general motors reported a bigger profit than expected and raised its fullyear financial forecasts amid a recovery in overall us auto sales but the stock tanked making it even clearer than it already was that investors just don’t know what to do in the current automotive cycle earnings per share disclosed tuesday morning came in at 221 while wall street was looking for 172 management now expects a 2023 operating profit of between 11 billion and 13 billion with earnings of between 635 and 735 a share in january management expected an operating profit of 105 billion to 125 billion with earnings of 6 to 7 a share