EPS & Earnings ... Hits & Misses

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YRCW $46~$37~$39 beats by $0.03, beats on revs cuts Q1 guidance (YRCW) 45.29 -0.17: Co announces that it expects first quarter 2006 earnings per share to be in the range of $0.65 to $0.70 (vs $1.00 consensus) down from the co's previous guidance was $1.00 to $1.05. Full year 2006 EPS guidance will be updated when the company announces first quarter results in late April. "Although our business levels remain ahead of last year, overall volumes for the quarter are projected to come in below our expectations across all of our asset-based business units... In addition to general competitive pressure, some of our large retail customers have made significant inventory adjustments in the quarter, which have impacted our business levels."