Greif Inc Delaware OH Oct16
July17               48               46                 2 4%
Navistar Intl Lisle IL Oct16
July17               41              (28)               69 NM
National Beverage Corp Ft Lauderdale FL Apr17
July17               38               29                 9 31%
Steelcase Inc Grand Rapids MI Feb17
Aug17               37               38                (1) -3%
Herman Miller Inc Zeeland MI May17
Aug17               33               37                (4) -11%
Greenbrier Companies Lake Oswego OR Aug17
Aug17               32               60              (28) -47%
Winnebago Industries Inc Forest City IA Aug17
Aug17               25               13               12 92%
Monsanto St Louis MO Aug17
Aug17               25            (207)             232 NM
HB Fuller St Paul MN Nov16
Aug17               25               33                (8) -24%
Brady Corp Milwaukee WI Jul17
July17               25               25                -   0%
American Woodward Corp Winchester VA Apr17
July17               22               22                -   0%
KLX Inc Wellington FL Jan17
July17               21                 8               13 163%
NCI Building Systems Inc Houston TX Oct16
July17               18               24                (6) -25%
Caleres Inc St Louis MO Jan17
July17               18               20                (2) -10%
Apogee Enterprises Inc Minneapolis MN Feb17
Aug17               17               22                (5) -23%
Cantel Medical Corp Little Falls NJ Jul17
July17               17               16                 1 6%
Rev Group Milwaukee WI Oct16
July17               15               13                 2 15%
WD-40 Company San Diego CA Aug17
Aug17               14               14                -   0%
LA-Z-Boy Inc Monroe MI Apr17
July17               12               14                (2) -14%
AAR Corp Wood Dale IL May17
Aug17               11               10                 1 10%
Chase Corp Westwood MA Aug17
Aug17               11               11                -   0%
A Schulman Inc Fairlawn OH Aug17
Aug17               10            (385)             395 NM
Helen of Troy Ltd El Paso TX Feb17
Aug17                 9               28              (19) -68%
John Wiley & Sons Hoboken NJ Apr17
July17                 9               31              (22) -71%
AZZ Inc Fort Worth TX Feb17
Aug17                 8               10                (2) -20%
Raven Industries Inc Sioux Falls SD Jan17
July17                 8                 4                 4 100%
Bob Evans Farms Inc New Albany OH Apr17
July17                 7                 5                 2 40%
AeroVironment Inc Monrovia CA Apr17
July17                (4)              (12)                 8 NM
Commercial Metals Company Irving TX Aug17
Aug17              (33)                (2)              (31) NM
Scholastic Corp New York NY May17
Aug17              (64)              (40)              (24) NM
Actuant Corp Menomonee Falls WI Aug17
Aug17              (99)               17            (116) NM










Total all 54 US Non-Tech Manufacturing Companies



         6,060          4,921          1,139 23%










US Companies in Other Sectors








Carnival Corp Miami FL Nov16
Aug17          1,329          1,424              (95) -7%
FedEx Memphis TN May17
Aug17             596             715            (119) -17%
Lennar Corp Miami FL Nov16
Aug17             244             233               11 5%
Toll Brothers Horsham PA Oct16
July17             149             105               44 42%
Eaton Vance Boston MA Oct16
July17               75               66                 9 14%
MSC Industrial Direct Co Melville NY Aug17
Aug17               61               62                (1) -2%
KB Home Los Angeles CA Nov16
Aug17               50               39               11 28%
Dycom Industries Palm Beach Gardens FL Jul17
July17               44               49                (5) -10%
United Natural Foods Providence RI Jan17
July17               39               35                 4 11%
ABM Industries New York NY Oct16
July17               33               33                -   0%
Patterson Companies St Paul MN Apr17
July17               31               39                (8) -21%
Korn/Ferry Intl Los Angeles CA Apr17
July17               29                 4               25 625%
8point3 Energy Partners LP San Jose CA Nov16
Aug17               29               16               13 29%
Argan Inc Rockville MD Jan17
July17               27               23                 4 17%
HealthEquity Draper UT Jan17
July17               17                 8                 9 113%
GMS Inc Tucker GA Apr17
July17               15                 9                 6 67%
Neogen Corp Lansing MI May17
Aug17               12               10                 2 20%
Calavo Growers Inc Santa Paula CA Oct16
July17                 9               13                (4) -31%
Intl Speedway Daytona Beach FL Nov16
Aug17                 0                 2                (2) -85%
UniFirst Corp Wilmington MA Aug17
Aug17                (5)               35              (40) NM
Cal-Maine Foods Inc Jackson MS May17
Aug17              (16)              (31)               15 NM
Vail Resorts Broomfield CO Jul17
July17              (61)              (65)                 4 NM
H & R Block Kansas City MO Apr17
July17            (128)            (121)                (7) NM










Total all 23 US Companies in Other Sectors




         2,579          2,703            (124) -5%










Total all 178 US Companies




       34,137        31,698          2,439 8%