The following companies are expected to report earnings prior to market open on 03/25/2013. Visit our Earnings Calendar for a full list of expected earnings releases.
Dollar General Corporation ( DG ) is reporting for the quarter ending January 31, 2013. The discount retail company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 19 analysts that follow the stock is $0.90. This value represents a 5.88% 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 17.48 vs. an industry ratio of 21.30.
Apollo Group, Inc. ( APOL ) is reporting for the quarter ending February 28, 2013. The education (school) company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 13 analysts that follow the stock is $0.18. This value represents a 68.97% decrease compared to the same quarter last year. In the past year APOL has beat the expectations every quarter. The highest one was in the 4th calendar quarter where they beat the consensus by 35.56%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2013 Price to Earnings ratio for APOL is 6.35 vs. an industry ratio of 19.10.
JA Solar Holdings, Co., Ltd. ( JASO ) is reporting for the quarter ending December 31, 2012. The solar company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 3 analysts that follow the stock is $-1.30. This value represents a 116.67% decrease compared to the same quarter last year. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2012 Price to Earnings ratio for JASO is -0.76 vs. an industry ratio of -4.90, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.
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