What is 'Quarterly Revenue Growth'

Quarterly revenue growth is an increase of a company's sales when compared to a previous quarter's revenue performance. The current quarter's sales figure can be compared on a year-over-year basis or sequentially. This helps to give analysts, investors and participants an idea of how much a company's sales are increasing over time.

Explaining 'Quarterly Revenue Growth'

When looking at a company's quarterly or annual financials, it is not enough to just look at the revenue for the current period. When investing in a company, an investor wants to see it grow or improve over time. Looking at the financials in comparison to a previous quarter will give participants a much better idea of how well a company is doing.

For example, if Exxon Mobil generated $91.3 billion in revenue during its fourth quarter of 2005 and $82.2 billion in the third quarter that year, the company saw quarterly revenue growth of 11% sequentially. If Exxon Mobil generated $80.2 billion in the fourth quarter of 2004, the company would have seen its revenue increase 13.8% on a year-over-year basis.

Further Reading

Dividends, earnings volatility and information
www.tandfonline.com [PDF]
… 426 firms (57% of the sample) report strings of twenty to twenty-seven quarters, 141 firms … split-adjusted EPS as Cornpustar quarterly data item 19 divided by Cornpustat quarterly data item 17. An increase is defined relative to the split-adjusted EPS from the same quarter of the …

Predicting earnings management: The case of earnings restatements
papers.ssrn.com [PDF]
… 426 firms (57% of the sample) report strings of twenty to twenty-seven quarters, 141 firms … split-adjusted EPS as Cornpustar quarterly data item 19 divided by Cornpustat quarterly data item 17. An increase is defined relative to the split-adjusted EPS from the same quarter of the …

Characteristics of firms correcting previously reported quarterly earnings
www.sciencedirect.com [PDF]
… 426 firms (57% of the sample) report strings of twenty to twenty-seven quarters, 141 firms … split-adjusted EPS as Cornpustar quarterly data item 19 divided by Cornpustat quarterly data item 17. An increase is defined relative to the split-adjusted EPS from the same quarter of the …

How does internal control regulation affect financial reporting?
www.sciencedirect.com [PDF]
… 426 firms (57% of the sample) report strings of twenty to twenty-seven quarters, 141 firms … split-adjusted EPS as Cornpustar quarterly data item 19 divided by Cornpustat quarterly data item 17. An increase is defined relative to the split-adjusted EPS from the same quarter of the …

The effects of firm growth and model specification choices on tests of earnings management in quarterly settings
meridian.allenpress.com [PDF]
… 426 firms (57% of the sample) report strings of twenty to twenty-seven quarters, 141 firms … split-adjusted EPS as Cornpustar quarterly data item 19 divided by Cornpustat quarterly data item 17. An increase is defined relative to the split-adjusted EPS from the same quarter of the …

Earnings management and the performance of seasoned equity offerings
www.sciencedirect.com [PDF]
… 426 firms (57% of the sample) report strings of twenty to twenty-seven quarters, 141 firms … split-adjusted EPS as Cornpustar quarterly data item 19 divided by Cornpustat quarterly data item 17. An increase is defined relative to the split-adjusted EPS from the same quarter of the …

Quarterly earnings patterns and earnings management
onlinelibrary.wiley.com [PDF]
… 426 firms (57% of the sample) report strings of twenty to twenty-seven quarters, 141 firms … split-adjusted EPS as Cornpustar quarterly data item 19 divided by Cornpustat quarterly data item 17. An increase is defined relative to the split-adjusted EPS from the same quarter of the …

Earnings forecasting research: its implications for capital markets research
www.sciencedirect.com [PDF]
… 426 firms (57% of the sample) report strings of twenty to twenty-seven quarters, 141 firms … split-adjusted EPS as Cornpustar quarterly data item 19 divided by Cornpustat quarterly data item 17. An increase is defined relative to the split-adjusted EPS from the same quarter of the …