Earnings - 14th May 2009

5:32PM Middleby beats by $0.16, beats on revs (MIDD) 42.59 -0.61 : Reports Q1 (Mar) earnings of $0.77 per share, $0.16 better than the First Call consensus of $0.61; revenues rose 12.8% year/year to $181.5 mln vs the $167.4 mln consensus. We remain on track to realize our cost savings targets and anticipate this business will reach operating margins in excess of 10% this year and the transaction will be accretive in the second half of 2009. We continue to be very excited about this technology and the opportunity to expand the current customer base. Despite the challenging market conditions we continue to see strong interest in TurboChef products."

4:11PM Nordstrom beats by $0.05, beats on revs; raises FY10 EPS guidance, reaffirms FY10 comps guidance (JWN) 20.95 +0.68 : Reports Q1 (Apr) earnings of $0.31 per share, $0.05 better than the First Call consensus of $0.26; revenues fell 9.0% year/year to $1.71 bln vs the $1.69 bln consensus. Based on first quarter performance, the company is revising its outlook for the 2009 fiscal year to reflect increases in gross profit and credit card revenue, partly offset by an increase in bad debt expense. Co raises guidance for FY10, sees EPS of $1.25-1.50, including impact of $0.06 tax benefit, up from prior guidance of $1.10-1.40, vs. $1.27 consensus. Co reaffirms FY10 comps guidance, sees decline of 10-15%.

4:06PM Agilent reports EPS in-line, beats on revs (A) 18.33 +0.28 : Reports Q2 (Apr) earnings of $0.13 per share, in-line with the First Call consensus of $0.13; revenues fell 25.1% year/year to $1.09 bln vs the $1.07 bln consensus. Looking ahead, Bill Sullivan, Agilent president and chief executive officer, noted that there are some tentative signs that the global downturn may be nearing a trough. Said Sullivan, "If these early signals of a bottoming in global electronics markets continue, we could anticipate a bottoming in our electronic measurement business in the next few months. There are also some indications that bio-analytical markets could begin to benefit from the global stimulus packages by year-end.Based on these indicators, we would expect full year fiscal 2009 revenues to be down roughly 25 percent from 2008."

4:03PM ICX Technolgies beats by $0.10, beats on revs; lowers FY09 rev guidance (ICXT) 4.44 +0.23 : Reports Q1 (Mar) loss of $0.10 per share, $0.10 better than the First Call consensus of ($0.20); revenues rose 31.7% year/year to $47.8 mln vs the $40.7 mln consensus. Co lowers revenue guidance for FY09, sees FY09 revs of $190-200 mln vs. $199.87 mln consensus, prior guidance $196-206 mln. Co reaffirms its annual adjusted EBITDA guidance in the range of $2 million to $7 million.

7:34AM Am Superconductor beats by $0.02, beats on revs; guides FY10 EPS below consensus, revs below consensus (AMSC) 24.44 : Reports Q4 (Mar) earnings of $0.03 per share, $0.02 better than the First Call consensus of $0.01; revenues rose 59.4% year/year to $61.2 mln vs the $57.9 mln consensus. Co issues downside guidance for FY10, ending in March 2010, sees EPS of $0.01-0.03 vs. $0.05 consensus; sees FY10 revs of $2.25-2.35 mln vs. $241.56 mln consensus. Co said, "We are increasing our gross margin target for fiscal 2009 from a range of 28 percent to 30 percent to a range of 30 percent to 32 percent... We also expect to be net cash flow positive in fiscal year 2009."

7:04AM Wal-Mart reports EPS in-line; guides Q2 EPS in-line (WMT) 50.03 : Reports Q1 (Apr) earnings of $0.77 per share, in-line with the First Call consensus of $0.77; revenues fell 0.6% year/year to $93.47 bln, in-line with company preannouncement. Co issues in-line guidance for Q2, sees EPS of $0.83-0.88 vs. $0.85 consensus.

7:02AM Kohl's beats by $0.02, reports revs in-line; guides Q2 EPS in-line; raises FY10 guidance range (KSS) 41.95 : Reports Q1 (Apr) earnings of $0.45 per share, $0.02 better than the First Call consensus of $0.43; revenues rose 0.4% year/year to $3.64 bln vs the $3.62 bln consensus. Co issues in-line guidance for Q2, sees EPS of $0.56-0.64 vs. $0.61 consensus. Co updates for FY10, sees EPS of $2.19-2.42 vs. $2.53 consensus, prior guidance $2.00-2.30.

6:33AM Gildan Activewear misses by $0.04, beats on revs (GIL) 10.85 : Reports Q2 (Mar) earnings of $0.06 per share, $0.04 worse than the First Call consensus of $0.10; revenues fell 16.7% year/year to $244.8 mln vs the $226.4 mln consensus; due primarily to a 21.9% decline in activewear sales including a 13.9% decrease in unit shipments of activewear. Gross margins in Q2 were 15.8%, compared to 28.8% after recasting prior year comparatives to reflect the reclassification of manufacturing depreciation and certain items from selling, general and administrative expenses to cost of sales.

6:10AM Urban Outfitters beats by $0.01, reports revs in-line (URBN) 18.83 : Reports Q1 (Apr) earnings of $0.18 per share, $0.01 better than the First Call consensus of $0.17; revenues fell 2.4% year/year to $384.8 mln vs the $386.8 mln consensus

7:54AM JC Penney beats by $0.01, reports revs in-line; guides Q2 EPS below consensus (JCP) 26.65 : Reports Q1 (Apr) earnings of $0.11 per share, $0.01 better thanthe First Call consensus of $0.10; revenues fell 5.9% year/year to $3.88 bln vs the $3.88 bln consensus. Co issues downside guidance for Q2, sees EPS of ($0.25)-($0.15) vs. ($0.09) consensus; sees total sale down 7-10%, comparable store sales down 9-12%. Co says it is raising guidance for FY10, sees EPS of $0.50-0.65 vs. $0.76 consensus; expects full year comparable store sales to decrease approximately 9%. Co said,  "Looking to the balance of the year, we expect consumer spending and mall traffic to remain weak, which will be particularly evident against tough comparisons in the second quarter. As these conditions persist, we will continue to deliver newness and excitement in our merchandise assortments while maintaining a vigilant focus on the areas of the business we control."

7:04AM Fuqi Intl beats by $0.11, misses on revs; guides Q2 EPS in-line, revs below consensus; guides FY09 EPS above consensus, revs below consensus (FUQI) 6.49 : Reports Q1 (Mar) earnings of $0.45 per share, $0.11 better than the First Call consensus of $0.34; revenues rose 41.0% year/year to $109.4 mln vs the $111.1 mln consensus. Co issuesmixed guidance for Q2, sees EPS of $0.27-0.32 vs. $0.29 consensus; sees Q2 revs of $89.5-93.5 mln vs. $95.74 mln consensus. Co issues mixed guidance for FY09, sees EPS of $1.49-1.63 vs. $1.44 consensus; sees FY09 revs of $442-465 mln vs. $469.44 mln consensus. Gross profit margin for the first quarter of 2009 increased 510 bps to 16.5% compared to 11.4% in the same period in the prior year.

Earnings - 16th June 2008

6:44PM CEMEX S.A. sees Q2 and FY08 revs above consensus (CX) 25.73 -0.02 : Co sees Q2 revs above consensus; co sees revs to be in excess of $6.4 bln vs $6.2 bln consensus; sees FY08 revs of $24.5 bln vs $24.2 bln consensus. Also, co announced that it expects EBITDA for the quarter ending June 30, 2008 to be close to US$1.4 bln, an increase of about 23% versus the same period last year, while operating income is expected to be about US$960 mln, 19% higher than the same period a year ago.

9:32AM Life Partners Holdings sees Q1 EPS of ~$0.52 vs. $0.44 consensus; sees revs of $24.4 mln vs. $19.5 mln consensus (LPHI) 22.08 -0.13 : For Q1 LPHI sees EPS of ~$0.52 vs. $0.44 consensus; revs are expected to increase ~39% from a year ago to $24.4 mln vs. $19.5 mln consensus. Co says that "because of our continued growth within the growing life settlement industry, this has been the best quarter in the history of our company. Our business model deals exclusively with real assets with inherent value and does not rely on credit to provide diversification from the financial markets. That formula has become extremely attractive to investors and we expect that interest to continue. We expect our strong financial performance to underscore the substantial value of our company when compared to other stocks in the financial services sector." Co plans to report its earnings in its Form 10-Q to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about July 10, 2008.

8:31AM Fuqi Intl comments on impact from China Earthquake; reiterates comfort with 2Q08 and FY08 guidance (FUQI) 9.83 : Co says "The Sichuan province, which experienced the most damage from the earthquake's impact, is an area in which FUQI conducts business. While we have experienced slower wholesale demand for our jewelry products from this region because of the earthquake, this region represents less than 5% of our wholesale jewelry sales. Additionally, from a seasonality standpoint, the second quarter is one of the slower quarters for our business and we do not anticipate any long-term slowdown in sales from this region. We reiterate comfort with our second quarter wholesale revenue estimate of approximately $62-64 mln, which represents a year-over-year increase of approximately 136-144%, and net income in the range of $4.5-4.6 million, or $0.20-0.21 per diluted share, based on a weighted average share count of 22.2 million shares. For the full year 2008, we reiterate comfort with wholesale revenue, net income and diluted earnings per share estimates of approximately $305-315 mln, net income of $21.9-23.0 mln, and diluted EPS of $0.98-1.04, based on a weighted average share count of 22.2 million shares." (Consensus is for Q2 EPS of $0.21, revs of $65.7 mln; FY08 EPS of $1.02, revs of $318.6 mln)

8:30AM Alkermes expands common stock repurchase program and raises fiscal year 2009 financial expectations (ALKS) 11.90 : Co announces that its Board of Directors has authorized the expansion of its common stock repurchase program by an additional $40 mln following the receipt of a $40 mln payment from Eli Lilly (LLY). Co also raised its fiscal year 2009 financial guidance. Co sees FY09 EPS of $0.11-0.16, up from previous guidance of ($0.11)-($0.16) vs ($0.10) First Call consensus; sees revs $200-225 mln, up from previous guidance of $175-200 mln, vs $194.89 mln First Call consensus

8:05AM Illinois Tool reaffirms Q2 & FY08 guidance (ITW) 49.71 : Cp reported an operating revenue increase of 11.2 percent for the three months ended May 31, 2008. Growth in revenues was largely due to contributions from translation and acquisitions. Base revenues also contributed to growth in the three month period. Revenues for the first two months of the second quarter were modestly ahead of Company expectations. Co reaffirms guidance for Q2 (Jun), sees EPS of $0.94-1.00 vs. $0.97 First Call consensus; reaffirms rev growth of 9-12%. Co reaffirms guidance for FY08 (Dec), sees EPS of $3.35-3.49 vs. $3.63 consensus; reaffirms rev growth of 8-12%.

6:29AM Titan Machinery beats by $0.11, beats on revs; raises Y09 guidance (TITN) 27.90 : Reports Q1 (Apr) earnings of $0.24 per share, $0.11 better than the First Call consensus of $0.13; revenues rose 91.2% year/year to $152.6 mln vs the $119.6 mln consensus. Co raises guidance for FY09, sees EPS of $0.86-0.91, excluding non-recurring items, compared to previous guidance of $0.77-0.82, vs. $0.79 consensus; sees FY09 revs of $575-625 mln, compared to previous guidance of $550-600 mln, vs. $588.55 mln consensus. "First quarter sales and gross profit increased in all three of our main revenue sources -- equipment, parts, and services. The higher margin parts and service revenue represented 46% of total gross profit for the first quarter. A longer than normal planting season, our proven operating model, and the robust agriculture economy all contributed to a strong first quarter."