earnings previews

This will be another quiet week on the earnings front. The most prominent quarterly report will come from consumer electronics retailer Best Buy (NYSE: BBY). Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (NASDAQ: CBRL) is also scheduled to report earnings. Best Buy The company is widely seen as a barometer of...

Kroger (NYSE: KR) is scheduled to report its second-quarter 2011 results tomorrow, September 9, before the opening bell. The supermarket operator has managed to increase revenue despite the sputtering economy by offering loyalty card discounts, personalized coupons, and gas discounts to customers....

Altera (NASDAQ: ALTR) and Kroger (NYSE: KR) are the only S&P 500 components currently on the schedule to report earnings this holiday-shortened week. Analysts on average expect the semiconductor maker to post earnings that are a nickel per share lower than a year ago. But earnings of the...

Altera (NASDAQ: ALTR) and Kroger (NYSE: KR) are the only S&P 500 components currently on the schedule to report earnings this holiday-shortened week. Analysts on average expect the semiconductor maker to post earnings that are a nickel per share lower than a year ago. But earnings of the...

Things will be fairly quiet on the earnings front this this week, with only a few S&P 500 components scheduled to post quarterly results: Brown-Forman (NYSE: BF-B), Campbell Soup (NYSE: CPB) and Joy Global (NASDAQ: JOYG) are expected to report earnings growth, while SAIC's (NYSE: SAI) earnings...

Tiffany (NYSE: TIF) is scheduled to report second-quarter 2011 results Friday, August 26, before the opening bell. The luxury goods retailer has been on a roll, with double-digit growth of both EPS and revenues in the previous three quarters. Investors will be looking for that momentum to continue...

Guess? (NYSE: GES) is scheduled to report second-quarter fiscal 2012 results later today, after the markets close. Investors will be watching to see whether expansion in Europe and Asia will again offset domestic weakness and provide another positive earnings surprise, as it did in the first...

The earnings season may be winding down, along with the summer, but this week will bring some more quarterly reports from retailers. Here's a quick rundown of what analysts expect to see from them. Bebe Stores (NASDAQ: BEBE): EPS up 50.0% to $0.04 (reports Thursday) Express (NYSE: EXPR): EPS up 46...

Ann (NYSE: ANN) is scheduled to report second-quarter 2011 results Friday, August 19, before the markets open. The company, formerly known as AnnTaylor Stores, has been investing in e-commerce and outlet stores as it grows its presence beyond its traditional, highly competitive retail space....

Nordson (NASDAQ: NDSN) is scheduled to report third-quarter fiscal 2011 results today, August 18, after the closing bell. While the industrial equipment maker posted record second-quarter results, the outlook for the third quarter disappointed analysts and some investors at the time. Now, analysts...

Retailers The Buckle (NYSE: BKE), Dollar Tree Stores (NASDAQ: DLTR) and Ross Stores (NASDAQ: ROST) are scheduled to report their second-quarter 2011 results tomorrow, August 18, before the markets open. Analysts are expecting to see year-over-year growth of both per-share earnings and revenues from...

Earnings season is not over yet. Among the companies on deck to report quarterly results this coming week are Deere (NYSE: DE), Smucker (NYSE: SJM) and Estee Lauder (NYSE: EL). Analysts expect Deere's per-share earnings to be more than 13% higher than a year ago. Smucker's earnings are forecast to...

Brinker International (NYSE: EAT) is scheduled to report fourth-quarter fiscal 2011 results Thursday, August 11, before the markets open. Per-share earnings and revenues have crept upward in the past three quarters, but investors will be looking for more convincing signs that the restaurant...

Advance Auto Parts (NYSE: AAP) is scheduled to report second-quarter 2011 results Wednesday, August 10, after the markets close. While first-quarter earnings were disappointing, the company has a high gross margin and has opened 37 new stores, which should help boost the top line. Analysts are...

The focus this week, at least initially, will no doubt be on the effect of the downgrade of U.S. debt. But there will be plenty more earnings as well, including reports from Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS), News Corp. (NASDAQ: NWS), Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) and Aol (NYSE: AOL). The parade of retail...