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Earnings Preview for Aug 24 - 28
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ShareJoining Dell will be fellow S&P 500 members Big Lots (BIG - Analyst Report), Medtronic (MDT - Analyst Report), Novell (NOVL), Staples (SPLS - Analyst Report) and Tiffany & Co. (TIF - Analyst Report). A total of 76 companies are confirmed to release results.
Given the surprisingly strong July existing home sales report, all eyes will be on Wednesday's new home sales report. Specifically, economists will want to see that new home sales also rose for a fourth consecutive month.
- Tuesday: August Conference Board consumer confidence, June S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index
- Wednesday: July durable goods orders, July new home sales, weekly crude inventories
- Thursday: Preliminary second-quarter GDP, weekly initial jobless claims
- Friday: July personal income and spending, revised August University of Michigan consumer confidence
Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President Dennis Lockhart will talk to the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday. On Thursday, St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President James Bullard will speak to MBA students at the University of Arkansas.
The markets are clearly climbing the wall of worry. Though the tailwind from second-quarter earnings has weakened, the markets are still finding upward momentum. At the same time, oil is hitting new highs. It's difficult to make an argument for fighting the trend, though I do worry about how long this rally can last.
Companies That Could Issue Positive Earnings Surprises
Same-store sales for Dollar Tree, Inc. (DLTR - Snapshot Report) surged by 6.8% last month. In response, the majority of the covering brokerage analysts raised their second-quarter profit forecasts, pushing the Zacks Consensus Estimate up 3 cents to 54 cents per share. Given that DLTR has topped expectations for 7 consecutive quarters, another positive surprise could be forthcoming. Dollar Tree is scheduled to report on Wednesday, Aug 26, before the start of trading,
Marvell Technology Group (MRVL - Snapshot Report) has topped expectations over the last 4 quarters by an average margin of 3 cents per share. Ahead of the company's fiscal second-quarter results, 2 of the covering brokerage analysts raised their profit projections. Though the changes did not move the Zacks Consensus Estimate from its current level of 9 cents per share, they did contribute to a more bullish most accurate estimate of 11 cents per share. Marvell Technology is scheduled to report on Thursday, Aug 27, after the close of trading.
Companies That Could Issue Negative Earnings Surprises
During the past few weeks, fiscal fourth-quarter projections on Energy Conversion Devices (ENER) have been cut. The negative revision caused the Zacks Consensus Estimate to worsen by a penny to a loss of 5 cents per share. The most accurate estimate is even more bearish at a loss of 12 cents per share. Given that ENER missed expectations last quarter, the negative revisions signal that another disappointment could occur. Energy Conversion Devices is scheduled to report on Thursday, Aug 27, before the start of trading.
Charles Rotblut, CFA is the senior market analyst for Zacks.com.
Earnings Calendar
Here is a list of companies that we have confirmed will report during the week of Aug 24 - 28. Prices are as of Thursday's, Aug 20, market close.
| Company | Stock | Zacks Estimate | Year Ago EPS | Last Qtr Surprise | Date | Time | Price |
| Accuray Inc | ARAY - Analyst Report | $0.03 | $0.00 | 150.0% | 8/24 | AMC | $7.27 |
| China Nepstar | NPD - Snapshot Report | $0.05 | $0.08 | (20.0%) | 8/24 | BTO | $6.55 |
| Noah Education | NED - Snapshot Report | $0.04 | $0.12 | 16.7% | 8/24 | N/A | $4.88 |
| Vimicro Int-Ads | VIMC - Snapshot Report | ($0.12) | ($0.03) | (50.0%) | 8/24 | N/A | $2.92 |
| Winn-Dixie Strs | WINN | $0.18 | ($0.10) | 158.33% | 8/24 | AMC | $14.90 |
| Amer Woodmark | AMWD - Snapshot Report | ($0.07) | $0.01 | 540.0% | 8/25 | BTO | $24.26 |
| Bank Montreal | BMO - Snapshot Report | $0.89 | $0.97 | 12.7% | 8/25 | N/A | $46.42 |
| Big Lots Inc | BIG - Analyst Report | $0.31 | $0.32 | 10.0% | 8/25 | BTO | $23.00 |
| Blue Coat Sys | BCSI | $0.14 | $0.11 | (42.9%) | 8/25 | AMC | $17.57 |
| Borders Group | BGP | ($0.16) | ($0.18) | 46.0% | 8/25 | BTO | $3.57 |
| Burger King Hld | BKC | $0.33 | $0.37 | 0.0% | 8/25 | BTO | $17.39 |
| Casual Male Ret | CMRG - Snapshot Report | $0.04 | $0.05 | 133.3% | 8/25 | N/A | $2.25 |
| Chicos Fas Fnc | CHS - Snapshot Report | $0.10 | $0.04 | 57.1% | 8/25 | BTO | $11.87 |
| Corinthian Col | COCO - Snapshot Report | $0.24 | $0.11 | 26.1% | 8/25 | BTO | $16.61 |
| Daktronics Inc | DAKT - Snapshot Report | $0.01 | $0.24 | (88.9%) | 8/25 | BTO | $9.17 |
| Dycom Inds | DY - Snapshot Report | $0.15 | $0.23 | 160.0% | 8/25 | AMC | $13.99 |
| Hain Celestial | HAIN - Analyst Report | $0.31 | $0.30 | (8.8%) | 8/25 | AMC | $18.00 |
| Intl Rectifier | IRF - Snapshot Report | ($0.27) | ($0.25) | (50.0%) | 8/25 | AMC | $17.31 |
| Linktone Ltd | LTON - Analyst Report | $0.01 | ($0.11) | 100.0% | 8/25 | AMC | $2.10 |
| Medtronic | MDT - Analyst Report | $0.78 | $0.72 | 0.0% | 8/25 | BTO | $37.63 |
| Myriad Genetics | MYGN - Analyst Report | $0.23 | $0.70 | 8.7% | 8/25 | AMC | $25.21 |
| On Track Innov | OTIV - Snapshot Report | ($0.13) | ($0.29) | (6.7%) | 8/25 | BTO | $1.44 |
| Sanderson Farms | SAFM - Snapshot Report | $1.79 | ($0.09) | 119.0% | 8/25 | BTO | $39.43 |
| Staples Inc | SPLS - Analyst Report | $0.16 | $0.21 | 4.8% | 8/25 | BTO | $21.69 |
| Tti Team Tele | TTIL | $0.01 | $0.01 | 150.0% | 8/25 | N/A | $0.87 |
| Tuesday Morning | TUES - Snapshot Report | ($0.05) | ($0.06) | 5.9% | 8/25 | BTO | $3.95 |
| Urologix Inc | ULGX - Snapshot Report | ($0.09) | ($0.16) | (14.3%) | 8/25 | AMC | $1.24 |
| Brown Shoe Co | BWS - Snapshot Report | ($0.08) | $0.05 | 56.3% | 8/26 | BTO | $7.64 |
| Cdn Impl Bk | CM - Snapshot Report | $1.19 | $1.61 | 3.5% | 8/26 | N/A | $60.75 |
| Charming Shoppe | CHRS - Snapshot Report | $0.00 | $0.05 | 114.3% | 8/26 | BTO | $5.51 |
| Cninsure In-Adr | CISG - Snapshot Report | $0.17 | $0.19 | 7.1% | 8/26 | AMC | $17.54 |
| Coldwater Creek | CWTR - Snapshot Report | ($0.04) | $0.03 | 42.9% | 8/26 | AMC | $6.78 |
| Concurrent New | CCUR - Snapshot Report | $0.15 | ($0.12) | 100.0% | 8/26 | BTO | $4.92 |
| Dollar Tree Inc | DLTR - Snapshot Report | $0.54 | $0.42 | 11.9% | 8/26 | BTO | $44.69 |
| Dsw Inc Cl-A | DSW - Snapshot Report | $0.10 | $0.25 | 21.4% | 8/26 | BTO | $13.51 |
| Guess Inc | GES - Analyst Report | $0.43 | $0.57 | 20.7% | 8/26 | AMC | $30.16 |
| Heico Corp | HEI - Snapshot Report | $0.41 | $0.47 | (4.9%) | 8/26 | AMC | $37.46 |
| Jo-Ann Stores A | JAS | ($0.39) | ($0.47) | 172.7% | 8/26 | AMC | $24.11 |
| Kirklands Inc | KIRK - Analyst Report | $0.01 | ($0.09) | 288.9% | 8/26 | BTO | $11.99 |
| New York & Co | NWY - Snapshot Report | ($0.08) | $0.14 | 0.0% | 8/26 | BTO | $4.27 |
| Sigma Designs | SIGM - Snapshot Report | $0.22 | $0.35 | (7.1%) | 8/26 | AMC | $16.67 |
| Sws Group Inc | SWS - Snapshot Report | $0.21 | $0.27 | 7.1% | 8/26 | AMC | $14.28 |
| Tivo Inc | TIVO - Analyst Report | ($0.05) | $0.03 | 20.0% | 8/26 | AMC | $9.90 |
| Williams-Sonoma | WSM - Snapshot Report | ($0.09) | $0.08 | 33.3% | 8/26 | BTO | $14.90 |
| Amer Eagle Outf | AEO - Analyst Report | $0.15 | $0.29 | 14.3% | 8/27 | BTO | $14.17 |
| A-Power Energy | APWR - Snapshot Report | $0.22 | $0.20 | (69.2%) | 8/27 | BTO | $9.59 |
| Aruba Networks | ARUN - Snapshot Report | ($0.05) | ($0.07) | 14.3% | 8/27 | AMC | $8.29 |
| Bebe Stores Inc | BEBE - Snapshot Report | $0.01 | $0.18 | 50.0% | 8/27 | AMC | $6.71 |
| China Sunergy | CSUN - Snapshot Report | ($0.08) | $0.08 | (30.8%) | 8/27 | BTO | $4.48 |
| Chunghwa Telecm | CHT - Analyst Report | $0.29 | $0.36 | 0.0% | 8/27 | N/A | $17.04 |
| Conns Inc | CONN - Snapshot Report | $0.34 | $0.41 | 0.0% | 8/27 | BTO | $12.99 |
| Cost Plus Inc | CPWM - Snapshot Report | ($0.88) | ($1.14) | (16.7%) | 8/27 | AMC | $1.84 |
| Delias Inc | DLIA - Snapshot Report | ($0.17) | ($0.16) | 14.3% | 8/27 | BTO | $2.65 |
| Dell Inc | DELL - Analyst Report | $0.23 | $0.33 | 4.3% | 8/27 | AMC | $14.55 |
| Dollar Finl Cp | DLLR - Analyst Report | $0.32 | $0.59 | 14.3% | 8/27 | AMC | $15.51 |
| Energy Conv Dev | ENER | ($0.05) | N/A | (16.7%) | 8/27 | BTO | $12.71 |
| Freds Inc | FRED - Analyst Report | $0.13 | $0.10 | 5.0% | 8/27 | BTO | $13.00 |
| La Barge | LB | $0.19 | $0.28 | 71.4% | 8/27 | BTO | $9.70 |
| Magma Design | LAVA | ($0.11) | ($0.06) | 70.0% | 8/27 | AMC | $1.44 |
| Marvell Tech Gp | MRVL - Snapshot Report | $0.09 | $0.17 | 100.0% | 8/27 | AMC | $14.01 |
| Micros Sys | MCRS - Analyst Report | $0.29 | $0.37 | 16.0% | 8/27 | AMC | $28.06 |
| Net 1 Ueps Tech | UEPS - Snapshot Report | $0.36 | $0.38 | 50.0% | 8/27 | AMC | $17.50 |
| Netezza Corp | NZ | $0.02 | $0.05 | (100.0%) | 8/27 | AMC | $9.93 |
| Novell Inc | NOVL | $0.06 | $0.05 | 50.0% | 8/27 | AMC | $4.57 |
| Omnivision Tech | OVTI - Analyst Report | ($0.23) | $0.12 | 11.1% | 8/27 | AMC | $12.54 |
| Osi Systems Inc | OSIS - Snapshot Report | $0.28 | $0.36 | 20.0% | 8/27 | BTO | $20.25 |
| Royal Bank Cda | RY - Snapshot Report | $0.82 | $0.92 | (26.3%) | 8/27 | N/A | $47.02 |
| Shoe Carnival | SCVL - Snapshot Report | $0.02 | $0.08 | 22.2% | 8/27 | BTO | $12.89 |
| Solera Holdings | SLH - Snapshot Report | $0.38 | $0.33 | 5.3% | 8/27 | AMC | $25.03 |
| Telvent Git Sa | TLVT | $0.19 | $0.20 | 41.4% | 8/27 | AMC | $23.65 |
| The9 Ltd-Adr | NCTY - Snapshot Report | $0.44 | $0.61 | (26.5%) | 8/27 | AMC | $8.55 |
| Toll Brothers | TOL - Snapshot Report | ($1.22) | ($0.18) | 92.5% | 8/27 | BTO | $21.90 |
| Toronto Dom Bnk | TD - Snapshot Report | $1.06 | $1.32 | 3.8% | 8/27 | N/A | $58.20 |
| Vimpel-Comm-Adr | VIP - Snapshot Report | $0.42 | $0.46 | (725.0%) | 8/27 | BTO | $13.98 |
| Bank Of Nova Sc | BNS - Snapshot Report | $0.68 | $0.94 | 8.3% | 8/28 | N/A | $41.28 |
| Tiffany & Co | TIF - Analyst Report | $0.33 | $0.63 | 5.3% | 8/28 | BTO | $30.78 |
BTO = Before The Market Open, AMC = After The Market Close
Read the full analyst report on NOVL
Read the full analyst report on MDT
Read the full analyst report on ENER
Read the full analyst report on BIG
Read the full analyst report on SPLS
Read the full analyst report on DLTR
Read the full analyst report on MRVL
Read the full analyst report on DELL
Read the full analyst report on TIF
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