Thursday, September 4, 2008

Earnings - 4th Sept 2008

4:24PM ADC Telecom beats by $0.01, reports revs in-line; guides FY08 EPS in-line, revs in-line (ADCT) 9.17 -0.51 : Reports Q3 (Jul) earnings of $0.27 per share, excluding non-recurring items, $0.01 better than the First Call consensus of $0.26; revenues rose 12.7% year/year to $390.2 mln vs the $388.6 mln consensus. Co issues in-line guidance for FY08, sees EPS of $1.12-1.20, excluding $1.02 in non-recurring items, vs. $1.17 consensus; sees FY08 revs of $1.5-1.52 bln vs. $1.51 bln consensus. Based on their 3Q08 sales, ADCT now expects 4Q08 sales to be lower than 3Q08 as customers' capital spending nears the end of the calendar year. For FY08, gross margins are expected to be around 35%; however, they are expected to rise and decline with sales volume levels and mix from quarter to quarter. Looking ahead and generally consistent with its historical seasonality, ADCT anticipates that sales in Q109 will be lower than Q408.

4:17PM Martek Biosci beats by $0.04, beats on revs; guides Q4 EPS in-line, revs in-line; raises FY08 EPS above consensus, raises revs in-line (MATK) 32.12 -0.75 : Reports Q3 (Jul) earnings of $0.28 per share, $0.04 better than the First Call consensus of $0.24; revenues rose 13.6% year/year to $88.4 mln vs the $86.5 mln consensus. Co issues in-line guidance for Q4, sees EPS of $0.24-0.27 vs. $0.26 consensus; sees Q4 revs of $87-91 mln vs. $89.12 mln consensus. Co issues raises EPS guidance for FY08, sees EPS of $1.06-1.09 vs. $1.04 consensus, up from $1.01-1.05; sees FY08 revs of $349-353 mln vs. $349.22 mln consensus, up from $344-350 mln.

4:11PM Cooper Cos beats by $0.02, reports revs in-line; guides Q4 revs in-line; narrows FY08 EPS below consensus, narrows revs in-line (COO) 36.30 -0.01 : Reports Q3 (Jul) earnings of $0.67 per share, excluding non-recurring items, $0.02 better than the First Call consensus of $0.65; revenues rose 13.5% year/year to $285.9 mln vs the $285.2 mln consensus. Co issues guidance for Q4, sees EPS of $0.58-0.64, may not be comparable to $0.70 consensus; sees Q4 revs of $285-295 mln vs. $291.52 mln consensus. Co narrows EPS guidance for FY08, sees EPS of $2.18-2.24 vs. $2.29 consensus, up from $2.10-2.35; narrows FY08 revs to $1.08-1.1 bln vs. $1.09 bln consensus, up from $1.06-1.1 bln. Co lowers capital expenditures to $140-160 mln in fiscal 2008, up from $160-170 and reaffirms FY09 of $125-140 mln.

4:08PM Smith & Wesson misses by $0.02, beats on revs (SWHC) 5.39 -0.31 : Reports Q1 (Jul) earnings of $0.05 per share, $0.02 worse than the First Call consensus of $0.07; revenues rose 4.9% year/year to $78 mln vs the $75.4 mln consensus. "While the first quarter presented challenges, many of which we believe are transitory in nature, it also delivered ongoing handgun sales growth in all of our key channels. As we work through this challenging period in the industry and the economy, we will maintain our focus on driving long term revenue growth in each of our markets, and on controlling costs at every opportunity."

4:06PM Quiksilver beats by $0.04, beats on revs; guides FY08 EPS (ZQK) 7.19 -0.34 : Reports Q3 (Jul) earnings of $0.25 per share, $0.04 better than the First Call consensus of $0.21; revenues rose 6.9% year/year to $564.9 mln vs the $543.9 mln consensus. Co issues guidance for FY08, sees EPS slightly below $0.90 vs. $0.86 consensus. Co states, "...Our gross margins benefited from a higher proportion of our revenues coming from Europe and from our retail stores than in the same quarter a year ago and we again achieved some improvements in sourcing margins. At the same time, this business mix drove our expense ratio higher, and a weaker performance at retail, together with conservative ordering by our wholesale customers, led to some deleveraging of expenses."

4:04PM Ulta Salon beats by $0.01, reports revs in-line; guides Q3 EPS in-line, revs in-line; guides FY09 EPS in-line, reaffirms FY09 revs guidance (ULTA) 11.06 -0.32 : Reports Q2 (Jul) earnings of $0.06 per share, $0.01 better than the First Call consensus of $0.05; revenues rose 24.3% year/year to $249.1 mln vs the $251.3 mln consensus. Co issues in-line guidance for Q3, sees EPS of $0.08-0.10 vs. $0.10 consensus; sees Q3 revs of $259-263 mln vs. $258.80 mln consensus. Co issues mixed guidance for FY09, sees EPS of $0.52-0.57 vs. $0.54 consensus; sees FY09 revs of $1.12-1.13 bln vs. $1.13 bln consensus.

4:01PM Cascade misses by $0.09, misses on revs (CAE) 46.82 -3.11 : Reports Q2 (Jul) earnings of $0.94 per share, $0.09 worse than the First Call consensus of $1.03; revenues rose 4.8% year/year to $150.1 mln vs the $156 mln consensus.


7:33AM America's Car-Mart beats by $0.07, beats on revs (CRMT) 19.43 : Reports Q1 (Jul) earnings of $0.45 per share, $0.07 better than the First Call consensus of $0.38; revenues rose 29.0% year/year to $75.7 mln vs the $73.8 mln consensus. The provision for credit losses was 20.9% of sales compared to 21.8% in the same period last year. Net charge-offs as a percentage of average finance receivables was 5.7% compared to 6.4% in the same period last year and compared to 5.9% for the quarter ended April 30, 2008. "The solid results we have experienced for the first quarter of Fiscal 2009 are further confirmation of the positive effects of the numerous significant improvements we have made at Car-Mart over the last year and a half... We believe the strong competitive advantages we have over our competitors are continuing to be evident as we have increased our retail sales while at the same time remaining disciplined in our underwriting standards, down payments and loan terms. In fact, our customer profile data continues to show upward trends in the characteristics of our customer base and portfolio. With this positive data, we are confident in our ability to maintain increased sales levels. For this first fiscal quarter of 2009, our retail sales are up nearly 26% from last year, at 7,353 vehicles, continuing a positive sales trend that we have experienced over the last three fiscal quarters. In addition, same store revenues are up 28.5% from last year, as we continue to increase the efficiency and profitability of our existing store base."
7:33AM Movado Group misses by $0.02, misses on revs; reaffirms FY09 EPS guidance (MOV) 23.50 : Reports Q2 (Jul) earnings of $0.39 per share, excluding non-recurring items, $0.02 worse than the First Call consensus of $0.41; revenues fell 7.0% year/year to $129.7 mln vs the $132.9 mln consensus. Co reaffirms guidance for FY09, sees EPS of $1.65-1.72, excluding non-recurring items, vs. $1.69 consensus.


7:13AM Terex issues downside guidance (TEX) 47.32 : Co issues downside guidance for Q3 (Sep), sees EPS of $1.26-1.38 vs. $1.57 First Call consensus. Co issues downside guidance for Q4 (Dec), sees EPS of $1.20-1.33 vs. $1.60 consensus. Co issues downside guidance for FY08 (Dec), sees EPS of $6.35-6.65 vs. $7.08 consensus; sees FY08 (Dec) revs of $10.2-10.6 bln vs. $10.61 bln consensus. "While our Cranes and Materials Processing & Mining segments continue to perform better than our expectations, continued market softening and input costs in the Aerial Work Platforms and Construction segments in Western Europe and the United States are expected to more than offset those positive factors."

7:11AM Jackson Hewitt reports EPS in-line, misses on revs (JTX) 17.18 : Reports Q1 (Jul) loss of $0.69 per share, excluding non-recurring items, in-line with the First Call consensus of ($0.69); revenues fell 27.7% year/year to $4.3 mln vs the $4.5 mln consensus.


7:09AM Ciena reports EPS in-line, revs in-line; guides Q4 revs below consensus (CIEN) 17.43 : Reports Q3 (Jul) earnings of $0.37 per share, excluding non-recurring items, in-line with the First Call consensus of $0.37; revenues rose 23.5% year/year to $253.2 mln vs the $253.7 mln consensus. Co issues downside guidance for Q4, sees Q4 revs of $190-210 mln vs. $263.02 mln consensus. "In addition to existing customer-specific challenges, we have recently begun to experience order delays from many of our Tier One service provider customers, which we attribute to their guarded approach to capital expenditures given the uncertain macroeconomic environment. While we've seen no project or order cancellations, sales cycles are lengthening and some deployments are slowing."

7:07AM Pepsi Bottling reaffirms Q3 and FY08 EPS guidance (PBG) 31.46 : Co announces it is reaffirming its previously stated Q3 and full-year 2008 earnings per share guidance. PBG expects 2008 comparable diluted EPS of $2.30-$2.38, (vs $2.34 consensus), comparable operating profit growth in the low-single digits, and operating free cash flow of about $620 mln. PBG also reaffirmed that it will generate diluted EPS of $1.02-$1.06 in Q3 (vs $1.05 consensus).

7:03AM Flow beats by $0.03, misses on revs (FLOW) 6.74 : Reports Q1 (Jul) earnings of $0.08 per share, excluding non-recurring items, $0.03 better than the First Call consensus of $0.05; revenues fell 1.4% year/year to $57.1 mln vs the $60.8 mln consensus.

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