The following companies are expected to report earnings after
hours on 08/21/2012. Visit our
Earnings Calendar
for a full list of expected earnings releases.
Dell Inc.
(
DELL
) is reporting for the quarter ending July 31, 2012. The computer
company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 23
analysts that follow the stock is $0.45. This value represents a
-16.67% decrease compared to the same quarter last year. DELL
missed the consensus earnings per share in the 2nd calendar quarter
by -6.52%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2013 Price to
Earnings ratio for DELL is 6.61 vs. an industry ratio of 10.90.
Intuit Inc.
(
INTU
) is reporting for the quarter ending July 31, 2012. The computer
software company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the
10 analysts that follow the stock is $-0.04. This value represents
a -63.64% decrease compared to the same quarter last year. INTU
missed the consensus earnings per share in the 3rd calendar quarter
by -10%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2012 Price to
Earnings ratio for INTU is 22.65 vs. an industry ratio of 383.70.
Analog Devices, Inc.
(
ADI
) is reporting for the quarter ending July 31, 2012. The
semiconductor company's consensus earnings per share forecast from
the 18 analysts that follow the stock is $0.56. This value
represents a -21.13% decrease compared to the same quarter last
year. The last two quarters ADI had negative earnings surprises;
Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2012 Price to Earnings
ratio for ADI is 18.86 vs. an industry ratio of 7.30, implying that
they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in
the same industry.
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
(
WSM
) is reporting for the quarter ending July 31, 2012. The home
furnishings company's consensus earnings per share forecast from
the 22 analysts that follow the stock is $0.41. This value
represents a 10.81% increase compared to the same quarter last
year. In the past year WSM has beat the expectations every quarter.
The highest one was in the 2nd calendar quarter where they beat the
consensus by 6.25%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2013
Price to Earnings ratio for WSM is 14.93 vs. an industry ratio of
17.50.
Aspen Technology, Inc.
(
AZPN
) is reporting for the quarter ending June 30, 2012. The computer
software company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 6
analysts that follow the stock is $-0.07. This value represents a
-66.67% decrease compared to the same quarter last year. AZPN
missed the consensus earnings per share in the 3rd calendar quarter
by -18.18%. The "days to cover" for this stock exceeds 12 days.
Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2012 Price to Earnings
ratio for AZPN is -139.06 vs. an industry ratio of 383.70.
Qihoo 360 Technology Co. Ltd.
(
QIHU
) is reporting for the quarter ending June 30, 2012. The internet
software company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 5
analysts that follow the stock is $0.07. This value represents a
-22.22% decrease compared to the same quarter last year. In the
past year QIHU has beat the expectations every quarter. The highest
one was in the 1st calendar quarter where they beat the consensus
by 20%. The "days to cover" for this stock exceeds 16 days. Zacks
Investment Research reports that the 2012 Price to Earnings ratio
for QIHU is 47.00 vs. an industry ratio of 6.20, implying that they
will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the
same industry.
La-Z-Boy Incorporated
(
LZB
) is reporting for the quarter ending July 31, 2012. The furniture
company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 5 analysts
that follow the stock is $0.08. This value represents a 100.00%
increase compared to the same quarter last year. LZB missed the
consensus earnings per share in the 3rd calendar quarter by
-33.33%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2013 Price to
Earnings ratio for LZB is 16.59 vs. an industry ratio of 29.60.
The Wet Seal, Inc.
(
WTSLA
) is reporting for the quarter ending July 31, 2012. The retail
(shoe) company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 5
analysts that follow the stock is $-0.07. This value represents a
-333.33% decrease compared to the same quarter last year. In the
past year WTSLA has met analyst expectations twice and beat the
expectations the other two quarters. Zacks Investment Research
reports that the 2013 Price to Earnings ratio for WTSLA is -102.67
vs. an industry ratio of 14.20.
Key Tronic Corporation
(
KTCC
) is reporting for the quarter ending June 30, 2012. The computer
paraphernalia company's consensus earnings per share forecast from
the 1 analyst that follows the stock is $0.34. This value
represents a 126.67% increase compared to the same quarter last
year. KTCC missed the consensus earnings per share in the 1st
calendar quarter by -3.03%. The "days to cover" for this stock
exceeds 10 days. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2012
Price to Earnings ratio for KTCC is 8.38 vs. an industry ratio of
11.10.