Earnings highlights: Dell, Home Depot, Lowe’s, PetSmart, Trina Solar and others

23 11 2008

Posted by: admin in Stocks Money News

Here are some highlights from this past week’s earnings coverage from BloggingStocks:

AnnTaylor Stores Corp. (NYSE: ANN) posted dismal Q3 results as same-store sales sank.
Autodesk Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) declined to release an outlook for next year due to the economic turmoil.
BASF AG (OTC: BASFY) profit warning resulted in analysts’ upgrades and downgrades both.
Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) handily beat Q3 expectations due in part to share buybacks.
GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) missed Q3 earnings expectations and same-store sales declined.
Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) forecast Q4 results above estimates on cost cutting and global reach.
Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD) reported better-than-expected Q3 results though sales had declined.
LDK Solar Co. Ltd. (NYSE: LDK) Q3 earnings more than doubled and revenued surged 70%.
Lowe’s Cos. Inc. (NYSE: LOW) posted better-than-expected Q3 results though same-store sales slipped.
McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD) 2009 earnings prospects resulted in an analyst’s upgrade.
Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) earnings warning resulted in upgrades from a few analysts.
PetSmart Inc. (NASDAQ: PETM) topped expectations and forecast full-year profits higher than estimates.
Suntech Power Holdings Co. (NYSE: STP) fell short of earnings expectations and lowered its guidance.
Trina Solar Ltd. (NYSE: TSL) Q3 earnings quadrupled and revenue more than tripled on increased demand.