The following companies are expected to report earnings prior to
market open on 09/27/2012. Visit our
Earnings Calendar
for a full list of expected earnings releases.
Discover Financial Services
(
DFS
) is reporting for the quarter ending August 31, 2012. The
financial services company's consensus earnings per share forecast
from the 15 analysts that follow the stock is $1.04. This value
represents a -11.86% decrease compared to the same quarter last
year. In the past year DFS has beat the expectations every quarter.
The highest one was in the 2nd calendar quarter where they beat the
consensus by 1.01%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2012
Price to Earnings ratio for DFS is 8.86 vs. an industry ratio of
10.20.
McCormick & Company, Incorporated
(
MKC
) is reporting for the quarter ending August 31, 2012. The food
company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 11
analysts that follow the stock is $0.76. This value represents a
10.14% increase compared to the same quarter last year. MKC missed
the consensus earnings per share in the 2nd calendar quarter by
-1.64%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2012 Price to
Earnings ratio for MKC is 20.71 vs. an industry ratio of 39.70.
Actuant Corporation
(
ATU
) is reporting for the quarter ending August 31, 2012. The
machinery company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the
12 analysts that follow the stock is $0.54. This value represents a
8.00% increase compared to the same quarter last year. In the past
year ATU has beat the expectations every quarter. The highest one
was in the 2nd calendar quarter where they beat the consensus by
1.69%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2012 Price to
Earnings ratio for ATU is 14.45 vs. an industry ratio of 11.60,
implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their
competitors in the same industry.
Worthington Industries, Inc.
(
WOR
) is reporting for the quarter ending August 31, 2012. The metal
processing & fabrication company's consensus earnings per share
forecast from the 7 analysts that follow the stock is $0.47. This
value represents a 34.29% increase compared to the same quarter
last year. In the past year WOR 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 WOR is
10.56 vs. an industry ratio of 17.00.