QUOTE(spring onion @ Apr 28 2014, 08:27 PM)
i was expecting the current quarter performance is on par with last quarter
ok la. not much expectation.
you normally should not compare a q result with its preceding q result.
comparison should be made with same quarter the previous year.some business are seasonal.
for example, for this reporting quarter, it's the period from Dec to Feb.
For exporters to countries like US...
this is a slow, slow time of the year.
It takes a little WORK...
lay out the q results like this below...
2011 q1 q2 q3 q4
2012 q1 q2 q3 q4
2013 q1 q2 q3 q4
where q1 shows q1 profits, q2 shows q2 profits...
once it is laid out...
certain trends for certain companies are very clear....
yes, it becomes a simple look see exercise...