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FeedPosted Feb 12th 2010 3:40PM by Elizabeth Harrow (RSS feed)
Filed under: Earnings Reports, Options

Call volume is unusually heavy today on P.F. Chang's China Bistro (
PFCB), as the restaurant chain prepares to unleash its fourth-quarter earnings results next Wednesday. So far, more than 2,500 of these bullishly oriented options have crossed the tape, representing roughly seven times PFCB's expected call volume.
The day's most popular strike is the February 45 call, with more than 2,200 contracts changing hands on open interest of 4,177 contracts. Several sizable blocks have changed hands at the ask price, suggesting that traders are buying new calls at this out-of-the-money strike today.
Continue reading Speculation Heats Up on P.F. Chang's China Bistro Ahead of Earnings
Posted Jan 28th 2010 8:00AM by Michael Fowlkes (RSS feed)
Filed under: Major Movement, Earnings Reports, Forecasts, Good news, Products and Services, Competitive Strategy, Netflix, Inc. (NFLX)

Following Wednesday's market close, Netflix (
NFLX) reported its fourth quarter numbers, and the stock soared 13% higher in after-hours trading when the company posted
better-than-expected numbers for the quarter.
The company had a great quarter, with profit rising by an impressive 36%. While the fourth quarter earnings were dramatic, what really had the stock moving after hours was the upbeat forecast for 2010.
Continue reading Netflix Soars on Strong Fourth Quarter Numbers
Posted Dec 9th 2009 1:50PM by Elizabeth Harrow (RSS feed)
Filed under: Earnings Reports, Options, Technical Analysis
FuelCell Energy(FCEL) is scheduled to release its fiscal fourth-quarter results after the closing bell tonight. Ahead of the report, analysts are expecting FCEL to report a loss of 19 cents per share, up from its year-ago loss of 35 cents per share. Sales for the fourth quarter are expected to arrive at $28 million.
Historically, FCEL has a relatively solid track record in the earnings spotlight. The firm fell short of Wall Street's consensus expectations with last year's fourth-quarter report, but it has reported narrower-than-expected quarterly losses in each of the three successive quarters.
Continue reading Shorts hedge their bets ahead of FuelCell Energy's 4Q report
Posted Aug 26th 2009 2:45PM by Elizabeth Harrow (RSS feed)
Filed under: Major Movement, Earnings Reports, Bad News
Isle of Capri Casinos (NASDAQ: ISLE) is getting hammered today in the wake of its latest earnings report. This morning, the company reported that it swung to a fiscal first-quarter profit of $900,000, or 3 cents per share, while revenue for the period slipped 6.3% to $259.9 million. The results were far worse than expected, with consensus estimates on Wall Street predicting a profit of 13 cents per share on $273 million in revenue.
On the cost-cutting front, ISLE's previously planned departure from the international market is on pace, reported Chairman and CEO James B. Perry. "... we remain on track to exit our international operations in the near term, as we will exit the Bahamas no later than October 31, and expect to exit our remaining UK operations by the end of the calendar year."
Continue reading Bears punish Isle of Capri Casinos after disappointing earnings
Posted Apr 28th 2009 10:30AM by Elizabeth Harrow (RSS feed)
Filed under: Earnings Reports, Forecasts, Agriculture
Illinois-based Corn Products International, Inc. (NYSE: CPO) stepped into the earnings spotlight this morning, with the food firm reporting first-quarter net income of $17 million, or 22 cents per share, down sharply from $64 million, or 85 cents per share, in the first quarter of 2008. Sales for the period fell 11% to $831.1 million.
The results were impacted by higher net corn costs, softer volumes, and foreign currency translations. Analysts were expecting significantly higher earnings of 49 cents per share, according to Thomson Reuters.
As if the wide earnings miss wasn't enough of a downside catalyst, CPO multiplied its negative momentum by slashing its outlook for the remainder of 2009. "We now anticipate lower volumes in North America due to the economic environment and a slightly longer than anticipated rebound in pricing in Brazil to offset the currency and volume impact," explained Chief Executive Sam Scott.
Continue reading Corn Products reports weak 1Q, slashes earnings outlook
Posted Apr 15th 2009 1:20PM by Elizabeth Harrow (RSS feed)
Filed under: Earnings Reports, Yahoo! (YHOO), Employees, Options, NASDAQ

Late Tuesday,
The New York Times reported that
Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:
YHOO) is preparing a
significant round of layoffs, according to sources close the matter. The sources indicate that several hundred employees could be affected by the upcoming job cuts, which would be YHOO's first under new CEO Carol Bartz.
A Yahoo spokesman declined to comment, but reports indicate that the payroll cuts could be announced next Tuesday, April 21, when the Internet portal is scheduled to release its first-quarter earnings results. Since she first joined the company in January, Ms. Bartz has made it clear that serious restructuring efforts would be necessary to repair Yahoo's struggling business.
Continue reading Will Yahoo! report fresh job cuts along with first-quarter earnings?
Posted Apr 14th 2009 6:00PM by Michael Fowlkes (RSS feed)
Filed under: Major Movement, Earnings Reports, Forecasts, Good news, Bad News, Competitive Strategy, Intel (INTC), Market Matters, Economic Data, Technology

Shares of health care giant
Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:
INTC) have been selling off in after hours trading, following the company's first quarter earnings announcement.
As we discussed in our
earnings preview, analysts had been looking to see the company show first quarter earnings of 2 cents per share, but the company surprised to the upside, with a reported 11 cents per share. Despite this good news, the stock has dropped around 3.5% in after hours trading.
Continue reading Intel drops, despite better than expected earnings
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