During 3Q2024, the 200 largest weighted companies in the GEM index reported average EPS growth of +14.3%y/y, accelerating from the +7.1% reported during 2Q2024.
Overall, 59% of companies delivered positive EPS surprises, and 63% delivered positive Sales surprises, a continuation of the positive trend witnessed in the previous quarter.
Historically, there has been a significant difference in relative share price performance between the largest positive versus negative surprise generators, for 3 months after the reporting date.
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