Earnings Expectations for the Week of August 6

Analysts on average expect to see per-share earnings that are less than a year ago when Dish Network

, MGM Resorts

, Molson Coors

, News Corp.

, Sotheby's

and Sirius XM Radio

share their quarterly results this week. But it is retail earnings that will be the focus, with second-quarter results due from the following prominent department store operators.

In its Wednesday report, earnings from Cincinnati-based Macy's

are expected to come to $0.64 per share for the second quarter. That compares to $0.55 a share in the same period of last year. The stock had a consensus EPS estimate of $0.65 a month ago. In the previous quarter, Macy's exceeded consensus estimates by three cents per share, or 7.5 percent year-over-year. Second-quarter revenues are expected to total about $6.1 billion, which would be around 3 percent higher than a year ago. The company just announced better-than-expected same-store sales in July, and it is looking to build on four-straight revenue increases.

This department store operator is expected to say Thursday that for its second quarter it had a profit of $0.96 per share. That would be down from the $1.08 per share that Kohl's

reported in the same period a year ago. Its per-share earnings have not fallen short of consensus estimates in the past four quarters -- the earnings beat in the first quarter was by a couple of pennies per share. And analysts on average expect revenues to total $4.2 billion, which is about the same as in the year-ago quarter. Kohl's said last week that its same-store sales rose 1.7 percent in July, but were down 2.7 percent for the quarter.

Second-quarter 2012 earnings for Seattle-based upscale retailer Nordstrom

are forecast to come to $0.74 per share, while revenues totaled $3.0 billion. In the same quarter of last year, the company beat EPS estimates when it posted $0.80 per share and $2.7 billion in sales. Note that Nordstrom fell short of analysts' estimates in the first quarter, its first miss in seven quarters. But it posted better-than-expected same-store sales for July, boosted by strength from its Nordstrom Rack discount stores. Nordstrom reports second-quarter results Thursday afternoon.

Analysts predict that struggling retailer JCPenney

will say Friday that it saw a net loss of $0.22 per share in the second quarter, as it continues to suffer from competition from the likes of Walmart

, Target

and Amazon.com

. The consensus estimate has dropped in the past 60 days from a loss of $0.13 per share. Revenues for the quarter are forecast to have fallen 17.5 percent from a year ago to $3.2 billion. Fitch downgraded the stock last week, citing concerns about revenue heading into the back-to-school and holiday shopping seasons.

Among other retailers scheduled to post results this week, analysts are looking for year-over-year earnings and revenue growth from CVS Caremark

and Vitamin Shoppe

. But Advance Auto Parts

, Pantry

and TravelCenters of America

are expected to report a decline in earnings. And a net loss is anticipated from Office Depot

. Walt Disney

, Ralph Lauren

and Fossil

all have retail segments. Disney is expected to announce Tuesday after the markets close that overall EPS for the fiscal third quarter rose 16.1 percent from a year ago to $0.93 and revenue was 5.9 percent higher to $11.3 billion. However, Fossil and Ralph Lauren earnings are projected to have declined year-over-year. Priceline.com's

EPS are predicted to be 25.5 percent higher than a year ago. The largest retailer in the world, Walmart, is scheduled to share its quarterly results the following week. Also look for reports from retailers Abercrombie & Fitch

, Home Depot

, Sears Holding

Target and many others that week.