What are quarters in financial sector?

In financial world, especially with respect to financial reporting, quarters represent a period of 3 months, 2 quarters make half year and 4 quarters make a financial year. Different countries and companies follow different financial reporting period i.e. read more

So Quarter 1 in USA is January to March, in India the same will be April to June and in Australia October to December. On a accountability note, listed public companies have to announce their quarterly performance ("quarterly results" in financial world) after the end of the quarter. read more

What fascinates me about the attached spreadsheet is that given the progression by quarters for 2016, the Street was already expecting a weak Q1 and Q2 '16 for Financial sector earnings growth, even before Q4 '15 earnings started getting reported, and certainly even before worries about Energy loans in the banking system really got traction in the media. read more

A quarter is a three-month period on a company's financial calendar that acts as a basis for the reporting of earnings and the paying of dividends. A quarter is a three-month period on a company's financial calendar that acts as a basis for the reporting of earnings and the paying of dividends. read more