The following companies are expected to report earnings prior to
market open on 12/11/2012. Visit our
Earnings Calendar
for a full list of expected earnings releases.
Dollar General Corporation
(
DG
) is reporting for the quarter ending October 31, 2012. The
discount retail company's consensus earnings per share forecast
from the 19 analysts that follow the stock is $0.60. This value
represents a 20.00% increase compared to the same quarter last
year. In the past year DG and beat the expectations the other three
quarters. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2013 Price to
Earnings ratio for DG is 16.36 vs. an industry ratio of 17.50.
The Pantry, Inc.
(
PTRY
) is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2012. The
retail company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 4
analysts that follow the stock is $0.03. This value represents a
-91.89% decrease compared to the same quarter last year. PTRY
missed the consensus earnings per share in the 3rd calendar quarter
by -37.29%. The "days to cover" for this stock exceeds 12 days.
Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2012 Price to Earnings
ratio for PTRY is 35.08 vs. an industry ratio of 12.80, implying
that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors
in the same industry.
Enzo Biochem, Inc.
(
ENZ
) is reporting for the quarter ending October 31, 2012. The
biomedical (gene) company's consensus earnings per share forecast
from the 1 analyst that follows the stock is $-0.06. This value
represents a -50.00% decrease compared to the same quarter last
year. The last two quarters ENZ had negative earnings surprises;
the latest report they missed by -57.14%. Zacks Investment Research
reports that the 2013 Price to Earnings ratio for ENZ is -10.84 vs.
an industry ratio of 0.70.
Hanwha SolarOne Co., Ltd.
(
HSOL
) is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2012. The
semiconductor company's consensus earnings per share forecast from
the 2 analysts that follow the stock is $-0.28. This value
represents a -49.09% decrease compared to the same quarter last
year. The last two quarters HSOL had negative earnings surprises;
the latest report they missed by -39.39%. Zacks Investment Research
reports that the 2012 Price to Earnings ratio for HSOL is -0.56 vs.
an industry ratio of 15.90.
