This is from Briefing.com. Seems to me that analysts gave such a low estimate of earnings that every company can beat it. AFTER THE CLOSE****** Harmonic Lightwaves (HLIT) 17 7/8 +3/16: communications systems manufacturer reports Q4 net of $0.05 a share, three cents above the First Call mean, vs yr-ago earnings of $0.05; revenue rose 56% to $27.1 million; see press release....
Read-Rite Corp. (RDRT) 17 7/8 -1 1/4: disk drive components maker reports Q1 net of $0.02 a share, well above the First Call estimate which called for a loss of $0.17; company said experienced very strong sequential growth during the quarter, with sales increasing 31%; see press release....
Legato Systems (LGTO) 65 1/2 +1 7/8: developer of enterprise storage management software reports Q4 net of $0.24 a share, two cents above the First Call mean, vs yr-ago earnings of $0.10; revenue rose 71% to $44.5 million; see press release....
Xoom.com (XMCM) 50 15/16 -1/4: Internet community services company reports a Q4 loss of $0.29 a share, three cents narrower than the $0.32 loss expected by the one analyst surveyed by First Call. XMCM lost $0.09 in the yr-ago period....
Electronics For Imaging (EFII) 39 +15/16: manufacturer of color servers reports Q4 net of $0.34 a share, eight cents above the First Call mean view, vs a yr-ago loss of $0.04...
AmeriTrade (AMTD) 57 +4 1/2: online discount broker reports a Q1 profit of $0.13 a share, four cents above the upwardly revised First Call mean, vs a yr-ago loss of $0.39.... |