Pre-Market Earnings Report for October 3, 2012 : MON, FDO, RPM

By NASDAQ.com News October 02, 2012, 04:09:14 PM EDT

The following companies are expected to report earnings prior to market open on 10/03/2012. Visit our Earnings Calendar for a full list of expected earnings releases.

Monsanto Company ( MON ) is reporting for the quarter ending August 31, 2012. The agriculture company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 14 analysts that follow the stock is $-0.44. This value represents a 100.00% increase compared to the same quarter last year. In the past year MON has beat the expectations every quarter. The highest one was in the 2nd calendar quarter where they beat the consensus by 2.52%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2012 Price to Earnings ratio for MON is 24.30 vs. an industry ratio of 16.40, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.

Family Dollar Stores, Inc. ( FDO ) is reporting for the quarter ending August 31, 2012. The discount retail company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 20 analysts that follow the stock is $0.75. This value represents a 13.64% increase compared to the same quarter last year. In the past year FDO has met analyst expectations twice and beat the expectations the other two quarters. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2012 Price to Earnings ratio for FDO is 17.96 vs. an industry ratio of 14.50, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.

RPM International Inc. ( RPM ) is reporting for the quarter ending August 31, 2012. The paint company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 6 analysts that follow the stock is $0.65. This value represents a 10.17% increase compared to the same quarter last year. RPM missed the consensus earnings per share in the 4th calendar quarter by -2.63%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2013 Price to Earnings ratio for RPM is 15.55 vs. an industry ratio of 17.20.




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Referenced Stocks: FDO, MON, RPM



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