earnings previews

Imperial Sugar (NASDAQ: IPSU) is scheduled to report its third-quarter fiscal 2011 results Friday morning, August 4. Speculation has been that positive surprises may be in store from this quarterly report and the next as the uptrend in refined sugar prices continues and production at two new...

Boston Beer (NYSE: SAM) is scheduled to report its second-quarter 2011 results Tuesday, August 2, after the closing bell. The largest craft brewer in the U.S. has seen its market share increase even as overall beer consumption has fallen off. But earnings were disappointing in the past two quarters...

Quarterly reports of note scheduled for this week include those from Archer Daniels Midland (NYSE: ADM), General Motors (NYSE: GM), MasterCard (NYSE: MA), Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) and Time Warner (NYSE: TWX), all of which are expected to post earnings growth, as well as Pfizer (NYSE: PFE)...

Dole Food (NYSE: DOLE) is scheduled to report its second-quarter 2011 results Thursday, July 28, after the closing bell. The world's largest producer of fresh fruit and vegetables posted strong first-quarter results due in part to higher prices and improved market conditions in Europe and Asia. And...

Coinstar (NASDAQ: CSTR) is scheduled to report its second-quarter 2011 results Thursday, July 28, after the markets close. Coinstar's Redbox DVD rental business may ultimately benefit from Netflix's (NASDAQ: NFLX) recently announced price change, but for the second quarter, investors no doubt will...

Watson Pharmaceuticals (NYSE: WPI) is scheduled to report its second-quarter 2011 results Tuesday, July 26, before the markets open. Strong first-quarter results pushed the share price to a new all-time high; can second-quarter results do the same? Analysts are looking for the drug maker to report...

Buffalo Wild Wings (NASDAQ: BWLD) is scheduled to report its second-quarter 2011 results Tuesday, July 26, after the closing bell. The question for investors is whether the quick-casual restaurateur can top consensus earnings estimates for a sixth straight quarter. Analysts are looking for Buffalo...

Roper Industries (NYSE: ROP) is scheduled to report its second-quarter 2011 results Monday, July 25, before the opening bell. Investors will be looking for updates on the recently completed acquisition of Northern Digital, and how the acquisition might influence the company's sales and earnings...

The earnings crunch continues this week even as the month of July winds to a close. Quarterly reports of note scheduled for the week include those from Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS), Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM), Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX), Merck (NYSE: MRK) and Dow Chemical (...

Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU) is scheduled to report its second-quarter 2011 results Monday, July 25, after the markets close. Investors will be looking for the Chinese-language Internet search engine operator's momentum to continue with another in a string of quarterly earnings surprises. Analysts are...

Snap-on (NYSE: SNA) is on scheduled to post its second-quarter 2011 results tomorrow, July 21, before the opening bell. Investors will be watching to see if the streak of sales growth over the past few quarters has continued. Analysts are looking for the tool maker to report per-share earnings of...

Tractor Supply (NASDAQ: TSCO) is scheduled to share its second-quarter 2011 results tomorrow, July 20, after the markets close. Investors will be watching to see if the specialty retailer will beat consensus earnings estimates for the seventh consecutive quarter. Analysts are looking for Tractor...

Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) is scheduled to share its second-quarter 2011 results tomorrow, July 19, after the markets close. The stock has been on a tear, with frequent new 52-week highs, a market cap that recently hit $10 billion, and generating a return of more than 200% in the past 18...

Earnings season ramps up this week with quarterly reports due from the likes of tech companies such as IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), big banks such as Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) and Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), and consumer goods giants such as PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) and Johnson &...

New Oriental Education & Technology Group (NYSE: EDU) is scheduled to report fourth-quarter fiscal 2011 results Monday, July 18, before the markets open. The company has bucked the trend of declines in other Chinese education providers, and it has also seen strong revenue growth in recent...