In the divisional round of the Dow Industrials Playoffs we have # 12 seeded Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) taking on # 4 seeded Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX). J&J engages in research and development, manufacture and sale of personal care hygienic products, pharmaceuticals and surgical equipment while Chevron engages in the business of integrated energy and chemical operations.
The following table depicts the recent earnings reports for each company:
| Ticker | EarningsDate | Actual EPS($/share) | Estimated EPS($/share) | Actual Revenue($ in billions) | Estimated Revenue($ in billions) |
| JNJ | 18Oct16 | 1.68 | 1.65 | 17.82 | 17.71 |
| CVX | 28Oct16 | 0.68 | 0.37 | 30.14 | 29.05 |
Chevron is up 40% excluding dividends in the past year (up 44.3% including dividends) while J&J is up 18.3% excluding dividends (up 21.1% including dividends), and the S&P 500 has gained 18.1% in the same time frame. This matchup will be played out in a best of seven game series based on the metrics below. For a complete list of all the metrics utilized in the seven game series click here. Not all the metrics will be looked at if a team can win and win early. This matchup will determine the winner which will proceed to the conference finals where they will face either Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) or Verizon (NYSE:VZ).
