Intel Q2 Earnings Beat Is Not What It Looks Like (Nasdaq: INTC)

A surprising Intel Q2 earnings beat sent Intel Corp. (Nasdaq: INTC) stock up as much as 8% in after-hours trading yesterday (Wednesday). But a closer look showed that INTC's bottom line of $0.55 per share versus a forecast for $0.50 a share was actually the result of a quirk that few have noticed. Here's how this key part of the Intel Q2 earnings turns a beat into a miss... Tags: INTC Q2 earnings , intc stock , Intel Q2 2015 earnings , Intel Q2 earnings , intel stock , Nasdaq: INTC To get full access to all Money Morning content, click here About Money Morning: Money Morning gives you access to a team of ten market experts with more than 250 years of combined investing experience – for free . Our experts – who have appeared on FOXBusiness, CNBC, NPR, and BloombergTV – deliver daily investing tips and stock picks, provide analysis with actions to take, and answer your biggest market questions. Our goal is to help our millions of e-newsletter subscribers and Moneymorning.com visitors become smarter, more confident investors. Disclaimer: © 2015 Money Morning and Money Map Press. All Rights Reserved. Protected by copyright of the United States and international treaties. Any reproduction, copying, or redistribution (electronic or otherwise, including the world wide web), of content from this webpage, in whole or in part, is strictly prohibited without the express written permission of Money Morning. 16 W. Madison St. Baltimore, MD, 21201. The post Intel Q2 Earnings Beat Is Not What It Looks Like (Nasdaq: INTC) appeared first on Money Morning - We Make Investing Profitable .