{"id":19104,"date":"2012-01-18T11:27:00","date_gmt":"2012-01-18T11:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/goldman-sachs-q4-profit-falls-but-beats-estimates-gs\/19100\/"},"modified":"2012-01-18T11:27:00","modified_gmt":"2012-01-18T11:27:00","slug":"goldman-sachs-q4-profit-falls-but-beats-estimates-gs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/goldman-sachs-q4-profit-falls-but-beats-estimates-gs\/19104\/","title":{"rendered":"Goldman Sachs Q4 Profit Falls But Beats Estimates (GS)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-1408583772585547\";\n\/* SMW - News Links *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"3490797620\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 468;\ngoogle_ad_height = 15;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><!--Ad Injection mfunc mode ad include code--><!--mfunc include_once('\/mnt\/Target01\/327806\/www.thestockmarketwatch.com\/web\/content\/stock-market-news\/wp-content\/plugins\/ad-injection\/adshow.php') --><!--\/mfunc--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Wall-Street.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-12650\" title=\"Wall-Street\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/smw-news-wp\/2011\/09\/Wall-Street-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"><\/a>Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=GS\">NYSE: GS<\/a>), earlier today, released its fourth-quarter financial results, posting a decline in earnings. However, the company\u2019s fourth-quarter earnings beat analysts\u2019 expectations, pushing shares higher in early trading.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-19104\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The New York City-based company reported fourth-quarter earnings, excluding one-time items, of $1.84 per share, compared with $3.79 per share reported for the same period in the previous year. The sharp decline in fourth-quarter earnings was mainly due to a drop in investment banking revenue.<\/p>\n<p><!--mfunc adshow_display_ad_file_v2(array('ad_random_1.txt'), array(100), array('align' => 'float right', 'clear' => '', 'margin_top' => '', 'margin_bottom' => '', 'padding_top' => '', 'padding_bottom' => ''), array(), array()) --><\/p>\n<div style=\"float:right;margin-left:5px;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-1408583772585547\";\n\/* SMW - in News 300 *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"5684630733\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p><!--\/mfunc--><\/p>\n<p>Goldman\u2019s fourth-quarter revenue, meanwhile, came in at $6.05 billion, down from $8.64 billion reported for the same period in the previous year.<\/p>\n<p>Analysts had forecast the Wall Street giant to report earnings of $1.24 per share and revenue of $6.55 billion.<\/p>\n<p>For 2011, Goldman Sachs reported earnings of $4.51 per share, significantly below the $13.18 per share reported in 2010. The sharp decline was mainly due to weak performance from the trading and investment banking units, especially in the third quarter and fourth quarter of 2011. Goldman\u2019s revenue for the full year was $28.81 billion.<\/p>\n<p>Lloyd C. Blankfein, Chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs, said that the past year was dominated by global macro-economic concerns which significantly affected the bank\u2019s clients\u2019 risk tolerance and willingness to transact. Blankfein said that while the bank\u2019s results declined as a consequence, he is pleased that it retained its industry-leading positions across its global client franchise while prudently managing risk, capital and expenses. He added that as economies and markets improve, the bank is very well positioned to perform for its clients and its shareholders.<\/p>\n<p>Goldman Sachs shares rose to an intra-day high of $100.47 in early trading today, and at last check, the stock was up 2.75% to $100.37 on volume of 1.96 million. Goldman shares are up more than 11% in the last one month.<\/p>\n<p>More Posts by this author<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/recent-events\/business-news\/gold-and-silver-prices-in-green-in-mid-day-trading-2\/19311\"><br \/>\nGold and Silver Prices in Green in Mid-Day Trading<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/recent-events\/business-news\/comerica-incorporated-record-deposit-levels-of-47-8-billion-at-year-end\/19305\"><br \/>\nComerica Incorporated &#8211; Record deposit levels of $47.8 billion at year-end<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/hot-stocks-to-watch\/treehouse-foods-surprised-by-the-sudden-decrease-in-december-volumes\/19303\"><br \/>\nTreeHouse Foods &#8211; Surprised by the sudden decrease in December volumes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/hot-stocks-to-watch\/first-horizon-national-2011-was-another-year-of-significant-progress\/19301\"><br \/>\nFirst Horizon National &#8211; 2011 was another year of significant progress<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/hot-stocks-to-watch\/sonoco-implementing-further-cost-reduction-actions-in-response-to-changing-business-conditions\/19300\"><br \/>\nSonoco &#8211; Implementing further cost reduction actions in response to changing business conditions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/hot-stocks-to-watch\/fifth-third-bancorp-2011-results-clearly-demonstrated-continued-improvement\/19298\"><br \/>\nFifth Third Bancorp &#8211; 2011 results clearly demonstrated continued improvement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/hot-stocks-to-watch\/bank-of-marin-bancorp-record-earnings-and-strong-loan-growth-this-year\/19296\"><br \/>\nBank of Marin Bancorp &#8211; Record earnings and strong loan growth this year<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<table style=\"border:none;margin:0;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:5px;vertical-align:top;\" valign=\"top\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.jpg\" alt=\"edliston\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" class=\"photo\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:5px;vertical-align:top;\" valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"font-size:11pt;\"><b>Post Written By: Ed Liston <\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size:10pt;\">\n<p>Ed Liston is a senior contributing editor at TheStockMarketWatch.com. An active market watcher and investor, Ed guides an independent team of experienced analysts and writes for multiple stock trader publications. He is widely quoted in various financial publications on the Internet. 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