Earnings Watch

L.A. Times Archives

Oct. 17, 1998 12 AM PT

A sampling of companies reporting quarterly earnings Friday, ranked by year-over-year growth compiled by First Call:

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Pct. above/ 1997 Ticker Consensus Actual below 3rd-qtr. Company symbol EPS EPS estimate EPS Merck MRK $1.11 $1.12 +1% $0.97 Pinkerton’s PkT 0.26 0.29 +12 0.26 Dominion Res. D 1.06 1.14 +8 1.12 Caterpillar CAT 1.00 0.92 -8 0.92 Tribune TRB 0.59 0.60 +2 0.60 Entergy ETR 0.90 1.02 +13 1.05 Alcon Aluminium AL 0.36 0.44 +22 0.47 Quantum QNTM 0.11 0.11 0 0.62

Year- over-year Company % growth Merck +15% Pinkerton’s +12 Dominion Res. +2 Caterpillar 0 Tribune 0 Entergy -3 Alcon Aluminium -6 Quantum -82

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