Sentence examples for handily beat forecasts from inspiring English sources

But imports surged way beyond expectations and retail sales handily beat forecasts, pointing to buoyant domestic demand.

The results handily beat forecasts and shares of Google climbed 3percentt in after-hours trading to $546.25, a level not reached since July 2008.

Its profit, excluding the cost of stock options, was $4.84 a share, handily beating forecasts.

On Tuesday, one of Shell's main rivals, BP, reported a first-quarter profit of $4.2 billion after adjusting for inventory changes and one-time items, which handily beat analysts' forecasts.

Revenue slipped 4 percent, but still beat forecasts.

Both economic measures beat forecasts.

Lilly still managed to beat forecasts.

Eastman Kodak, the world's biggest film manufacturer, posted a preliminary $12 million loss in the fourth quarter, mainly because of one-time costs to cover job cuts, but its results still handily beat Wall Street forecasts and reflected strong gains in digital photography.

"The Call" handily beat pre-weekend forecasts of a debut of around $10 million.

The company reported net profits of $0.08 a share before the opening bell, which handily beat the average forecast of around a $0.34 loss per share.

On Friday, Chevron reported surging profits of $2.27 a share, handily beating analyst forecasts at $1.92 per share.