Quarterly reports of note scheduled for this week include those from Archer Daniels Midland (NYSE:
ADM
), General Motors (NYSE:
GM
), MasterCard (NYSE:
MA
), Procter & Gamble (NYSE:
PG
) and Time Warner (NYSE:
TWX
), all of which are expected to post earnings growth, as well as Pfizer (NYSE:
PFE
) and Kraft Foods (NYSE:
KFT
), which are projected to report earnings declines. Here's a day-by-day rundown of some of the most anticipated quarterly reports of the week.
Monday
Insurance giants Allstate (NYSE:
ALL
) and Humana (NYSE:
HUM
) are scheduled to report their second quarter results on Monday. But analysts predict that the former will post a net loss of $1.56 per share, and the latter will see earnings 19.2% lower year over year to $2.06 per share, but revenues up 7.7% to $9.3 billion. Companies anticipated to post double-digit EPS growth on Monday include FMC (NYSE:
FMC
), Innophos Holdings (NASDAQ:
IPHS
), Principal Financial Group (NYSE:
PFG
), Rogers (NYSE:
ROG
) and Sohu.com (NASDAQ:
SOHU
).
Tuesday
Duke Energy (NYSE:
DUK
) and Marathon Oil (NYSE:
MRO
) are on deck Tuesday, but both are expected to post per-share earnings that are marginally lower than in the same period a year ago. Analysts are looking for Pfizer (NYSE:
PFE
) to report earnings of $0.59 per share and revenues of $16.9 billion, which is down from $0.62 and $17.3 billion a year ago. Coach (NYSE:
COH
) earnings are expected to be about the same as a year ago, but plenty of companies are forecast to report earnings growth on Tuesday, including:
  • Archer Daniels Midland (NYSE: ADM): EPS up 18.8% to $0.85
  • Buckeye Technologies (NYSE: BKI): EPS up 63.9% to $0.72
  • CBS (NYSE: CBS): EPS up 46.7% to $0.46
  • Franklin Resources (NYSE: BEN): EPS up 27.2% to $2.17
  • Genessee & Wyoming (NYSE: GWR): EPS up 28.6% to $0.70
  • Parker Hannifin (NYSE: PH): EPS up 25.0% to $1.80
Wednesday
Another busy day on the earnings front, including:
  • Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA): EPS up 19.5% to $0.41
  • MasterCard (NYSE: MA): EPS up 17.3% to $4.22
  • Pioneer Natural Resources (NYSE: PXD): EPS up 48.2% to $0.83
  • Prudential Financial (NYSE: PRU): EPS up 41.3% to $1.55
  • Southeby's (NYSE: BID): EPS up 19.2% to $1.56
  • Tesoro (NYSE: TSO): EPS up 77.4% to $1.33
  • Time Warner (NYSE: TWX): EPS up 10.7% to $0.56
  • Williams Companies (NYSE: WMB): EPS up 28.9% to $0.38
Also look for earnings growth from Allergan (NYSE:
AGN
), Constellation Energy (NYSE:
CEG
), Devon Energy (
DVN
), IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE:
ICE
) and Molex (NASDAQ:
MOLX
). Analysts expect to see smaller earnings from Clorox (NYSE:
CLX
), Garmin (NASDAQ:
GRMN
), Nicor (NYSE:
GAS
) and TRW Automotive (NYSE:
TRW
).
Thursday
Thursday's highlights include:
  • American International Group (NYSE: AIG): EPS down 35.7% to $0.92
  • Kraft Foods (NYSE: KFT): EPS down 3.4% to $0.58
  • Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV): EPS down 31.4% to $0.20
Kraft and Southwest are also forecast to report higher revenues, though. Others expected to post earnings declines Thursday include CIGNA (NYSE:
CI
), CVS Caremark (NYSE:
CVS
), Dean Foods (NYSE:
DF
), First Solar (NASDAQ:
FSLR
) and Sunoco (NYSE:
SUN
). Earnings expectations are high for coal producer Alpha Natural Resources (NYSE:
ANR
) and fertilizer producer CF Industries (NYSE:
CF
). Analysts are looking for the former to report per-share earnings of $1.12 and revenues of $1.5 billion, which is up from $0.62 and $1.0 billion a year ago. The consensus forecast for the latter calls for $5.87 per share earnings (up 57.8%) and revenues of $1.8 billion (up 34.8%). Thursday's other anticipated double-digit earnings gainers include:
  • Apache (NYSE: APA): EPS up 21.0% to $3.09
  • Cardinal Health (NYSE: CAH): up 13.8% to $0.58
  • DirecTV (NASDAQ: DTV): EPS up 29.4% to $0.85
  • Discovery Communications (NASDAQ: DISCA): up 19.7% to $0.61
  • Priceline.com (NASDAQ: PCLN): EPS up 36.6% to $4.87
Friday
General Motors (NYSE:
GM
) and Procter & Gamble (NYSE:
PG
) will highlight Friday reports. Analysts are looking for the automaker to report per-share earnings of $1.20 (the third straight quarterly EPS increase since last year's IPO) and revenues of $36.7 billion. The consensus forecast for the consumer goods giant calls for per-share earnings up 13.4% from a year ago to $0.82 and revenues up 9.0% to $20.6 billion. Also look for earnings growth from Imperial Sugar (NASDAQ:
IPSU
), Viacom (NYSE:
VIA
), Washington Post (NYSE:
WPO
) and Weight Watchers (NYSE:
WTW
) as well.
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