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TiVo Inc. Earnings Cheat Sheet

Results: Reported a loss of $20.8 million (17 cents per diluted share) in the quarter. TiVo Inc. had a net income of $139 million or $1.04 per share in the year-earlier quarter.

Revenue: Rose 48.1% to $67.8 million from the year-earlier quarter.

Actual vs. Wall St. Expectations: TiVo Inc. fell short of the mean analyst estimate of a loss of 15 cents per share. It beat the average revenue estimate of $54.9 million.

Quoting Management: Tom Rogers, President and CEO of TiVo, said, “Our first quarter represented a solid start to the year for TiVo with our results in line with our financial outlook and as we continued to execute on our key objectives. Global adoption of TiVo progressed as we grew our subscription base 27% year-over-year, or by 524,000 subscriptions. Further, we delivered 40% year-over-year service and technology revenue growth, made considerable progress in our efforts to protect our intellectual property and continued to innovate announcing a number of products related to the TV Everywhere experience.”

Key Stats:

Last quarter marked the fifth consecutive quarter of gross margins expanding, as the company’s gross margin expanded five percentage points from the year-earlier quarter to 51.1%. In this period, margins have grown an average of 7.7 percentage points per quarter on a year-over-year basis.

Revenue has increased for four quarters in a row. Revenue increased 19.1% to $66.5 million in the fourth quarter of the last fiscal year. The figure rose 27.4% in the third quarter of the last fiscal year from the year earlier and climbed 18.7% in the second quarter of the last fiscal year from the year-ago quarter.

The company reported a net loss last quarter, after reporting a profit in the quarter prior. In the third quarter of the last fiscal year, the company booked a profit of $24.5 million, or 21 cents per share.

Looking Forward: Expectations for the second quarter have not changed from 13 cents. The average estimate for the fiscal year is a loss of 53 cents per share, down from 52 cents thirty days ago.

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Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Earnings Cheat Sheet

Results: Reported a loss of $22.7 million (17 cents per diluted share) in the quarter. Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. had a net income of $48.7 million or 34 cents per diluted share in the year-earlier quarter.

Revenue: Rose 71.2% to $645.2 million from the year-earlier quarter.

Actual vs. Wall St. Expectations: Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. fell short of the mean analyst estimate of 19 cents per share. It beat the average revenue estimate of $618.8 million.

Quoting Management: “Fiscal 2012 was a milestone year with the acquisition of Summit Entertainment, the rollout of our record-breaking film THE HUNGER GAMES, continued growth in library revenues and the increasing profitability of our diversified television business,” said Lionsgate Chief Executive Officer Jon Feltheimer. “With substantially all of the profitability of the first HUNGER GAMES film and this November’s release of THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN – PART two still ahead of us, we have great visibility and have set the stage for anticipated strong EBITDA, free cash flow and earnings in the years ahead.”

Key Stats:

Last quarter marked the fifth straight quarter that the company saw shrinking gross margins, as gross margin fell 4.1 percentage points to 44.1% from the year-earlier quarter. Over that time, margins have contracted on average 7.4 percentage points per quarter on a year-over-year basis.

A year-over-year revenue increase last quarter snaps a streak of four consecutive quarters of revenue declines. The worst quarter in that span was the third quarter, which saw a 23.6% decrease.

The company has now fallen short of estimates in the last two quarters. In the third quarter, it missed expectations by 10 cents with a loss of one cent versus a mean estimate of net income of 9 cents per share.

Looking Forward: The average estimate for the first quarter of the next fiscal year has risen from a loss of one cent per share ninety days ago to a profit of 24 cents, indicating that analysts are optimistic about the company’s performance next quarter. At a profit of 10 cents per share, the average estimate for the fiscal year has risen from an expected loss of one cent ninety days ago.poration.

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Dollar General Earnings Preview Cheat Sheet

Wall St. Earnings Expectations: The average analyst estimate is for net income of 59 cents per share, a rise of 22.9% from the company’s actual earnings for the year-ago quarter. During the past three months, the average estimate has moved down from 61 cents. Between one and three months ago, the average estimate moved down. It has been unchanged at 59 cents during the last month. Analysts are projecting profit to rise by 17% versus last year to $2.75.

Past Earnings Performance: The company’s quarterly results have come in above estimates for the last three quarters. Last quarter, the company booked profit of 85 cents per share versus a mean estimate of net income of 82 cents per share.

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Wall St. Revenue Expectations: Analysts predict a rise of 10.7% in revenue from the year-earlier quarter to $3.82 billion.

Analyst Ratings: Analysts are optimistic about this stock, with 13 analysts rating it as a buy, none rating it as a sell and five rating it as a hold.

A Look Back: In the fourth quarter of the last fiscal year, profit rose 31.4% to $292.5 million (85 cents a share) from $222.5 million (64 cents a share) the year earlier, exceeding analyst expectations. Revenue rose 20.1% to $4.19 billion from $3.49 billion.

Key Stats:

The company enters this earnings announcement with substantial revenue momentum. The company has averaged year-over-year revenue growth of 13.4% over the last four quarters.

After experiencing income increases the last three quarters, the company is hoping to keep the good news coming with this earnings announcement. Net income rose 3.4% in the second quarter of the last fiscal year and 33.6% in the third quarter of the last fiscal year before increasing again in the fourth quarter of the last fiscal year.

Stock Price Performance: Between March 2, 2012 and May 29, 2012, the stock price rose $5.29 (12.4%), from $42.77 to $48.06. The stock price saw one of its best stretches over the last year between September 9, 2011 and September 16, 2011, when shares rose for six straight days, increasing 9.4% (+$3.27) over that span. It saw one of its worst periods between January 5, 2012 and January 12, 2012 when shares fell for six straight days, dropping 2.4% (-99 cents) over that span.

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Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Inc. Earnings Cheat Sheet

Results: Net income for Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Inc. fell to $14.8 million (53 cents per share) vs. $17.8 million (64 cents per share) a year earlier. This is a decline of 16.7% from the year-earlier quarter.

Revenue: Rose 4.2% to $201.4 million from the year-earlier quarter.

Actual vs. Wall St. Expectations: Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Inc. fell short of the mean analyst estimate of 62 cents per share. It fell short of the average revenue estimate of $208.9 million.

Quoting Management: “Net income in the first quarter of fiscal year 2012 was 7.4% of sales as compared with 9.2% of sales in the first quarter of fiscal year 2011. Sales started more slowly than we had planned for the first eight weeks of the quarter. After making marketing changes beginning in week nine, sales improved substantially,” stated R. Neal Black, President and CEO of JoS. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc. “So far the second quarter has started out much better than the first quarter. For May, both our comparable store sales and Direct Marketing sales are up compared to the same period last year, continuing the positive trend established in the last five weeks of the first quarter. However, Father’s Day, the most important selling period of the quarter, is still ahead of us,” continued Mr. Black.

Key Stats:

Last quarter’s profit decrease ends a four-quarter streak of profit increases. In the fourth quarter of the last fiscal year, net income rose 7.8% from the year earlier, while the figure increased 19.3% in the third quarter of the last fiscal year, 24.7% in the second quarter of the last fiscal year and 12.7% in the first quarter of the last fiscal year.

Revenue has risen for the last four quarters. Revenue increased 8.8% to $346.3 million in the fourth quarter of the last fiscal year. The figure rose 21% in the third quarter of the last fiscal year from the year earlier and climbed 22.4% in the second quarter of the last fiscal year from the year-ago quarter.

The company has fallen short of estimates for two consecutive quarters. In the fourth quarter of the last fiscal year, it missed expectations by one cent with net income of $1.58 versus a mean estimate of net income of $1.59 per share.

Looking Forward: Analysts appear increasingly negative about the company’s results for the next quarter. The average estimate for the second quarter has moved down from 82 cents a share to 79 cents over the last ninety days. The average estimate for the fiscal year is $3.86 per share, down from $3.93 ninety days ago.

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The Fresh Market Inc. Earnings Cheat Sheet

Results: Net income for The Fresh Market Inc. rose to $19.3 million (40 cents per share) vs. $13.5 million (30 cents per share) in the same quarter a year earlier. This marks a rise of 43.2% from the year-earlier quarter.

Revenue: Rose 22.8% to $324.8 million from the year-earlier quarter.

Actual vs. Wall St. Expectations: The Fresh Market Inc. beat the mean analyst estimate of 35 cents per share. It beat the average revenue estimate of $310.3 million.

Quoting Management: “We are proud and excited to report another strong quarter of both sales and earnings growth,” said Craig Carlock, President and Chief Executive Officer. “Our comparable store sales grew a robust 8.2% in the first quarter, continuing the strong performance we saw in the second half of last year. During the quarter we also opened three new stores, we grew our merchandise margin, and we increased our operating margin to 9.6%. We grew our net income by 43% from our fiscal 2011 first quarter net income, and as we look at the remainder of fiscal 2012 we continue to be enthusiastic about our business and our growth prospects. Given the strong first quarter performance and our current expectations for the remainder of fiscal 2012, we now expect fiscal 2012 earnings growth of approximately 20% to 25% from fiscal 2011′s $1.07 per share to a range of $1.28 to $1.34 per share, comparable store sales growth of 4.5% to 6.5% and the addition of 14 to 16 new stores. We also expect operating margin expansion of between 20 and 40 basis points, which includes the effect of the Company’s anticipated operating expense investments related to our growth plans, especially in connection with establishing and then expanding our west coast store base.”

Key Stats:

The company has enjoyed double-digit year-over-year percentage revenue growth for the past five quarters. Over that span, the company has averaged growth of 15.8%, with the biggest boost coming in the most recent quarter when revenue rose 22.8% from the year earlier quarter.

After two quarters of falling short, the company beat estimates last quarter. In the fourth quarter of the last fiscal year, it missed the mark by one cent, and in the third quarter of the last fiscal year, it came in under estimates by one cent.

Looking Forward: The outlook for the company’s results in the upcoming quarter is unfavorable. The average estimate for the second quarter is 26 cents per share, down from 27 cents ninety days ago. At $1.30 per share, the average estimate for the fiscal year has fallen from $1.32 ninety days ago.

Competitors to Watch: Whole Foods Market, Inc., Safeway Inc., The Kroger Co., Ruddick Corporation, Ingles Markets, Inc., Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc., SUPERVALU INC., The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., Weis Markets, Inc., and Arden Group, Inc.

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Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited Earnings Cheat Sheet

Results: Reported a loss of $45 million (29 cents per diluted share) in the quarter. Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited had a net income of $56.2 million or 35 cents per share in the year-earlier quarter.

Revenue: Fell 5.2% to $500 million from the year-earlier quarter.

Actual vs. Wall St. Expectations: Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited fell short of the mean analyst estimate of a loss of 19 cents per share. It beat the average revenue estimate of $448.8 million.

Quoting Management: “Despite the tough market situation and seasonal impact, our module shipment reached another historical high in the first quarter of 2012 as we stayed committed to existing markets and expanded into new and emerging markets,” said Mr. Liansheng Miao, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Yingli Green Energy. “Although excessive module supply, potential subsidy adjustments in Europe and the anti-dumping and countervailing duty investigations in the U.S. continued to drive module price down, we achieved a gross margin of 7.8% in the first quarter due to our notable cost reduction efforts and premium brand.”"We experienced exceptionally strong demand in Germany and the U.S., which accounted for approximately 80% of our total revenues in the first quarter. Meanwhile, our remarkable sales performance was partially benefited from our research and development and after-sales service center in Madrid, Spain, through which we have provided more convenient and comprehensive service to European customers. Shipments to China were comparably small due to the seasonally soft demand in the first quarter. However, we believe that shipments to China will gradually pick up in the second quarter and the third quarter supported by the acceleration of utility scale projects in western China and the recently announced 1.7 GW projects under the Golden Sun program. We expect approximately 30% of our revenues to come from Chinese customers in this year by leveraging our solid customer relations and pioneer position in China.”"In addition, the successful issuance of the 1.5 billion RMB-denominated medium-term notes in early May strengthened our cash position, optimized our borrowing structure and reduced our financing cost. The successful issuance further demonstrated investors’ strong confidence in our long-term growth.”

Key Stats:

After beating analyst estimates for the two previous quarters, the company fell short of forecasts. In the fourth quarter of the last fiscal year, it topped the mark by 58 cents, and in the third quarter of the last fiscal year, it was ahead by 12 cents.

Looking Forward: The average estimate for the second quarter is down from a loss of 13 cents per share ninety days ago to a loss of 14 cents, indicating that analysts are increasingly pessimistic about the company’s next quarter performance. Down from a loss of 46 cents per share ninety days ago, the average estimate for the fiscal year is now a loss of 58 cents.

Competitors to Watch: Yingli Green Energy Hold. Co. Ltd, Trina Solar Limited, Suntech Power Hldgs. Co., Ltd., JA Solar Hldgs. Co., Ltd., SunPower Corporation, First Solar, Inc., China Sunergy Co., Ltd., Hanwha Solarone Co Ltd, JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd., and Ascent Solar Tech., Inc.

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Joy Global Inc. Earnings Preview Cheat Sheet

Wall St. Earnings Expectations: The average analyst estimate is for profit of $1.95 per share, a rise of 28.3% from the company’s actual earnings for the year-ago quarter. During the past three months, the average estimate has moved up from $1.92. Between one and three months ago, the average estimate moved up. It has been unchanged at $1.95 during the last month. For the year, analysts are projecting net income of $7.62 per share, a rise of 29.4% from last year.

Past Earnings Performance: Last quarter, the company missed estimates by 9 cents, coming in at profit of $1.26 per share against an estimate of net income of. In the fourth quarter of the last fiscal year, the company also missed expectations.

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Wall St. Revenue Expectations: On average, analysts predict $1.43 billion in revenue this quarter, a rise of 34.9% from the year-ago quarter. Analysts are forecasting total revenue of $5.7 billion for the year, a rise of 29.5% from last year’s revenue of $4.4 billion.

Analyst Ratings: Analysts are high on the stock, with 12 analysts rating it as a buy, none rating it as a sell and five rating it as a hold.

A Look Back: In the first quarter, profit rose 39.2% to $142.4 million ($1.33 a share) from $102.2 million (96 cents a share) the year earlier, but fell short analyst expectations. Revenue rose 30.7% to $1.14 billion from $869.5 million.

Stock Price Performance: Between March 1, 2012 and May 25, 2012, the stock price fell $27.29 (-31.2%), from $87.50 to $60.21. The stock price saw one of its best stretches over the last year between June 24, 2011 and July 1, 2011, when shares rose for six straight days, increasing 12.1% (+$10.42) over that span. It saw one of its worst periods between April 26, 2012 and May 7, 2012 when shares fell for eight straight days, dropping 8.6% (-$6.22) over that span.

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Ciena Corp Earnings Preview Cheat Sheet

Wall St. Earnings Expectations: The average estimate of analysts is for net loss of 14 cents per share, a narrower loss from the year-earlier quarter net loss of 33 cents. During the past three months, the average estimate has moved down from a loss of 10 cents. Between one and three months ago, the average estimate moved down. It has been unchanged at a loss of 14 cents during the last month.

Past Earnings Performance: The company is hoping to beat estimates after missing the mark for two straight quarters. Last quarter, it reported a loss of 26 cents per share against an estimate of net loss of 17 cents per share. The quarter before that, it missed forecasts by 2 cents.

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Wall St. Revenue Expectations: On average, analysts predict $447.4 million in revenue this quarter, a rise of 7.1% from the year-ago quarter. Analysts are forecasting total revenue of $1.83 billion for the year, a rise of 5.2% from last year’s revenue of $1.74 billion.

Analyst Ratings: Analysts are high on the stock, with 14 analysts rating it as a buy, one rating it as a sell and three rating it as a hold.

A Look Back: In the first quarter, the company’s loss narrowed to a loss of $47.7 million (49 cents a share) from a loss of $79.1 million (84 cents) a year earlier, but missed analyst expectations. Revenue fell 3.8% to $416.7 million from $433.3 million.

Key Stats:

On the top line, the company is looking to get back on the right track after last quarter’s drop snapped a string of revenue increases. Revenue rose 64.9% in the second quarter of the last fiscal year, 11.7% in the third quarter of the last fiscal year and 9.1%in the fourth quarter of the last fiscal year before dropping in the first quarter.

Stock Price Performance: Between March 29, 2012 and May 25, 2012, the stock price had fallen $4.40 (-27.1%), from $16.24 to $11.84. The stock price saw one of its best stretches over the last year between June 24, 2011 and July 1, 2011, when shares rose for six straight days, increasing 5% (+89 cents) over that span. It saw one of its worst periods between April 24, 2012 and May 4, 2012 when shares fell for nine straight days, dropping 15.2% (-$2.38) over that span.

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RealD, Inc. Earnings Preview Cheat Sheet

Wall St. Earnings Expectations: The average estimate of analysts is for net loss of 8 cents per share, a swing from profit of 8 cents in the year-earlier quarter. During the past three months, the average estimate has moved up from a loss of 10 cents. Between one and three months ago, the average estimate moved up. It has been unchanged at a loss of 8 cents during the last month. For the year, analysts are projecting net income of 49 cents per share, a swing from a loss of 29 cents last year.

Past Earnings Performance: The company has beaten estimates the last four quarters and is coming off a quarter where it topped forecasts by 11 cents, reporting profit of 5 cents per share against a mean estimate of net loss of 6 cents per share.

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Wall St. Revenue Expectations: Analysts predict a decline of 19.7% in revenue from the year-earlier quarter to $47 million.

Analyst Ratings: Analysts are optimistic about this stock, with eight analysts rating it as a buy, none rating it as a sell and one rating it as a hold.

A Look Back: In the third quarter, the company swung to a profit of $2.8 million (5 cents a share) from a loss of $16.6 million (34 cents) a year earlier, beating analyst estimates. Revenue fell 15.2% to $49 million from $57.8 million.

Key Stats:

On the top line, the company is looking to rebound after a revenue drop last quarter. Revenue rose 34.7% in the the second quarter after dropping in the third quarter.

Stock Price Performance: Between March 29, 2012 and May 25, 2012, the stock price had fallen $1.57 (-12%), from $13.04 to $11.47. The stock price saw one of its best stretches over the last year between March 12, 2012 and March 16, 2012, when shares rose for five straight days, increasing 9.2% (+$1.05) over that span. It saw one of its worst periods between August 29, 2011 and September 9, 2011 when shares fell for nine straight days, dropping 15.9% (-$2.37) over that span.

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Focus Media Holding Limited Earnings Cheat Sheet

Results: Net income for Focus Media Holding Limited rose to $37.9 million (28 cents per share) vs. $20.5 million (15 cents per share) in the same quarter a year earlier. This marks a rise of 84.5% from the year-earlier quarter.

Revenue: Rose 36.2% to $199.6 million from the year-earlier quarter.

Actual vs. Wall St. Expectations: Focus Media Holding Limited reported adjusted net income of 46 cents per share. By that measure, the company beat the mean estimate of 30 cents per share.

Quoting Management: Jason Jiang, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Focus Media said, “In the first quarter of 2012, our year-on-year revenue growth was mainly driven by the strength of our poster frame and in-store networks due to their exposure to promotion spending budgets which tend to be less affected by macroeconomic uncertainty, mitigating slower growth of our LCD network which was affected by cut back on branding budgets, which tend to be impacted by macroeconomic uncertainties. We have since second quarter of 2012 seen some form of stabilization in the advertising environment including branding spending, despite we have yet to see return to normalization. We remain confident and will continue to strive to achieve our business objectives for the year.”

Key Stats:

The company has seen double-digit year-over-year percentage revenue growth for the past five quarters. Over that span, the company has averaged growth of 36.1%, with the biggest boost coming in the fourth quarter of the last fiscal year when revenue rose 60.6% from the year earlier quarter.

The company has now surpassed analyst estimates for four quarters in a row. It beat the mark by 8 cents in the fourth quarter of the last fiscal year, by 10 cents in the third quarter of the last fiscal year, and by 7 cents in the second quarter of the last fiscal year.

Looking Forward: The average estimate for the second quarter remains unchanged at 43 cents a share. For the fiscal year, the average estimate has moved up from $1.97 a share to $2.02 over the last sixty days.

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SAIC, Inc. Earnings Preview Cheat Sheet

Wall St. Earnings Expectations: The average estimate of analysts is for net income of 33 cents per share, a decline of 8.3% from the company’s actual earnings for the same quarter a year ago. During the past three months, the average estimate has moved down from 34 cents. Between one and three months ago, the average estimate moved down. It has been unchanged at 33 cents during the last month. Analysts are projecting profit to rise by 0.7% versus last year to $1.35.

Past Earnings Performance: Last quarter, the company fell short of estimates by one cent, coming in at profit of 31 cents per share against a mean estimate of net income of 34 cents. The company topped expectations in the third quarter of the last fiscal year.

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Wall St. Revenue Expectations: Analysts are projecting no change in revenue from the year-earlier quarter to $2.69 billion.

Analyst Ratings: Analysts seem relatively indifferent about SAIC with 10 of 13 analysts surveyed maintaining a hold rating.

A Look Back: In the fourth quarter of the last fiscal year, the company swung to a loss of $161 million (45 cents a share) from a profit of $132 million (35 cents) a year earlier, missing analyst expectations. Revenue fell 10% to $2.49 billion from $2.77 billion.

Key Stats:

On the top line, the company is hoping to use this earnings announcement to snap a string of three-straight quarters of revenue declines. Revenue fell 7.1% in the second quarter of the last fiscal year and 2% in third quarter of the last fiscal year before falling again in the fourth quarter of the last fiscal year of the last fiscal year.

Competitors to Watch: OSI Systems, Inc., General Dynamics Corp., L-3 Communications Hldgs., Inc., Intl. Business Machines Corp., American Science & Engineering, Inc., Northrop Grumman Corp., Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc, Lockheed Martin Corp., Computer Sciences Corp., and Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.

Stock Price Performance: Between March 29, 2012 and May 25, 2012, the stock price had fallen $2.46 (-18.8%), from $13.08 to $10.62. The stock price saw one of its best stretches over the last year between June 15, 2011 and June 22, 2011, when shares rose for six straight days, increasing 3.1% (+50 cents) over that span. It saw one of its worst periods between February 17, 2012 and March 1, 2012 when shares fell for nine straight days, dropping 6.3% (-81 cents) over that span.

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The Fresh Market Earnings Preview Cheat Sheet

Wall St. Earnings Expectations: The average estimate of analysts is for profit of 35 cents per share, a rise of 25% from the company’s actual earnings for the same quarter a year ago. The average estimate is the same as three months ago. Between one and three months ago, the average estimate was unchanged. It also has not changed during the last month. For the year, analysts are projecting net income of $1.30 per share, a rise of 21.5% from last year.

Past Earnings Performance: The company is looking to top analyst estimates this quarter after trailing for the two previous quarters. Last quarter, it missed estimates by reporting profit of 38 cents per share against an estimate of net income of 39 cents per share. The quarter before that, it missed expectations by one cent.

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Wall St. Revenue Expectations: Analysts are projecting a rise of 17.3% in revenue from the year-earlier quarter to $310.3 million.

Analyst Ratings: Analysts seem relatively indifferent about Fresh Market with seven of 13 analysts surveyed maintaining a hold rating.

A Look Back: In the fourth quarter of the last fiscal year, the company swung to a profit of $18.3 million (38 cents a share) from a loss of $2.3 million (5 cents) a year earlier, but missed analyst estimates. Revenue rose 10.8% to $320.8 million from $289.4 million.

Key Stats:

With double-digit revenue growth the past four quarters, this earnings release is a chance to keep that positive trend going. The company has averaged year-over-year revenue growth of 14% over the last four quarters.

Stock Price Performance: Between April 26, 2012 and May 24, 2012, the stock price dropped $4.62 (-8.9%), from $52.16 to $47.54. The stock price saw one of its best stretches over the last year between January 12, 2012 and January 25, 2012, when shares rose for nine straight days, increasing 15.6% (+$6.20) over that span. It saw one of its worst periods between November 15, 2011 and November 25, 2011 when shares fell for eight straight days, dropping 15.9% (-$6.88) over that span.

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Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (NYSE:USA) Earnings Preview Cheat Sheet

Wall St. Earnings Expectations: The average estimate of analysts is for net income of 19 cents per share, a decline of 26.9% from the company’s actual earnings for the same quarter a year ago. During the past three months, the average estimate has moved up from 5 cents. Between one and three months ago, the average estimate moved up. It has risen from 15 cents during the last month. Analysts are projecting profit of 10 cents per share versus a loss of 38 cents last year.

Past Earnings Performance: Last quarter, the company missed estimates by 10 cents, coming in at net loss of one cent per share versus a mean estimate of net income of 9 cents per share. In the second quarter, the company beat estimates by 9 cents.

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Wall St. Revenue Expectations: Analysts are projecting a rise of 64.2% in revenue from the year-earlier quarter to $618.8 million.

Analyst Ratings: Analysts are high on the stock, with six analysts rating it as a buy, none rating it as a sell and two rating it as a hold. Over the last three months, the stock’s average rating has increased from hold to moderate buy.

A Look Back: In the third quarter, the company’s loss narrowed to a loss of $1.7 million (one cent a share) from a loss of $6 million (4 cents) a year earlier, but missed analyst expectations. Revenue fell 23.6% to $323 million from $422.9 million.

Key Stats:

Revenue has fallen in the past four quarters. Revenue declined 21.5% in the second quarter from the year earlier, dropped 20% in first quarter from the year-ago quarter and 12.5% in the fourth quarter of the last fiscal year.

Stock Price Performance: Between May 18, 2012 and May 24, 2012, the stock price rose 73 cents (6%), from $12.22 to $12.95. The stock price saw one of its best stretches over the last year between August 8, 2011 and August 15, 2011, when shares rose for six straight days, increasing 12.6% (+80 cents) over that span. It saw one of its worst periods between April 18, 2012 and April 24, 2012 when shares fell for five straight days, dropping 5.6% (-68 cents) over that span.

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TiVo, Inc. Earnings Preview Cheat Sheet

Wall St. Earnings Expectations: The average estimate of analysts is for a loss of 15 cents per share, a narrower loss from the year-earlier quarter net loss of 29 cents. The average estimate is the same as three months ago. Between one and three months ago, the average estimate was unchanged. It also has not changed during the last month.

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Wall St. Revenue Expectations: On average, analysts predict $54.9 million in revenue this quarter, a rise of 41.3% from the year-ago quarter. Analysts are forecasting total revenue of $228.7 million for the year, a rise of 20.2% from last year’s revenue of $190.3 million.

Analyst Ratings: Analysts are optimistic about this stock, with 10 analysts rating it as a buy, none rating it as a sell and two rating it as a hold.

A Look Back: In the fourth quarter of the last fiscal year, the company swung to a profit of $7.2 million (6 cents a share) from a loss of $34.4 million (30 cents) a year earlier. Revenue rose 19.1% to $66.5 million from $55.8 million.

Key Stats:

On the top line, the company is looking to build on three-straight revenue increases heading into this earnings announcement. Revenue increased 18.7% in the second quarter of the last fiscal year and 27.4% in the third quarter of the last fiscal year before climbing again in the fourth quarter of the last fiscal year of the last fiscal year.

The company is riding some good income statement momentum into the upcoming earnings announcement. The company reported losses in the second quarter of the last fiscal year and the third quarter of the last fiscal year, but finished in the black with income of $7.2 million in the fourth of the last fiscal year.

Stock Price Performance: Between March 28, 2012 and May 24, 2012, the stock price had fallen $2.50 (-21.4%), from $11.70 to $9.20. The stock price saw one of its best stretches over the last year between January 31, 2012 and February 9, 2012, when shares rose for eight straight days, increasing 17.3% (+$1.80) over that span. It saw one of its worst periods between November 15, 2011 and November 25, 2011 when shares fell for eight straight days, dropping 13.9% (-$1.47) over that span.

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Mentor Graphics Corporation Earnings Cheat Sheet

Results: Reported a profit of $27.5 million (25 cents per diluted share) in the quarter. Mentor Graphics Corporation had a net loss of $2.4 million or a loss 2 cents per share in the year-earlier quarter.

Revenue: Rose 7.8% to $247.9 million from the year-earlier quarter.

Actual vs. Wall St. Expectations: Mentor Graphics Corporation beat the mean analyst estimate of 17 cents per share. It fell short of the average revenue estimate of $254.9 million.

Quoting Management: “Strength in our business continued in the first quarter, with record first quarter revenue and earnings,” said Walden C. Rhines, chairman and CEO of Mentor Graphics. “The release of our next-generation emulation platform during the quarter has attracted broad customer interest, and we have a very full sales funnel.”

Key Stats:

The company has now topped analyst estimates for the last four quarters. It beat the mark by 11 cents in the fourth quarter of the last fiscal year, by 14 cents in the third quarter of the last fiscal year, and by 15 cents in the second quarter of the last fiscal year.

Revenue has increased for four consecutive quarters. Revenue increased 4.2% to $320.4 million in the fourth quarter of the last fiscal year. The figure rose 4.8% in the third quarter of the last fiscal year from the year earlier and climbed 13.7% in the second quarter of the last fiscal year from the year-ago quarter.

Looking Forward: Over the past ninety days, the average estimate for the second quarter has fallen from 9 cents per share to 8 cents, indicating that analysts are growing pessisimistic about the company’s performance next quarter. For the fiscal year, the average estimate has moved up from 92 cents a share to $1.01 over the last ninety days.

Competitors to Watch: Synopsys, Inc., Cadence Design Systems, Inc., Magma Design Automation, Inc., ANSYS, Inc., PDF Solutions, Inc., Autodesk, Inc., National Instruments Corp, Parametric Technology, Tessera Technologies, Inc., and Intl. Business Machines Corp.

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VeriFone Systems Inc. Earnings Cheat Sheet

Results: Net income for VeriFone Systems Inc. fell to $14.5 million (13 cents per share) vs. $25.2 million (27 cents per share) a year earlier. This is a decline of 42.5% from the year-earlier quarter.

Revenue: Rose 61.4% to $472 million from the year-earlier quarter.

Actual vs. Wall St. Expectations: VeriFone Systems Inc. fell short of the mean analyst estimate of 53 cents per share. Analysts were expecting revenue of $471.8 million.

Quoting Management: “We are very pleased with our performance, particularly the acceleration in organic growth and the increase in Hypercom-brand sales,” said Douglas G. Bergeron, Chief Executive Officer. “We remain confident in our outlook for the year. VeriFone is continuing to prove that widespread incumbency combined with market-leading innovation is a winning formula for the payments marketplace.”

Key Stats:

The company has enjoyed double-digit year-over-year percentage revenue growth for the past five quarters. Over that span, the company has averaged growth of 40.2%, with the biggest boost coming in the most recent quarter when revenue rose 61.4% from the year earlier quarter.

The company fell short of estimates last quarter after beating the mark the quarter before with net income of 50 cents versus a mean estimate of net income of 46 cents per share.

The company reported a profit last quarter after being in the red the prior quarter. In the fourth quarter of the last fiscal year, the company booked a net loss of $198.8 million, or a loss of $2.02 per share.

Looking Forward: The outlook for the company’s results in the upcoming quarter is unfavorable. The average estimate for the third quarter is 62 cents per share, down from 64 cents ninety days ago. For the fiscal year, the average estimate has moved down from $2.38 a share to $2.33 over the last ninety days.

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H. J. Heinz Company Earnings Cheat Sheet

Results: Net income for H. J. Heinz Company fell to $177.6 million (55 cents per share) vs. $223.9 million (70 cents per share) a year earlier. This is a decline of 20.7% from the year-earlier quarter.

Revenue: Rose 5.6% to $3.05 billion from the year-earlier quarter.

Actual vs. Wall St. Expectations: H. J. Heinz Company reported adjusted net income of 81 cents per share. By that measure, the company beat the mean estimate of 79 cents per share. Analysts were expecting revenue of $3.07 billion.

Quoting Management: Heinz Chairman, President and CEO William R. Johnson said: “Heinz delivered strong fourth-quarter results led by our trio of growth engines – Emerging Markets, Global Ketchup and our Top 15 Brands. Excluding special charges, Heinz grew earnings per share by more than 17% and we delivered our 28th consecutive quarter of organic sales growth, supported by increased investments in marketing, productivity and Emerging Markets capabilities.”

Key Stats:

The company has now surpassed analyst estimates for four quarters in a row. It beat the mark by 10 cents in the third quarter, by one cent in the second quarter, and by 2 cents in the first quarter.

Revenue has risen for the last four quarters. Revenue increased 7.2% to $2.92 billion in the third quarter. The figure rose 8.3% in the second quarter from the year earlier and climbed 14.9% in the first quarter from the year-ago quarter.

Looking Forward: Analysts appear increasingly negative about the company’s results for the next quarter. The average estimate for the first quarter of the next fiscal year has moved down from 83 cents a share to 82 cents over the last thirty days. For the fiscal year, the average estimate has moved down from $3.34 a share to $3.33 over the last thirty days.

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Patterson Companies Inc. Earnings Cheat Sheet

Results: Net income for Patterson Companies Inc. fell to $62.1 million (58 cents per share) vs. $62.7 million (53 cents per share) a year earlier. This is a decline of 0.9% from the year-earlier quarter.

Revenue: Rose 5.9% to $936.3 million from the year-earlier quarter.

Actual vs. Wall St. Expectations: Patterson Companies Inc. reported adjusted net income of 61 cents per share. By that measure, the company beat the mean estimate of 57 cents per share. It beat the average revenue estimate of $915.8 million.

Quoting Management: Scott P. Anderson, president and chief executive officer, commented: “We are encouraged by Patterson’s improved fourth quarter results as each of our three businesses operated at planned levels despite persistently soft economic conditions. Within Patterson Dental, sales of consumable supplies increased for the fourth consecutive quarter, an indication of the continued strengthening of the overall North American dental market. We also are encouraged by the solid improvement in sales of dental equipment given the fact that equipment sales were particularly robust in the year-earlier period. In addition to mid-single digit sales growth of basic equipment, we benefited from strong demand for CEREC systems from new users. We believe this reflects the growing acceptance of CAD/CAM and other new digital technologies that are enabling dentists to strengthen productivity, generate additional income and improve clinical outcomes. To capitalize upon this growing market trend, which is still at an early stage, we will continue to focus our marketing initiatives on Patterson Dental’s industry-leading offerings of technology products.”

Key Stats:

The company has now seen net income fall for four quarters in a row. In the third quarter, net income fell 4.1% while the figure fell 8.3% in the second quarter and 9.9% in the first quarter.

The company beat estimates last quarter after meeting expectations in the third quarter with net income of 50 cents per share.

The company’s revenue has now risen for two straight quarters. In the third quarter, revenue increased 8.5% to $895 million from the year-earlier quarter.

Looking Forward: Expectations for the company’s next-quarter performance are higher than they were ninety days ago. Over the past three months, the average estimate for the first quarter of the next fiscal year has risen to 49 cents per share from 48 cents. At $1.91 per share, the average estimate for the fiscal year has fallen from $1.92 ninety days ago.

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Costco Wholesale Corporation Earnings Cheat Sheet

Results: Net income for Costco Wholesale Corporation rose to $386 million (88 cents per share) vs. $324 million (73 cents per share) in the same quarter a year earlier. This marks a rise of 19.1% from the year-earlier quarter.

Revenue: Rose 8.2% to $21.85 billion from the year-earlier quarter.

Actual vs. Wall St. Expectations: Costco Wholesale Corporation beat the mean analyst estimate of 87 cents per share. Analysts were expecting revenue of $22.11 billion.

Key Stats:

The company has now seen net income rise in three straight quarters. In the second quarter, net income rose 13.2% and in the first quarter, the figure rose 2.6%.

The company has beaten estiamtes for two quarters in a row. In the second quarter, it topped expectations with net income of 90 cents versus a mean estimate of net income of 88 cents per share.

Looking Forward: Analysts appear increasingly optimistic about the company’s results for the next quarter. The average estimate for the fourth quarter has moved up from $1.28 a share to $1.29 over the last ninety days. For the fiscal year, the average estimate has moved down from $3.85 a share to $3.84 over the last sixty days.

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Tiffany & Co. Earnings Cheat Sheet

Results: Net income for Tiffany & Co. rose to $81.5 million (64 cents per share) vs. $81.1 million (63 cents per share) in the same quarter a year earlier. This marks a rise of 0.6% from the year-earlier quarter.

Revenue: Rose 7.6% to $819 million from the year-earlier quarter.

Actual vs. Wall St. Expectations: Tiffany & Co. fell short of the mean analyst estimate of 70 cents per share. Analysts were expecting revenue of $816.9 million.

Quoting Management: Michael J. Kowalski, chairman and chief executive officer, said, “In terms of our sales for the first quarter, regions outside the Americas performed generally as expected. However, the Americas region underperformed, continuing a soft trend that began in the last quarter of 2011 and compounded by the difficult comparison to substantial sales growth in last year’s first quarter. These sales results led to net earnings modestly trailing our expectations.”

Key Stats:

Revenue has risen for the last four quarters. Revenue increased 7.8% to $1.19 billion in the fourth quarter of the last fiscal year. The figure rose 20.5% in the third quarter of the last fiscal year from the year earlier and climbed 30.5% in the second quarter of the last fiscal year from the year-ago quarter.

Tiffany & Co. (NYSE:TIF) has fallen short of estimates for two consecutive quarters. In the fourth quarter of the last fiscal year, it missed expectations by 3 cents with net income of $1.39 versus a mean estimate of net income of $1.42 per share.

Net income has increased 24.1% year-over-year on average across the last five quarters. The biggest gain came in the third quarter of the last fiscal year, when income climbed 62.8% from the year-earlier quarter.

Looking Forward: Next quarter’s results are expected to be more favorable for the company. Over the past sixty days, the average estimate for the second quarter has reached 86 cents per share, up from 83 cents. At $3.99 per share, the average estimate for the fiscal year has risen from $3.92 sixty days ago.

Competitors to Watch: Zale Corporation, Blue Nile, Inc., DGSE Companies, Inc., Coach, Inc., Whitehall Jewelers Hldgs. Inc., Elegant Illusions, Inc., and Finlay Enterprises, Inc.

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Hewlett Packard Co. Earnings Cheat Sheet

Results: Net income for the computers fell to $1.59 billion (80 cents per share) vs. $2.3 billion ($1.05 per share) a year earlier. This is a decline of 30.9% from the year-earlier quarter.

Revenue: Fell 3% to $30.69 billion from the year-earlier quarter.

Actual vs. Wall St. Expectations: Hewlett Packard Co. reported adjusted net income of 98 cents per share. By that measure, the company beat the mean estimate of 91 cents per share. It beat the average revenue estimate of $29.92 billion.

Quoting Management: “We are making progress in our multi-year effort to make HP simpler, more efficient and better for customers, employees, and shareholders,” said Meg Whitman, HP president and chief executive officer. “This quarter we exceeded our previously provided outlook and are executing against our strategy, but we still have a lot of work to do.”

Key Stats:

The company’s net income has now fallen for three straight quarters. In the first quarter, net income fell 43.6% from the year earlier, while the figure fell 90.6% in the fourth quarter of the last fiscal year.

The company has now beaten analyst estimates for three quarters in a row. It beat the mark by 5 cents in the first quarter and by 4 cents in the fourth quarter of the last fiscal year.

Revenue has been on the decline for three quarters in a row. In the first quarter, revenue declined 7% to $30.04 billion while the figure fell 3.5% in the fourth quarter of the last fiscal year from the year earlier.

Looking Forward: Analysts appear increasingly negative about the company’s results for the next quarter. The average estimate for the third quarter has moved down from $1.05 a share to $1.02 over the last ninety days. At $4.01 per share, the average estimate for the fiscal year has fallen from $4.09 ninety days ago.

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NetApp Inc. Earnings Cheat Sheet

Results: Net income for the computer-storage development rose to $180.7 million (47 cents per share) vs. $160.6 million (40 cents per share) in the same quarter a year earlier. This marks a rise of 12.5% from the year-earlier quarter.

Revenue: Rose 19.2% to $1.7 billion from the year-earlier quarter.

Actual vs. Wall St. Expectations: NetApp Inc. reported adjusted net income of 66 cents per share. By that measure, the company beat the mean estimate of 49 cents per share. Analysts were expecting revenue of $1.68 billion.

Quoting Management: “With a strong product offering and well established partner ecosystem, NetApp delivered our ninth consecutive quarter of over 20% year-over-year product revenue growth. Our ability to generate cash remains robust as the fourth quarter was our best ever quarter in terms of cash flow from operations,” said Tom Georgens, president and CEO. “As the innovation leader in the industry, and the only company offering a unified scale out platform, we are the clear choice for enterprises as they re-architect their data centers to provide agility while reducing complexity and cost.”

Key Stats:

The company topped expectations last quarter after falling short of forecasts in the third quarter with net income of 39 cents versus a mean estimate of net income of 44 cents per share.

Looking Forward: Expectations for the first quarter of the next fiscal year have not changed from 45 cents. For the fiscal year, the average estimate has been unchanged at $1.81 a share.

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Pandora Media Earnings Cheat Sheet for the First Quarter

Results: Loss widened to $20.2 million (12 cents per diluted share) from $6.8 million (loss of 61 cents per share) in the same quarter a year earlier.

Revenue: Rose 58.3% to $80.8 million from the year-earlier quarter.

Actual vs. Wall St. Expectations: Pandora Media Inc. reported an adjusted net loss of 9 cents per share. By that measure, the company beat the mean analyst estimate of a loss of 18 cents per share. It beat the average revenue estimate of $74.3 million.

Quoting Management: “Pandora is off to an excellent start, exceeding our first quarter outlook and raising our expectations for the full fiscal year,” stated Joe Kennedy, Chairman & CEO of Pandora. “This quarter Pandora averaged more than 50 million active users a month who generated more than 3.09 billion listening hours across Pandora’s multiple platforms – desktop, auto, consumer electronics, and mobile devices. Consumers continue to embrace Pandora’s unparalleled personalized radio experience at an extraordinary rate, propelling Pandora’s market leadership to an all-time record share of 5.95% of total U.S. radio listening. Advertisers want to be everywhere their consumers are. They are moving quickly to speak with their target customers across the Pandora platform, with the majority of the top 50 digital advertisers in the U.S. already having bought multiplatform advertising on Pandora. Pandora is the future of radio.”

Key Stats:

The company topped expectations last quarter after falling short of forecasts in the fourth quarter of the last fiscal year with a loss of 5 cents versus a mean estimate of a loss of 2 cents per share.

Looking Forward: Expectations for the company’s performance in the upcoming quarter are lower than they were ninety days ago. Over the past three months, the average estimate for the second quarter has fallen from a profit of 2 cents per share to a loss of 2 cents. For the fiscal year, the average estimate has moved down from a profit of one cent a share to a loss of 16 cents over the last ninety days.

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Toll Brothers Earnings Cheat Sheet for the Second Quarter

Results: Reported a profit of $16.9 million (10 cents per diluted share) in the quarter. Toll Brothers Inc. had a net loss of $20.8 million or a loss 12 cents per share in the year-earlier quarter.

Revenue: Rose 16.9% to $373.7 million from the year-earlier quarter.

Actual vs. Wall St. Expectations: Toll Brothers Inc. beat the mean analyst estimate of 4 cents per share. It fell short of the average revenue estimate of $382 million.

Quoting Management: Douglas C. Yearley, Jr., Toll Brothers’ chief executive officer, stated, “It appears that the housing market has moved into a new and stronger phase of recovery as we have experienced broad-based improvement across most of our regions over the past six months. The spring selling season has been the most robust and sustained since the downturn began. Even now, for the first three weeks of May, our non-binding reservation deposits, a leading indicator of future contracts, are running 39% ahead on a gross basis, and 23% ahead on a per-community basis, compared to last year’s same May period.”

Key Stats:

The company topped expectations last quarter after falling short of forecasts in the first quarter with a loss of 2 cents versus a mean estimate of net income of 3 cents per share.

Gross margins increased 4.3 percentage points to 17.9%. The growth was likely driven by increased revenue, as the figure rose 16.9% from the year-earlier quarter, while costs rose 11%.

The company reported a profit last quarter, following a quarter of being in the red. In the fourth quarter of the last fiscal year, the company booked a net loss of $15 million, or a loss of 9 cents per share.

Revenue rose last quarter after dropping in the previous quarter. Revenue fell 3.6% to $322 million in the first quarter from the year earlier.

Looking Forward: For next quarter, analysts have a more positive outlook about the company’s expected results. The average estimate for the third quarter is 14 cents per share, up from 12 cents ninety days ago. For the fiscal year, the average estimate has moved up from 33 cents a share to 34 cents over the last sixty days.

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American Eagle Earnings Cheat Sheet for the First Quarter

Results: Net income for American Eagle Outfitters Inc. rose to $39.7 million (20 cents per share) vs. $28.3 million (14 cents per share) in the same quarter a year earlier. This marks a rise of 40.1% from the year-earlier quarter.

Revenue: Rose 18% to $719.1 million from the year-earlier quarter.

Actual vs. Wall St. Expectations: American Eagle Outfitters Inc. reported adjusted net income of 22 cents per share. By that measure, the company beat the mean estimate of 20 cents per share. Analysts were expecting revenue of $720 million.

Quoting Management: QuotRobert Hanson, chief executive officer stated, “I’m extremely pleased by our performance this quarter and appreciate the team’s accomplishments. We remain focused on delivering continued improvements in the near term, while fortifying our core brands and capabilities to pursue incremental profitable growth and consistent returns to shareholders.”

Key Stats:

Gross margin shrank 0.1 percentage point to 37.9%. The contraction appeared to be driven by increased costs, which rose 18.2% from the year earlier quarter while revenue rose 18%.

Revenue has increased for four quarters in a row. Revenue increased 13.8% to $1.04 billion in the fourth quarter of the last fiscal year. The figure rose 10.7% in the third quarter of the last fiscal year from the year earlier and climbed 3.7% in the second quarter of the last fiscal year from the year-ago quarter.

The company has now beaten estimates the last two quarters. In the fourth quarter of the last fiscal year, it topped expectations with net income of 35 cents versus a mean estimate of net income of 34 cents per share.

Net income has increased 64.1% year-over-year on average across the last five quarters. The biggest gain came in the first quarter of the last fiscal year, when income climbed more than twofold from the year-earlier quarter.

Looking Forward: For next quarter, analysts have a more positive outlook about the company’s expected results. The average estimate for the second quarter is 12 cents per share, up from 9 cents ninety days ago. For the fiscal year, the average estimate has moved up from $1.06 a share to $1.18 over the last ninety days.

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