Here are some highlights from this past week's earnings coverage from BloggingStocks:
- Applied Materials Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) posted a Q1 loss and announced a workforce reduction.
- ArcelorMittal (NYSE: MT) swung to it's first ever quarterly loss due to lower demand and a big write-down.
- Buffalo Wild Wings Inc. (NASDAQ: BWLD) shares surged after it posted strong Q4 results.
- Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. (NYSE: CMG) posted better-than-expected Q4 earnings as revenue surged.
- Genzyme Corp. (NASDAQ: GENZ) topped Q4 earnings estimates, sending shares higher.
- Global Traffic Network Inc. (NASDAQ: GNET) weaker-than-expected Q2 results led to a downgrade.
- Level 3 Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: LVLT) shares fell despite its upside surprise for Q4.
- Lions Gate Entertainment (NYSE: LGF) posted a bigger-than-expected Q3 loss despite revenue growth.
- McAfee Inc. (NYSE: MFE) Q4 profit rose on increased revenue from corporate and consumer businesses.
- NetApp Inc. (NASDAQ: NTAP) Q3 numbers were in line with estimates but it announced job cuts.
- Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA) reported a bigger-than-expected Q4 loss and declined to offer guidance.
- NYSE Euronext Inc. (NYSE: NYX) posted a bigger-than-expected Q4 loss due to lower listing fees.
- Qwest Communications International Inc. (NYSE: Q) Q4 earnings fell but beat analysts' estimates.
- Research In Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) warned of earnings at the low end of guidance.
- UBS AG (NYSE: UBS) reported a larger-than-expected Q4 loss and announced more job cuts.
- Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA) reported sharply lower Q4 earnings due in part to the slump in advertising.
For more highlights from this week, see Coke, Pepsi, Hasbro, Marriott, Abercrombie, Wells Fargo and others.
Also, Joseph Lazzaro asks, Is company quarterly guidance necessary? Peter Cohan suggests ignoring analysts' recommendations.
Upcoming earnings releases include Jack-in-the-Box (NASDAQ: JACK), La-Z-Boy (NYSE: LZB), Walmart (NYSE: WMT), Winn Dixie (NASDAQ: WINN), CBS (NYSE: CBS), Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA), Goodyear (NYSE: GT), Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ), OfficeMax (NYSE: OMX), Playboy (NYSE: PLA) , Whole Foods (NASDAQ: WFMI), Deere (NYSE: DE), Denny's (NASDAQ: DENN), Dress Barn (NASDAQ: DBRN), Cabela's (NYSE: CAB), Intuit (NASDAQ: INTU), Hormel (NYSE: HRL), Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S), CVS Caremark (NYSE: CVS), Expedia (NASDAQ: EXPE), WebMD (NASDAQ: WBMD), JCPenney (NYSE: JCP), Lowe's (NYSE: LOW).
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