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Global corporate profits to fall 8% in Q3 after record Q2 – data

Mark White by Mark White
August 25, 2021
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Aug 25 (Reuters) – Global corporate profits in the third quarter are likely to fall for the first time in 18 months after record earnings in April-June, Reuters calculations showed, as the spreading COVID-19 Delta variant squeezes supply chains and raises labour costs.

Massive fiscal stimulus to support economic recovery and loosened pandemic curbs generated high consumer demand in the second quarter, and companies contending with disrupted supplies and falling inventories raised prices to offset rising input costs. read more

This helped boost the combined net profits of 2,542 global companies with market capitalisation of at least $1 billion to a record $734 billion in the quarter ended June, according to a Reuters analysis of Refinitiv data.

But profits are estimated to fall 8% on average to $678.2 billion in the July-September quarter.

China’s factory output and retail sales growth contracted sharply in July, as new COVID-19 outbreaks and floods disrupted business operations, while U.S. business activity growth slowed for a third straight month in August. read more

Also, a months-long shortage of semiconductor chips that forced automakers to slash production and smartphone makers to save chips for popular models is turning into a fresh crisis as COVID-19 cases surge in Asian countries that are key to global supply chains. read more

Global corporate profits by quarter
Global corporate revenue by quarter

“Supply chain issues, labour issues, and input price increases are all likely to dampen growth in the third quarter,” said Brian Jacobson, senior investment strategist at Wells Fargo Asset Management.

“Avoiding lost sales due to supply chain issues is a more acute problem today than it has been historically. Shipping costs are high. Fading support from stimulus checks may change the composition of consumer spending.”

Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) said last week it would slash global production for September by 40% from a previous plan. Apple Inc predicted last month that growth would slow in the September quarter. read more

Profits at U.S. firms are estimated to decline 7.2% in the third quarter, data showed, after rising 12.4% in the second quarter.

A strong dollar could hurt U.S. exporters and a further fall in interest rates could squeeze profits at banks, said James Solloway, chief market strategist at wealth manager SEI.

Earnings at European and Asian firms are set to fall 10.3% and 9.6%, respectively.

By sector, real estate, financial and consumer discretionary sectors are expected to see a decline of 22.2%, 18.8% and 16.2% in profits, respectively.

Breakdown by country for revenue and profit growth

Average net margins at global firms are expected to drop to 10.66% in the third quarter from 11.43% in the second quarter.

Supply chain bottlenecks lead to either a lack of availability of inputs or to price increases, said Daniel Morris, chief market strategist at BNP Paribas Asset Management.

“In some instances, companies are able to pass the higher costs on to their customers, but if they are not able to, then margins are being squeezed,” he said.

Breakdown by sector for profit growth

Reporting by Gaurav Dogra and Patturaja Murugaboopathy in Bengaluru; Editing by Sayantani Ghosh and Jacqueline Wong

Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.



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Mark White is the editor of the ProcurementNation, a Media Outlet covering supply chain and logistics issues. He joined The New York Times in 2007 as an commodities reporter, and most recently served as foreign-exchange editor in New York.

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