Investor focus has landed squarely on the surge in new COVID-19 cases and its threat to economic reopenings, but there’s another possibility being ignored. According to Morgan Stanley equity strategist Mike Wilson, even though the market is expecting economic activity to decline, earnings could get a major boost.“Cautious investors may be overlooking the potential for operating leverage to fuel an earnings rebound… Aggressive cost-cutting in a downturn is what creates the powerful operating leverage when the economy recovers,” Wilson commented.While unemployment has skyrocketed during the coronavirus crisis, Wilson argues operating leverage was already dropping before the pandemic’s onset. “It’s also …read more
Source:: Yahoo Finance
