Replies to post #1445 on EPS & Earnings ... Hits & Misses

[madrose1]

After Hours Summary: WSSI up 25.9% on earnings/guidance

Companies moving in after hours trading in reaction to earnings:

Trading Up: WSSI +25.9%; HSOA +12.4%; MRGE +10.2%; VSTA +9.6%; BFLY +8.6%; PEIX +8.6%; AIRM +8.1%; NKTR +5.8%; TRMS +5.8%; NGEN +5.6%; TFSM +4.2%; HIMX +4.0%; PDII +3.9%; LOCM +3.5%; EAGL +3.1%; SCT +3.0%; IO +3.0%; BRKS +2.4%; NPSP +2.1%; ONXX +2.1%; PFWD +2.1%; CECE +2.0%; CPE +1.6%; XTNT +1.5%; ACA +1.0...

Trading Down: KNOT -15.3%; LGBT -12.1%; SNS -10.2%; WFMI -8.5%; WNG -7.1%; RSTO -6.0%; CTRN -5.6%; TRIS -5.5%; ALJ -5.3%; CRUS -5.0%; CAI -4.2%; PANL -3.9%; SIX -3.9%; GMKT -3.7%; SMCI -3.5%; AMCP -3.1%; NUVO -2.5%; GSS -2.4%; IPAR -2.3%; SYX -1.6%; JUPM -1.5%; RWT -1.4%; HLS -1.4%; BORL -1.2%; SVVS -1.2%; UNTD -1.0%...

Companies moving in reaction to news: Trading Up: VSTA +9.6% (announced co creates special committee to review all strategic alternatives; hires investment Bank RA Capital Advisors)... Trading Down: EPL -3.1% (announces departure of Tim Woodall as Chief Financial Officer); GT -3.0% (announces public offering of common stock; co plans to offer 22,549,609 shares at $33.26); AEO -1.8% (Apr same store sales -10.0%, Briefing.com consensus +1.3%; reaffirms Q1 EPS guidance); ATML -1.4% ( and new management team committed to taking all appropriate actions to unlock shareholder value); PAE -1.2% (announces agreement to acquire Trinity Home Entertainment).

[madrose1]

* DRIV $57-60-57 beats by a penny; issues mixed Q2 guidance, reaffirms for FY07 (57.14 +0.67) : Reports Q1 (Mar) earnings of $0.54 per share, excluding non-recurring items, $0.01 better than the Reuters Estimates consensus of $0.53; revenues rose 17.4% year/year to $91.6 mln vs the $88.4 mln consensus. Co issues mixed guidance for Q2, sees EPS of $0.46 vs. $0.47 consensus; sees Q2 revs of $85 mln vs. $85.74 mln consensus. Co reaffirms FY07 guidance, sees EPS of $2.14 vs. $2.17 consensus; sees FY07 revs of $380 mln vs. $382.16 mln consensus.