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Discover Financial's Warning

Discover Financial's Warning

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Discover Financial's Warning

Good financial results for Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) couldn’t prevent the stock from tumbling 6.59% in after-hours trading on Wednesday.

Financial: Discover Financial reported earnings of $3.77 per share and revenue of $3.73 billion; both were better than expected.

Growth: Total loans grew by 20%. Credit card loans jumped 21%. Personal loans increased by 15%.

The Problem: This loan growth spooked investors because of the fear that consumers might be struggling and the economy could be in trouble. Provision for credit losses, which is an estimate of potential losses due to economic risks, increased from $620 million to $883 million.

Drop: Digital banking pretax income was also $141 million lower due to potential credit losses and higher operating margins.

Stock Price: Shares of Discover Financial are down 13% in the last 12 months, but are up 7% in the last 30 days.

Final Thoughts: While Discover Financial is clearly benefiting from higher interest rates, there is a concern about potential credit loss. This could be bad for the company and for the economy.

Notables

Notable Earnings Today: Netflix (Nasdaq: NFLX), Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG), Fastenal (Nasdaq: FAST), PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG), Comerica (NYSE: CMA), Independent Bank (Nasdaq: IBCP), M&T Bank (NYSE: MTB), Concentrix (Nasdaq: CNXC), Truist Financial (NYSE: TFC), SVB Financial Group (Nasdaq: SIVB), KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY), Banner (Nasdaq GSM: BANR), Fifth Third Bancorp (Nasdaq: FITB), Bank OZK (Nasdaq: OZK), Metropolitan Bank Holding (NYSE: MCB), Home BancShares (NYSE: HOMB), OceanFirst Financial (Nasdaq: OCFC), Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS), Amerant Bancorp (Nasdaq: AMTB).

Notable IPOs Today: AlphaTime Acquisition Corp Ordinary Shares (Nasdaq: ATMC).

Notable Equity Crowdfunding Campaigns Ending Today: N/A.

Notable Economic Events Today: Jobless Claims (8:30 a.m. ET), Building Permits (8:30 a.m. ET), Housing Starts (8:30 a.m. ET), Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index (8:30 a.m. ET), Philly Fed Employment (8:30 a.m. ET), Crude Oil Inventories (11:00 a.m. ET).

Another Crypto Exchange is in Trouble

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The downfall of another cryptocurrency exchange and economic concerns caused crypto prices to drop on Wednesday.

Numbers: Bitcoin declined by 2.55%, falling below $21,000. Ethereum dropped by 3.74%, Cardano dropped by 6.16%, Solana dropped by 7.47%, and Shiba Inu dropped by 10.8%.

What Happened: The founder of crypto exchange Bitzlato was arrested for laundering on Wednesday.

Also: Bad economic data was released on Wednesday that suggested lower consumer spending.

Final Thoughts: Crypto prices have been running high since the start of 2023. Wednesday was a reality check. There’s still a lot of volatility in crypto.

Vimeo Survives Bad December

Video hosting platform Vimeo (Nasdaq: VMEO) revealed late Wednesday that its revenue declined by 2% in December while its total subscribers dropped by 5%.

Final Thoughts: Despite these poor numbers, the stock went up 4.24% in after-hours trading because the average revenue per user increased by 2%.

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