The following companies are expected to report earnings prior to
market open on 09/04/2012. Visit our
Earnings Calendar
for a full list of expected earnings releases.
Campbell Soup Company
(
CPB
) is reporting for the quarter ending July 31, 2012. The food
company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 14
analysts that follow the stock is $0.38. This value represents a
-11.63% decrease compared to the same quarter last year. In the
past year CPB has beat the expectations every quarter. The highest
one was in the 2nd calendar quarter where they beat the consensus
by 7.69%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2012 Price to
Earnings ratio for CPB is 14.62 vs. an industry ratio of 39.50.
Smithfield Foods, Inc.
(
SFD
) is reporting for the quarter ending July 31, 2012. The meat
product company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 10
analysts that follow the stock is $0.45. This value represents a
-34.78% decrease compared to the same quarter last year. SFD missed
the consensus earnings per share in the 2nd calendar quarter by
-18.87%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2013 Price to
Earnings ratio for SFD is 9.23 vs. an industry ratio of 14.60.
Quanex Building Products Corporation
(
NX
) is reporting for the quarter ending July 31, 2012. The building
company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 8 analysts
that follow the stock is $0.22. This value represents a -26.67%
decrease compared to the same quarter last year. The "days to
cover" for this stock exceeds 10 days. Zacks Investment Research
reports that the 2012 Price to Earnings ratio for NX is 67.31 vs.
an industry ratio of 16.60, implying that they will have a higher
earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.
NetSol Technologies Inc.
(
NTWK
) is reporting for the quarter ending June 30, 2012. The computer
software company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 1
analyst that follows the stock is $0.30. This value represents a
-250.00% decrease compared to the same quarter last year. In the
past year NTWK has met analyst expectations three times and beat
the expectations the other quarter. Zacks Investment Research
reports that the 2012 Price to Earnings ratio for NTWK is 11.55 vs.
an industry ratio of 4.50, implying that they will have a higher
earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.