Surge、Drop、Bounce Back 是什麼意思?財經新聞常見英文片語

Should You Invest in Charles Schwab Stock?

Charles Schwab (NASDAQ:SCHW), the financial services and brokerage giant, topped third-quarter earnings estimates as its stock price surged 5.8% Monday after the earnings release.

However, Schwab’s stock price is down about 35% year to date, and its earnings and revenue were significantly lower than they were in the same quarter a year ago. Will Schwab bounce back or is this a stock to avoid? Let’s take a deeper dive.

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While Schwab beat earnings estimates, its revenue and net income totals were down precipitously from the same period a year ago. Schwab posted $4.6 billion in revenue for the quarter, down 16%, while its adjusted net income, excluding restructuring and acquisition costs, dropped 30% to $1.5 billion, or $0.77 per share.

文法解析
1. Should You Invest in Charles Schwab Stock?

Should + 主詞 + 原形動詞…?

這是很常見的「是否應該……?」句型。

  • Should you invest in…? — 你是否應該投資……?
  • Should I buy…? — 我是否應該買……?
  • Should investors worry about…? — 投資人是否應該擔心……?

這裡的 should 表示建議或判斷「是否應該做某件事」。

invest in + 投資標的 = 投資於……

invest in Charles Schwab stock
投資 Charles Schwab 股票
2. topped third-quarter earnings estimates

原句:

Charles Schwab topped third-quarter earnings estimates.

這裡的 top 是動詞,意思是「超越、優於」,不是「頂部」。

top + estimates = 超越預期/優於預估值

  • topped earnings estimates — 超越獲利預期
  • topped revenue estimates — 超越營收預期
  • topped Wall Street expectations — 優於華爾街預期
3. as its stock price surged 5.8%

as 在這裡可以理解為「當……時」或「隨著……」。

its stock price surged 5.8%
其股價大漲 5.8%

整個句子的意思是公司第三季獲利優於預期,同時股價大漲 5.8%。

4. after the earnings release

after + 名詞 = 在……之後

after the earnings release
財報發布後

earnings release 是財經英文中很常見的說法,指公司發布財報或公布獲利結果。

5. Schwab’s stock price is down about 35% year to date

be down + 百分比 是財經新聞常見句型,表示「下跌……%」。

The stock is down 20%.
這檔股票下跌 20%。

year to date(YTD) = 今年截至目前為止

is down about 35% year to date
今年截至目前股價約下跌 35%
6. significantly lower than they were in the same quarter a year ago

這裡使用的是比較句:

A is lower than B = A 比 B 低

earnings and revenue were significantly lower than they were in the same quarter a year ago

significantly lower than… = 明顯低於……

其中 they were 指前面的 earnings and revenue。

因此整句可以理解為:

獲利與營收明顯低於去年同期的水準。
7. Will Schwab bounce back or is this a stock to avoid?

Will + 主詞 + 原形動詞…?

表示「……會……嗎?」

Will Schwab bounce back?
Schwab 會反彈嗎?

or 在這裡連接兩種可能:

Will Schwab bounce back or is this a stock to avoid?
Schwab 會反彈,還是這是一檔應該避開的股票?
8. Let’s take a deeper dive.

Let’s + 原形動詞 = 讓我們……

take a deeper dive 並不是字面上的「深入潛水」,而是財經文章中常見的表達方式:

深入分析/深入探討
9. While Schwab beat earnings estimates, its revenue and net income totals were down precipitously…

While A, B.

這裡的 while 表示「雖然……但是……」,用來呈現兩個對比情況。

While Schwab beat earnings estimates,
雖然 Schwab 超越獲利預期,

its revenue and net income totals were down precipitously.
但其營收與淨利大幅下降。
10. down precipitously from the same period a year ago

down from… = 比……下降

Revenue was down from last year.
營收比去年下降。

precipitously 表示「急劇地、大幅地」。

were down precipitously = 大幅下降/急遽下降

11. excluding restructuring and acquisition costs

excluding + 名詞 = 不包括……

excluding restructuring and acquisition costs
不包括重整與收購成本

這種結構在財報英文中非常常見:

  • excluding taxes — 不包括稅項
  • excluding interest expenses — 不包括利息費用
  • excluding one-time charges — 不包括一次性費用
12. dropped 30% to $1.5 billion

這是一個非常重要的財經英文句型:

drop + 百分比 + to + 數字

dropped 30% to $1.5 billion
下降 30%,至 15 億美元

30% 表示下降幅度,而 $1.5 billion 表示下降後的數值。

13. $0.77 per share

per share = 每股

$0.77 per share
每股 0.77 美元
  • earnings per share — 每股盈餘(EPS)
  • dividend per share — 每股股利
  • revenue per share — 每股營收
重要片語
英文片語 台灣繁體中文
invest in 投資於
top earnings estimates 超越獲利預期
earnings estimates 獲利預期
stock price surged 股價大漲
after the earnings release 財報發布後
year to date 今年截至目前為止
significantly lower than 明顯低於
the same quarter a year ago 去年同期
bounce back 反彈、恢復
a stock to avoid 應該避開的股票
take a deeper dive 深入分析、深入探討
deposit picture 存款情況、存款狀況
beat earnings estimates 超越獲利預期
down precipitously 大幅下降、急遽下降
excluding 不包括
restructuring costs 重整成本
acquisition costs 收購成本
per share 每股
同義詞
1. top

原文:

topped third-quarter earnings estimates
  • beat — 超越、優於
  • exceed — 超過
  • outperform — 表現優於
  • surpass — 超越

財經新聞中,beat earnings estimates 是非常常見的說法。

2. surged
stock price surged 5.8%
  • jumped — 大漲、跳升
  • rose sharply — 大幅上升
  • soared — 飆升
  • rallied — 上漲、反彈
3. significantly
significantly lower
  • substantially — 大幅地
  • considerably — 相當程度地
  • markedly — 顯著地
  • materially — 明顯地、實質上地
4. bounce back
Will Schwab bounce back?
  • recover — 復甦、恢復
  • rebound — 反彈
  • come back — 回升
  • regain strength — 恢復強勢
5. avoid
a stock to avoid
  • stay away from — 避開
  • steer clear of — 避免、遠離
  • shun — 避免、拒絕接觸
這篇文章值得記住的財經英文句型
  1. invest in + 股票 — 投資於某檔股票
  2. top / beat earnings estimates — 超越獲利預期
  3. stock price surged + % — 股價大漲……%
  4. after the earnings release — 財報發布後
  5. be down + % year to date — 今年截至目前下跌……%
  6. be significantly lower than… — 明顯低於……
  7. bounce back — 反彈、恢復
  8. take a deeper dive — 深入分析
  9. excluding + 名詞 — 不包括……
  10. drop + % + to + 數字 — 下降……%,至……

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