CBS Shines, Discovery Good Enough

This week was a big one for media earnings. Besides Northlake holdings CBS and Discovery Communications, we heard from Viacom, Time Warner, Scripps Interactive, and Comcast Against a cautiously optimistic backdrop, the results came through inline to slightly better than expected with CBS leading the way again. The outlook for the rst of the year […]

Switching to Value

After twelve months favoring growth, Northlake’s Style model shifted to value for August. As a result, all client positions in the Russell 1000 Growth (IWF) have been sold and the proceeds reinvested in the Russell 1000 Value (IWD). The Market Cap model is still recommending Mid Cap, so all client positions in the S&P 400 […]

Apple Misses and Guides Lower

In an extremely unusual development, Apple reported revenues and earnings well below the Street’s estimates. More normally, the company guided earnings for the September quarter below estimates. However, the gap to analyst estimates was unusually large, effectively making this quarter and a “miss and lower.” In response Apple shares are trading down 5%. Given the […]

Earnings from Google, Qualcomm, and EMC Greeted Warmly

The early part of each quarterly earnings season is focused on technology companies as far as Northlake Capital Management’s strategies are concerned. Thus far, we have heard from Google (GOOG), Qualcomm (QCOM), and EMC Corporation (EMC). All three stocks reacted well to their earnings announcement, recovering a significant portion of recent share price declines. Heading […]

Mid Cap and Growth Survive for Another Month

There were no changes to Northlake’s Market Cap and Style model signals for June. Mid Cap and Growth continue to be favored. As a result, client positions in the S&P 400 Mid Cap (MDY) and the Russell 100 Growth (IWF) will be maintained for at least another month. It does appear likely that the growth […]

Despite Volatility Models Still Favor Mid Cap and Growth

There are no changes to Northlake’s Market Cap and Style model for May. The Market Cap model still favors Mid Cap and the Style model continues to recommend Growth. Client positions in the S&P 400 Mid Cap (MDY) and the Russell 1000 Growth (IWF) will be maintained until at least July. The models reflect a […]

Liberty Global: Sunshine in Stormy Weather

Liberty Global (LBYTK) reported another solid quarter despite having virtually all of its cable operations in Europe. The company operates primarily in the stronger Northern European countries of Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, and Switzerland. However, the real secret to another quarter of solid growth is the well-timed acquisition in German over the past few years. For […]

Media Earnings – Good Numbers, Bad Stocks

The final batch of earnings this quarter for Northlake holdings comes from the media stocks. Much like with the earlier reports from the technology stocks, the results and guidance were good but the stocks went lower. The stock reactions are mostly a function of the market correction underway so far in May, a decline of […]

Sticking with Mid Cap and Growth

There were no changes to the April signals from Northlake’s Market Cap and Style models. The Market Cap model continues to recommend Mid Cap (MDY) and the Style model still prefers Growth (IWF). As a result, client positions in MDY and IWF will be held for at least another month. There was minimal movement in […]

Another Apple Blowout

Apple reported another quarter of stunning results. Not quite as good as the December quarter but still something to behold. Revenues of $39.2 billion exceeded consensus by about $5 billion. EPS of $12.30 compared to a consensus estimate of $10.04. These results also exceeded the “whisper” numbers which were 10-15% above consensus. Apple’s great numbers […]