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  • Today - Thursday, May 24, 2012

  • SFL
    8:59 AM Ship Finance International (SFL): Q1 EPS of $0.49 may not be comparable to consensus of $0.35. (PR) Comment!
  • 8:58 AM Teva (TEVA) provides 2012 guidance on a conference call to investors, saying it expects EPS of $5.30-$5.40 vs. consensus of $5.59. It forecasts net revenue of $20B-$21B vs. 21.27B. Breakdown: U.S. $10.5B, Europe $5.8B, ROW $4.2B, Copaxone $3.8B. Shares +1.4% premarket. (PR) Comment!
  • TTC
    8:36 AM Toro Company (TTC): FQ2 EPS of $2.26 beats by $0.12. Revenue of $691.5M (+10% Y/Y) beats by $15M. (PR) Comment!
  • HNZ
    8:12 AM More on Heinz's (HNZ) Q1: Global Ketchup segment grew organic sales by 8.3%. Acquisition of Quero in Brazil helped emerging market sales increase by 17% Y/Y. Raises dividend payout to $2.06/share. Sees FY13 EPS of $3.52-$3.62. Shares -0.5% premarket. (PR) 1 Comment
  • HNZ
    8:02 AM Heinz (HNZ): FQ4 EPS of $0.81 beats by $0.02. Revenue of $3.05B (+5.6% Y/Y) in-line. (PR) Comment!
  • 7:59 AM Fred's (FRED): Q1 EPS of $0.28 beats by $0.01. Revenue of $500.5M (+3.3% Y/Y) in-line. (PR) Comment!
  • 7:54 AM More on Patterson (PDCO) FQ4: Net profit slips slightly to $62.14M from $62.71M. The company's three businesses "operated at planned levels despite persistently soft economic conditions." Forecasts FY 2013 EPS of $2.10-$2.16 vs. consensus of $2.13. Comment!
  • 7:40 AM Monro Muffler Brake (MNRO): FQ4 EPS of $0.33 misses by $0.02. Revenue of $171M (+13.9% Y/Y) misses by $6M. Shares -1.4% premarket. (PR) Comment!
  • SIG
    7:38 AM Signet Group (SIG): Q1 EPS of $0.96 beats by $0.05. Revenue of $900M (+1.4% Y/Y) misses by $12M. Shares -4.7% premarket. (PR) Comment!
  • 7:36 AM MakeMyTrip Limited (MMYT): FQ4 EPS of $0.08 beats by $0.02. Revenue of $47M (+66.8% Y/Y) beats by $16M. Shares +5.4% premarket. (PR) Comment!
  • 7:13 AM Patterson Companies (PDCO): FQ4 EPS of $0.61 beats by $0.05. Revenue of $936.3M (+5.9% Y/Y) beats by $21M. (PR) Comment!
  • 7:10 AM Columbus McKinnon (CMCO): FQ4 EPS of $0.46 beats by $0.07. Revenue of $159.6M (+10.8% Y/Y) beats by $4.6M. (PR) Comment!
  • TIF
    7:06 AM Tiffany (TIF): Q1 EPS of $0.64 misses by $0.06. Revenue of $819M (+8% Y/Y) beats by $3M. (PR) 1 Comment
  • TD
    6:38 AM Toronto Dominion Bank (TD): FQ2 EPS of $1.82 beats by $0.04. (PR) Comment!
  • FLO
    6:34 AM Flowers Foods (FLO): Q1 EPS of $0.28 in-line. Revenue of $898M (+12% Y/Y) beats by $9M. (PR) Comment!
  • 6:26 AM More on Costco (COST) FQ3: Net profit rose to $386M from $324M, comparable sales +5%, with the retailer enjoying increases in the U.S. and abroad. Costco's earnings came a day after Fitch affirmed its AA- rating, citing the company's strong competitive position, operating performance, and cash flow. Comment!
  • EJ
    6:12 AM E-House (China) Holdings (EJ): Q1 EPS of -$0.21 misses by $0.05. Revenue of $59.1M (-29.1% Y/Y) misses by $27M. (PR) Comment!
  • 3:15 AM Costco (COST): FQ3 EPS of $0.88 beats by $0.01. Revenue of $22.3B (+8.2% Y/Y) beats by $0.2B. (PR) Comment!
  • PAY, RUE
    12:10 AM Notable earnings after Thursday's close: PAY, RUE Comment!
  • 12:05 AM Notable earnings before Thursday’s open: COST, HNZ, PDCO, TD, TIF Comment!
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