The Biggest Trend in Toys This Year Is Pretty Damn GrossDerek HoffmanGoogle+ More Articles 30 April 2013 SM Energy Company (NYSE: SM) delivered a profit and met the expectations of Wall Street AND beat the expected revenue. The sales beat is a positive sign to shareholders looking out of the company for high growth. Shares are up by 2.86%. SM Energy Company Earnings Cheat Sheet Results: Reported Earnings Per Share rose from $0.48 in the previous quarter to $0.82 in the quarter. Revenue: from the previous quarter, rose 28.29 per cent to $484.2 million. Actual vs. Wall St. Expectations: SM Energy Company posted $0.82 per share of adjusted EPS sales. The firm was exceeding the mean analyst estimate of $0.57 by that metric. It was exceeding the estimated average sales of $455.53 million. Management Quoting: The management did not comment. Revenue rose 8.98 per cent in the previous quarter from $444.31 million. In the previous quarter, EPS rose 82.22 per cent from $0.45. Looking Forward: Analysts have a more optimistic outlook for next-quarter results at the company. The average estimate for next quarter’s earnings has climbed from a profit of $0.26 to a profit of $0.55 over the past three months. The average estimate for the current year has gone up from a profit of $1.58 over the last ninety days to a profit of $2.53. Stocks with better earnings metrics merit your extra attention. It is precisely for this reason that “E = Earnings Are That Quarter-Over-Quarter” is a core component of our CHEAT SHEET investment system. Don’t waste another minute-click here now and get picks from our CHEAT SHEET warehouse. (Fundamental company given by Xignite Financials. Upload any income differences [ at ] wallstcheatsheet.com)