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  • Today - Thursday, May 24, 2012

  • BLOX
    5:51 PM Infoblox (BLOX): FQ3 EPS of $0.05 beats by $0.04. Reevenue of $43.4M (+37% Y/Y) beats by $1.9M. Expects FQ4 revenue of $42.5M-$44M and EPS of $0.00-$0.01 vs. consensus of $42.1M and $0.00. Shares +5.1% AH. (PR) Comment!
  • CRMT
    5:43 PM America's Car-Mart (CRMT): FQ4 EPS of $0.97 beats by $0.07. Revenue of $113.5M (+9.8% Y/Y) misses by $7M. (PR) Comment!
  • SMTC
    4:58 PM More on Semtech (SMTC) Q1 misses across the board on a 4.7% decline in total Y/Y revenue. Net earnings slid 90% as expenses and a purchase accounting adjustment related to its acquisition of Gennum Corp. weighed on margins and bottom-line results. The firm also sets Q2 guidance that straddles current Street estimates, saying it expects to earn between $0.37 - $0.45 per share on revenue of $146 - $154M. Street expectations are for an EPS of $0.41 on revenue of $149M. Shares -3.2.% AH. Comment!
  • BV, ORCL
    4:50 PM Bazaarvoice (BV) is acquiring rival PowerReviews for $128M ($31M in cash and $97M in stock) up-front and 1.6M shares worth of options. PowerReviews provides customer review, Q&A, and social media engagement/analytics solutions for 1,100+ retailers. Along with the move, which follows Oracle's purchase of rival Vitrue, Bazaarvoice is guiding for FQ4 revenue of $31M-$31.5M, above a $28.3M consensus. With PowerReviews in tow, it expects FQ1 revenue of $32.5M-$33M and FY13 revenue of $137M-$139M. Comment!
  • PAY
    4:37 PM More on VeriFone (PAY): FQ2 beats on a per share basis on a 62% jump in total revenue. Net earnings fell 43% however, as restructuring and acquisition-related costs continued to weigh on bottom line margins. Shares -7.8% AH. 1 Comment
  • IXYS
    4:35 PM IXYS Corp. (IXYS): FQ4 EPS of $0.11 may not be comparable to consensus of $0.23. Revenue of $87.2M (-9.9% Y/Y) beats by $0.7M. Shares -0.5% AH. (PR) Comment!
  • SMTC
    4:33 PM Semtech (SMTC): Q1 EPS of $0.27 misses by $0.04. Revenue of $116.6M (-4.7% Y/Y) misses by $3M. Shares -5% AH. (PR) Comment!
  • KH
    4:11 PM China Kanghui Holdings (KH): Q1 EPS of $0.20 beats by $0.01. Revenue of $13.1M (+21.6% Y/Y) beats by $0.35M. (PR) Comment!
  • RUE
    4:08 PM rue21 (RUE): Q1 EPS of $0.46 beats by $0.03. Revenue of $205.6M (+18% Y/Y) beats by $1.5M. Shares -2.9% AH. (PR) Comment!
  • PAY
    4:05 PM VeriFone (PAY): FQ2 EPS of $0.64 beats by $0.03. Revenue of $472M (+62% Y/Y) in-line. Shares -7.8% AH. (PR) Comment!
  • TTC
    3:09 PM Toro  (TTC +7.5%) pops on a strong FQ2 report earlier today. Net earnings rose 14% Y/Y as unseasonably warm weather and an accelerated Spring helped boost sales of grounds-care equipment. The company also raises its FY12 forecast, now expecting an EPS of approximately $4.30, in the lower end of its previously announced guidance range of $4.30 - $4.35, but still better than Street estimates of $4.29. The company also expects revenue growth of 7% - 8% Y/Y. Comment!
  • SIGM
    1:15 PM Sigma Designs (SIGM +6.8%) posts a healthy gain after beating FQ1 estimates and guiding on its earnings call for FQ2 revenue of $61M-$67M - boosted by the acquisition of bankrupt Trident's HDTV chip business, and thus not comparable to estimates. The chipmaker says it's seeing strong traction for its home streaming and IPTV processing chips. It adds it has cut the Trident unit's staff by 1/3 since the acquisition. Comment!
  • GE
    12:05 PM GE (GE -0.6%) will use the entire $4.5B "special dividend" that it's receiving from GE Capital for buybacks, Jeff Immelt has told investors. That should add ~$0.03 a share to GE's 2013 earnings, estimates Citigroup, which reiterates its "buy" recommendation on the company.
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  • TIF
    10:18 AM Tiffany's (TIF) 9% plunge following its earnings report and profit warning is a buying opportunity, says Oppenheimer, as Q1 sales held up, input costs are easing, and comps will soon moderate, while the firm also believes the new guidance is attainable. Comment!
  • TEVA
    9:05 AM More on Teva (TEVA) 2012 guidance: The EPS of forecast of $5.30-$5.40 is below prior guidance of $5.48-$5.68; revenue prediction of $20B-$21B is below $22B prior. Teva's Europe outlook has been affected by over $1B. If there are businesses that don't fit, "we'll be looking to divest," says CEO Jeremy Levin. 1 Comment
  • SFL
    8:59 AM Ship Finance International (SFL): Q1 EPS of $0.49 may not be comparable to consensus of $0.35. (PR) Comment!
  • TEVA
    8:58 AM Teva (TEVA) provides 2012 guidance on a conference call to investors, saying it expects EPS of $5.30-$5.40 vs. consensus of $5.59. It forecasts net revenue of $20B-$21B vs. 21.27B. Breakdown: U.S. $10.5B, Europe $5.8B, ROW $4.2B, Copaxone $3.8B. Shares +1.4% premarket. (PR) 2 Comments
  • TTC
    8:36 AM Toro Company (TTC): FQ2 EPS of $2.26 beats by $0.12. Revenue of $691.5M (+10% Y/Y) beats by $15M. (PR) Comment!
  • HNZ
    8:12 AM More on Heinz's (HNZ) Q1: Global Ketchup segment grew organic sales by 8.3%. Acquisition of Quero in Brazil helped emerging market sales increase by 17% Y/Y. Raises dividend payout to $2.06/share. Sees FY13 EPS of $3.52-$3.62. Shares -0.5% premarket. (PR) 1 Comment
  • HNZ
    8:02 AM Heinz (HNZ): FQ4 EPS of $0.81 beats by $0.02. Revenue of $3.05B (+5.6% Y/Y) in-line. (PR) Comment!
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