Earnings Watch
A sampling of companies reporting quarterly earnings Thursday, ranked by year-over-year growth, and companies due to report today, ranked by analysts forecast change in earnings per share (EPS) from the year-ago quarter, compiled by First Call:
Reporting Thursday
*--*
Pct. above/ 1997 Ticker Consensus Actual below 3rd-qtr. Company symbol EPS EPS estimate EPS Masco MAS 0.36 0.37 +3 0.30 Humana HUM 0.32 0.32 0 0.27 Pharmacia & Upjohn PNU 0.41 0.41 0 0.35 Thomas & Betts TNB 0.73 0.75 +3 0.73 Halliburton HAL 0.41 0.44 +7 0.47 Chubb CB 1.04 0.90 -13 1.00 Wendy’s Intl. WEN 0.34 0.33 -3 0.39 EDS EDS 0.34 0.39 +15 0.50 Consolidated Nat. CNG 0.06 0.06 0 0.09 Data General DGN -0.04 0.07 NM* 0.35 Newmont Mining NEM 0.06 0.04 -33 0.28 CBS CBS -0.01 0.00 NM* -0.03
Year- over-year Company % growth Masco +23 Humana +19 Pharmacia & Upjohn +17 Thomas & Betts +3 Halliburton -6 Chubb -10 Wendy’s Intl. -15 EDS -22 Consolidated Nat. -33 Data General -80 Newmont Mining -86 CBS NM*
*--*
*
Reporting Today
*--*
Ticker Consensus Year-ago Predicted Company symbol EPS estimate quarter pct. chg. McDermott International MDR $0.56 $0.32 +75% Kellogg K 0.35 0.52 -33
*--*
*
* NM = not meaningful. A loss in any period makes percentage change not calculable. Note: Year-over-year growth and percentage changes are based on earnings-per-share figures and may differ from percentage changes based on total profit.
For more information via the Internet, check https://www.firstcall.com.
