Earnings Preview for October 31, 2012 (NYSE: RTI)
These U.S companies are scheduled to report their quarterly earnings today before market open. Below is a preview of their key earning metrics, based on consensus estimates of analysts polled by Bloomberg. We have also provided analysts’ consensus buy ratings for these stocks with upside potential for the upcoming 12-months.
RTI International Metals Inc (NYSE:RTI), a manufacturer and distributor of titanium and speciality metal mill products, extruded shapes and engineered systems, is expected to release its third quarter earnings for fiscal 2012 today before market open. As per analysts’ consensus estimates polled by Bloomberg, third-quarter net sales for RTI are forecasted to grow 35% at $193.44 million from $143.67 million in the same period prior year. The net profit is expected to grow significantly by 102% to $4.18 million and EPS for the quarter is estimated at $0.16, up 133% from the previous year quarter.
Meanwhile, sales for O2Micro International Ltd (NASDAQ:OIIM), a developer of integrated circuits, are forecasted to decline 30% year-over-year to $22.47 million. During the quarter, a net loss of $4.74 million is forecasted from the net profit of $ 1.47 million in the year ago quarter.
| Company | Ticker |
Market Cap ($MM) |
Last Price | Industry | Quarter |
Sales ($MM) (Growth) |
Net Income($MM) (Growth) |
EPS ($) (Growth) |
Total Analyst Coverage |
Buy Ratings |
Upside Potential |
| O2Micro International Ltd | OIIM | 101.1 | 3.24 | Semicon Compo-Intg Circu | 3Q 2012 |
22.47 (-30%) |
-4.74 (-422%) |
-0.14 (-450%) |
6 | 83% | 79.0% |
| Medical Action Industries Inc | MDCI | 52.0 | 3.17 | Disposable Medical Prod | 2Q 2013 |
114.00 (4%) |
1.08 (95%) |
0.05 (13%) |
3 | 33% | 73.5% |
| Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd | NVMI | 192.3 | 7.21 | Semiconductor Equipment | 3Q 2012 |
24.55 (-5%) |
2.00 (-66%) |
0.07 (-68%) |
4 | 100% | 38.7% |
| Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc | LECO | 3,257.6 | 39.00 | Mach Tools&Rel Products | 3Q 2012 |
718.29 (2%) |
59.43 (7%) |
0.72 (9%) |
11 | 64% | 35.3% |
| RTI International Metals Inc | RTI | 703.7 | 23.21 | Metal Processors&Fabrica | 3Q 2012 |
193.44 (35%) |
4.18 (102%) |
0.16 (133%) |
13 | 38% | 32.8% |
| Acorda Therapeutics Inc | ACOR | 901.3 | 22.48 | Medical-Biomedical/Gene | 3Q 2012 |
75.19 (-19%) |
4.21 (-78%) |
0.10 (-80%) |
13 | 54% | 32.3% |
| Garmin Ltd | GRMN | 7,598.2 | 38.99 | Electronic Compo-Misc | 3Q 2012 |
660.92 (-1%) |
118.54 (-21%) |
0.60 (-22%) |
13 | 46% | 28.7% |
| WellCare Health Plans Inc | WCG | 2,380.2 | 55.23 | Medical-HMO | 3Q 2012 |
1,830.00 (19%) |
61.06 (-31%) |
1.40 (-31%) |
15 | 53% | 26.7% |
| Rowan Cos Plc | RDC | 4,073.6 | 32.80 | Oil&Gas Drilling | 3Q 2012 |
342.26 (46%) |
55.25 (76%) |
0.39 (56%) |
40 | 55% | 26.4% |
| Quanta Services Inc | PWR | 4,947.7 | 23.60 | Commercial Services | 3Q 2012 |
1,640.00 (31%) |
78.76 (51%) |
0.36 (44%) |
19 | 74% | 24.3% |
| Iron Mountain Inc | IRM | 5,834.0 | 33.99 | Commercial Services | 3Q 2012 |
763.33 (-1%) |
60.65 (84%) |
0.35 (108%) |
12 | 50% | 21.4% |
| Heidrick & Struggles International Inc | HSII | 216.9 | 12.02 | Human Resources | 3Q 2012 |
116.71 (-22%) |
3.68 (NM) |
0.24 (NM) |
10 | 20% | 20.6% |
| AGCO Corp | AGCO | 4,624.8 | 47.57 | Machinery-Farm | 3Q 2012 |
2,400.00 (14%) |
101.25 (20%) |
1.01 (17%) |
18 | 39% | 20.0% |
| Triple-S Management Corp | GTS | 551.2 | 19.41 | Medical-HMO | 3Q 2012 |
616.50 (14%) |
14.20 (22%) |
0.50 (25%) |
4 | 0% | 13.3% |
| MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc | MSM | 4,435.3 | 70.70 | Retail-Catalog Shopping | 4Q 2012 |
632.85 (19%) |
67.86 (14%) |
1.07 (15%) |
15 | 53% | 13.3% |
| Capitol Federal Financial Inc | CFFN | 1,862.7 | 11.82 | S&L/Thrifts-Central US | 4Q 2012 |
51.55 (2%) |
17.77 (6%) |
0.12 (17%) |
7 | 43% | 12.8% |
| IPG Photonics Corp | IPGP | 3,079.8 | 60.30 | Telecom Eq Fiber Optics | 3Q 2012 |
151.00 (17%) |
41.45 (26%) |
0.80 (21%) |
13 | 69% | 12.6% |
| STERIS Corp | STE | 2,102.9 | 36.20 | Medical Steriliz Product | 2Q 2013 |
348.17 (2%) |
29.87 (1%) |
0.51 (3%) |
9 | 67% | 12.3% |
| Macerich Co/The | MAC | 7,595.9 | 57.06 | REITS-Regional Malls | 3Q 2012 |
207.00 (2%) |
22.43 (73%) |
0.22 (115%) |
20 | 40% | 10.2% |
| Capital Product Partners LP | CPLP | 541.1 | 7.80 | Transport-Marine | 3Q 2012 |
38.24 (24%) |
6.07 (-91%) |
0.06 (-96%) |
9 | 44% | 9.8% |
| DST Systems Inc | DST | 2,533.4 | 56.18 | Computer Services | 3Q 2012 |
472.50 (-20%) |
43.15 (22%) |
0.95 (25%) |
6 | 50% | 6.4% |
| Teleflex Inc | TFX | 2,738.4 | 67.01 | Medical Products | 3Q 2012 |
370.83 (0%) |
31.27 (-6%) |
0.74 (-9%) |
9 | 22% | 6.0% |
| LPL Financial Holdings Inc | LPLA | 3,209.9 | 28.90 | Finance-Invest Bnkr/Brkr | 3Q 2012 |
899.60 (2%) |
39.55 (9%) |
0.33 (4%) |
13 | 15% | 5.5% |
| Magellan Midstream Partners LP | MMP | 9,708.5 | 42.92 | Pipelines | 3Q 2012 |
451.00 (4%) |
103.05 (-7%) |
0.42 (-14%) |
17 | 41% | 5.4% |
| CNH Global NV | CNH | 10,271.8 | 42.85 | Machinery-Farm | 3Q 2012 |
4.62 (-6%) |
270.33 (-1%) |
1.16 (2%) |
9 | 22% | 3.6% |
| Waddell & Reed Financial Inc | WDR | 2,799.5 | 32.62 | Invest Mgmnt/Advis Serv | 3Q 2012 |
311.75 (5%) |
48.90 (23%) |
0.56 (23%) |
13 | 31% | 3.3% |
| Medidata Solutions Inc | MDSO | 963.3 | 37.51 | Medical Information Sys | 3Q 2012 |
56.13 (21%) |
5.50 (-26%) |
0.22 (-29%) |
7 | 71% | 2.9% |
| WEX Inc | WXS | 2,788.4 | 72.11 | Commercial Serv-Finance | 3Q 2012 |
157.11 (3%) |
40.13 (-17%) |
1.03 (-16%) |
11 | 27% | 0.8% |
Note: Sales, Net Income & EPS are Bloomberg estimated figures and the growth rates mentioned are year-over-year.
NM: Not Meaningful
NA: Not Available
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