Rockwell Automation (ROK)

[Investorman]

Wall Street is expecting higher profit for Rockwell Automation (ROK) when the company reports its second quarter results on Wednesday, April 25, 2012. The consensus estimate is calling for profit of $1.26 a share, a rise from $1.14 per share a year ago.

What to Expect:

For the fiscal year, analysts are projecting earnings of $5.32 per share.

Revenue is projected to be 7.2% above the year-earlier total of $1.46 billion at $1.57 billion for the quarter. For the year, revenue is expected to come in at $6.41 billion.

Trends to Watch For:

For three straight quarters, the company has seen net income rise. In the most recent quarter, net income rose by 22.1% from the year-earlier period. Net income rose 53.7% in the quarter before that, and 50.3% in the third quarter of the last fiscal year.