The following companies are expected to report earnings after
hours on 10/15/2012. Visit our
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for a full list of expected earnings releases.
Brown & Brown, Inc.
(
BRO
) is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2012. The
insurance brokers company's consensus earnings per share forecast
from the 14 analysts that follow the stock is $0.35. This value
represents a 9.37% increase compared to the same quarter last year.
BRO missed the consensus earnings per share in the 2nd calendar
quarter by -6.45%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2012
Price to Earnings ratio for BRO is 20.83 vs. an industry ratio of
18.60, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than
their competitors in the same industry.
Packaging Corporation of America
(
PKG
) is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2012. The
construction company's consensus earnings per share forecast from
the 11 analysts that follow the stock is $0.56. This value
represents a 30.23% increase compared to the same quarter last
year. In the past year PKG has beat the expectations every quarter.
The highest one was in the 2nd calendar quarter where they beat the
consensus by 6.52%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2012
Price to Earnings ratio for PKG is 17.25 vs. an industry ratio of
6.80, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than
their competitors in the same industry.
ICU Medical, Inc.
(
ICUI
) is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2012. The
medical products company's consensus earnings per share forecast
from the 5 analysts that follow the stock is $0.69. This value
represents a 6.15% increase compared to the same quarter last year.
In the past year ICUI and beat the expectations the other three
quarters. The "days to cover" for this stock exceeds 18 days. Zacks
Investment Research reports that the 2012 Price to Earnings ratio
for ICUI is 22.69 vs. an industry ratio of -10.10, implying that
they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in
the same industry.
WD-40 Company
(
WDFC
) is reporting for the quarter ending August 31, 2012. The chemical
company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 4 analysts
that follow the stock is $0.70. This value represents a 14.75%
increase compared to the same quarter last year. WDFC missed the
consensus earnings per share in the 2nd calendar quarter by -6.56%.
The "days to cover" for this stock exceeds 10 days. Zacks
Investment Research reports that the 2012 Price to Earnings ratio
for WDFC is 22.01 vs. an industry ratio of 13.00, implying that
they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in
the same industry.
OCZ Technology Group Inc
(
OCZ
) is reporting for the quarter ending August 31, 2012. The computer
storage company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 1
analyst that follows the stock is $-0.18. This value represents a
350.00% increase compared to the same quarter last year. Zacks
Investment Research reports that the 2013 Price to Earnings ratio
for OCZ is -2.63 vs. an industry ratio of -6.30, implying that they
will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the
same industry.
Saratoga Investment Corp
(
SAR
) is reporting for the quarter ending August 31, 2012. The
financial services company's consensus earnings per share forecast
from the 1 analyst that follows the stock is $0.48. This value
represents a -42.17% decrease compared to the same quarter last
year. The last two quarters SAR had negative earnings surprises;
the latest report they missed by -23.26%. Zacks Investment Research
reports that the 2013 Price to Earnings ratio for SAR is 9.54 vs.
an industry ratio of 11.90.