General Electric Announces First Quarter Results

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The struggling industrial conglomerate reported adjusted earnings per share of 14 cents for a $ 27.3 billion business figure. That compares with expectations of 9 cents a share on a $ 27.11 billion business, according to the Bloomberg consensus forecast.

On an ongoing basis, GE's earnings in the first quarter were 11 cents per share, more than tripling from the same period last year, when it only gained 3 cents per share.

These results were enough for GE's shares to plummet, recovering by more than 10% since Monday's close. In early transactions, the company's shares traded around $ 10.74, up more than $ 1.

GE said negative adjusted free cash flow – a measure of intense interest for Wall Street – of about $ 1.2 billion during the quarter. However, this figure has decreased significantly from the negative balance of $ 1.76 billion a year ago.

<p class = "web-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "The most watched segments of the company include its capital of aviation and health sectors, yet GE is plagued by & nbsp;underperformance of its electrical activity, which is expected to bring about $ 400 million this year to GE. "data-reactid =" 27 "> The most watched segments of the company include the capital, aviation and healthcare segments, but GE suffers from the underperformance of its energy activities, which is expected to bring in about $ 400 million. dollars this year to GE.

In the first quarter, orders in its electricity sector fell 14% from the previous year – as expected – and revenues were down 22%. However, gains in GE's aviation, oil and gas and healthcare sectors offset the decline in power.

Aviation revenues increased 12% over the previous year, while oil and gas investments increased 4% over the previous year. Yet renewable energy revenues declined by 3% compared to the first quarter of 2018, highlighting GE's persistent difficulties in generating electricity.

UBS analysts recently said that "the bottom is in sight" for GE Power, estimating the title as a purchase with a goal of $ 13.

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In a statement, Culp reiterated March's guidelines for the company, saying "we're encouraged by the improvements we're making to GE, that's a quarter of what will be a multi-year transformation and 2019 is a year of change for us."

Shares of GE traded on the NYSE closed up 1.7% Monday at $ 9.73.