Replies to post #1399 on EPS & Earnings ... Hits & Misses

[madrose1]

BOBJ Business Objects beats by $0.03, ex items; guides in-line (37.61 )

Reports Q1 (Mar) earnings of $0.41 per share, excluding non-recurring items, $0.03 better than the Reuters Estimates consensus of $0.38; revenues rose 20.1% year/year to $334.3 mln vs the $331.9 mln consensus. Co guides for Q2, sees EPS of $0.42-0.45 vs. $0.43 consensus; sees Q2 revs of $345-350 mln vs. $341.52 mln consensus. Co issues in-line guidance for FY07, sees EPS of $1.94-2.04 vs. $1.97 consensus; sees FY07 revs of $1.42-1.45 vs. $1.43 bln consensus.

[madrose1]

* AMZN $44-$56-$63 Reports Q1 (Mar) earnings of $0.26 vs 15 per share, first quarter 2007 effective tax rate was 23% compared with an effective tax rate of 47% in first quarter 2006, may not compare to the Reuters Estimates consensus of $0.15; revenues rose 32.3% year/year to $3.02 bln vs the $2.92 bln consensus. Co issues upside guidance for Q2, sees Q2 revs of $2.7-2.85 bln vs. $2.69 bln consensus. Co raises FY07 revenue guidance to $13.4-14.0 bln from $13-13.7 bln vs $13.38 bln consensus.

[madrose1]

Earnings Preview for the week of May 7th-11th:

Of the hundreds of companies reporting earnings the week of May 7th-11th some of the bigger names include:

Monday: AEE, CCOI, DRAD, ENCY, ENTG, ETM, HANS, HOFF, VITA, OSIS, BID, GROW, NILE, ANSW, DCEL, FLR, JCOM, QGEN, and WYNN...

Tuesday: AQNT, BECN, BLTI, CDE, CVS, DEPO, EXPE, TAP, MNTA, PLA, WMG, MDRX, CELL, CSCO, DIGE, LEAP, MVSN, MFLX, OPTV, SUPX, and DIS...

Wednesday: ALLT, AZPN, BRL, DTV, XJT, FWLT, IART, LM, MGAM, NICE, NWS.A, TLM, TOL, TXU, TFSM, HIMX, HSOA, IPAR, MRGE, VNUS, TTEC, and WFMI...

Thursday: STST, XTEX, XTXI, DISH, IPG, MEND, RMIX, VIA.B VG, JOBS, CPKI, CEGE, COGO, DEIX, GCOM, MAMA, NVDA, ROIAK, THQI, and WEBM...

Friday: ALU, CHCI, DRS, EMMS,GG, HELE, NVAX.