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May 07, 2010 (Briefing.com via COMTEX) -- Hourly In Play (R)

Updated: 07-May-10 02:00 ET

01:55

WTW Weight Watchers clarifies statement on 5/6 earnings conf. call (17.75 )

During the question and answer portion of co's 1Q10 earnings call, David Kirchhoff, President and Chief Executive Officer, referred to current trends in the co's North American meetings business as flat. For purposes of clarification, Mr. Kirchhoff was referring to current enrollment trends and not current attendance trends.

01:47

DPM DCP Midstream misses by $0.18, beats on revs (31.66 )

Reports Q1 (Mar) earnings of $0.41 per share, excluding non-recurring items, $0.18 worse than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.59; revenues rose 67.8% year/year to $403.7 mln vs the $338.9 mln consensus.

01:39

FRM Furmanite beats by $0.03, misses on revenue (4.46 )

Reports Q1 (Mar) earnings of $0.01 per share, $0.03 better than the ($0.02) two-analyst estimate; revenue increased 5.4% year/year to $66.4 mln vs $74.0 mln single-analyst estimate.

01:35

GGP Simon Property Group proposes to acquire General Growth for $6.5 bln or $20.00/share (15.84 )

Simon Property Group (SPG) announcesthat it has made its best and final offer to acquire General Growth Properties in a fully financed transaction valued at $6.5 billion, or $20.00 per GGP share, consisting of $5.00 in cash, $10.00 in shares of SPG common stock, at its current value, and the distribution to GGP shareholders of shares in General Growth Opportunities, valued by GGP at $5.00 per share. SPG also improves its previously submitted proposal to sponsor a GGP recapitalization by increasing the price per newly issued GGP share to $11.00.

01:32

ATLS Atlas Energy reports 1Q10 results (33.05 )

Reports Q1 (Mar) adjusted net income of $0.18, $0.02 better than Thomson-Reuters consensus of $0.16. Adjusted EBITDA was $69.1 mln vs $65.2 mln for prior year comparable quarter.

01:17

GOK Geokinetics misses by $0.83, misses on revs (7.51 )

Reports Q1 (Mar) loss of $1.65 per share, excluding non-recurring items, $0.83 worse than the Thomson Reuters consensus of ($0.82); revenues fell 28.0% year/year to $105.8 mln vs the $129.5 mln consensus. EBITDA for 1Q10 was $1.8 mln, which includes $1.5 mln of one-time transaction costs associated with the PGS Onshore acquisition. Excluding these costs, EBITDA was $3.3 mln compared to $25.4 mln in 1Q09.

01:13

MELI MercadoLibre beats by $0.04, misses on revs (44.79 )

Reports Q1 (Mar) earnings of $0.22 per share, $0.04 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.18; revenues rose 42.0% year/year to $45.9 mln vs the $46.6 mln consensus.

01:10

GBX Greenbrier Companies prices 4.0 mln common shares at $12.50/share (13.63 )

19:27

June crude oil trading 28 cents lower at $76.83 in electronic trade (6.60 -0.37)

19:07

Futures are lower after hours with S&P 500 futures 9.86 points below fair value of 1125.46 and Nasdaq 100 futures 17.25 points below fair value of 1891.99.

18:54

OCLR Oclaro announces pricing of common stock offering at $12.00

18:11

ED Con Edison beats by $0.12; reaffirms FY10 EPS in-line (44.21 -0.84)

Reports Q1 (Mar) earnings of $0.93 per share, $0.12 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.81. Co reaffirms in-line guidance for FY10, sees EPS of $3.10-3.30 vs. $3.28 Thomson Reuters consensus.

18:08

TESO Tesco beats by $0.03 (10.75 -0.78)

Reports Q1 (Mar) earnings of $0.06 per share, $0.03 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.03; revenues fell 22.0% year/year to $86.0 mln vs the $86.1 mln consensus.

18:06

PSA Public Storage beats by $0.04, misses on revs; raises quarterly dividend 23.1% to $0.80/share (94.25 -2.73)

Reports Q1 (Mar) funds from operations of $1.15 per share, excluding non-recurring items, $0.04 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $1.11; revenues fell 2.2% year/year to $347.8 mln vs the $386 mln consensus.

18:02

CCIX Coleman Cable beats by $0.03, beats on revs; guides Q2 EPS in-line, revs above consensus (5.54 -0.15)

Reports Q1 (Mar) earnings of $0.11 per share, $0.03 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.08; revenues rose 33.0% year/year to $156 mln vs the $145.7 mln consensus. Co issues mixed guidance for Q2, sees EPS of $0.02-0.16, excluding non-recurring items, vs. $0.06 Thomson Reuters consensus; sees Q2 revs of $155-165 mln vs. $141.71 mln Thomson Reuters consensus.

17:59

AEC Associated Estates announces pricing of common share offering at $13.00 (13.56 -0.54)

Co announced the pricing of a public offering of 8 mln of its common shares at a price of $13.00 per share, for net proceeds of ~$99.4 mln after the underwriting discount and estimated offering expenses (or ~$114.3 mlnif the underwriters' over-allotment option is exercised in full). AEC intends to use the net proceeds received from the offering to redeem all of its preferred depositary shares.

17:58

INDXCH Standard & Poorâ??s Announces Change to U.S. Index

TIBCO Software (TIBX) will replace Brink's Home Security Holdings (CFL) in the S&P MidCap 400 index after the close of trading on Friday, May 14. Brink's Home Security Holdings is being acquired by Tyco International Ltd. (TYC) in a deal expected to be completed on or about that date, pending final approvals.

17:57

CIE Cobalt International Energy announces Firefox #1 well, owned by BHP, will be plugged and abandoned (9.00 -1.30)

The co reported that the exploratory well was spud on February 10, 2010 and Cobalt has a 30% working interest in the well, which is operated by BHP Billiton Petroleum (BHP)

17:54

CPT Camden Property beats by $0.02, beats on revs; reaffirms FY10 EPS in-line (46.42 -2.25)

Reports Q1 (Mar) funds from operations (FFO) of $0.68 per share, $0.02 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.66; revenues fell 3.1% year/year to $152.2 mln vs the $130.5 mln consensus. Co reaffirms in-line guidance for FY10, sees FFO's of $2.35-2.65 vs. $2.54 Thomson Reuters consensus.

17:51

CPE Callon Petroleum guides Q2 and FY10 production; sees Q2 nat gas production of 1.1-1.2 Bcf, sees FY10 nat gas production at 5.0-5.6 Bcf (5.12 -0.38) -Update-

17:48

RSCR Res-Care beats by $0.03, reports revs in-line; reaffirms FY10 EPS in-line, revs in-line (10.51 -0.50)

Reports Q1 (Mar) earnings of $0.28 per share, $0.03 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.25; revenues fell 0.2% year/year to $389.9 mln vs the $386.2 mln consensus. Co reaffirms in-line guidance for FY10, sees EPS of $1.05-1.15 vs. $1.07 Thomson Reuters consensus; reaffirms FY10 revs of $1.6 bln vs. $1.58 bln Thomson Reuters consensus.

17:45

CPE Callon Petroleum beats by $0.04, beats on revs (5.12 -0.38)

Reports Q1 (Mar) earnings of $0.13 per share, $0.04 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.09; revenues fell 5.6% year/year to $23.4 mln vs the $22.7 mln consensus.

17:38

FOR Forestar Real Estate in-line with Q1 (20.40 -1.66)

Reports Q1 (Mar) ($0.08), in-line with the Thomson Reuters dual-analyst ets of ($0.08); revenues fell 9.4% year/year to $26.4 mln vs the $27.5 mln dual-analyst est.

17:36

VCI Valassis Board of Directors approves reinstatement of stock repurchase program (31.95 -1.01)

Co announced that its Board of Directors approved the reinstatement of ITS stock repurchase program which was previously suspended. Under the stock repurchase program, up to ~6.1 million shares of our common stock remain authorized for repurchase.

17:34

III Information Services Group reports Q1 EPS of $0.01 vs. $0.20 in the prior year's quarter; revs grew 2% to $34.8 mln (3.28 -0.07)

17:30

VR Validus Holdings misses by $0.48; co announces modified dutch auction tender offer for $300 mln Validus common shares (23.75 -0.52)

Reports Q1 (Mar) ($1.09), $0.48 worse than the Thomson Reuters consensus of ($0.61).

17:26

ATNI Atlantic Tele-Network misses by $0.08 (52.72 -1.43)

Reports Q1 (Mar) earnings of $0.48 per share, excluding charges, $0.08 worse than the Thomson Reuters consensus of 0.56; revenues fell 2.0% year/year to $54.7 mln vs the $61.3 mln consensus.

17:22

EGO Eldorado Gold beats by $0.03; co raises 2010 production guidance (15.88 +0.26) -Update-

Reports Q1 (Mar) earnings of $0.10 per share, $0.03 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.07; revenues rose 248% year/year to $182.2 mln vs the $162.3 mln consensus. Co said, "With the strong performance of the quarter we are increasing our 2010 production guidance to 575,000 to 625,000 ounces of gold and slightly reducing cost guidance to cash operating costs of $375 - $395 per ounce."

17:18

VGR Vector Grp reports Q1 EPS of $0.15 vs. $0.08 in the prior year's quarter; revs rose 86.3% to $211.2 mln (15.72 -0.62)

The co said, "The increase in revenues in 2010 was primarily due to the increase in federal excise taxes on cigarettes, which became effective on April 1, 2009."

17:16

NHC National Healthcare beats by $0.02 (34.46 -0.76) -Update-

Reports Q1 (Mar) earnings of $0.60 per share, $0.02 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.58; revenues rose 4.5% year/year to $172.0 mln vs the $168.71 mln consensus.

17:12

CIDM Cinedigm Digital Cinema closes $172.5 mln new credit facility to refinance all existing senior and mezzanine non-recourse debt (2.28 -0.25)

17:11

GXP Great Plains Engy beats by $0.06, beats on revs; reaffirms FY10 EPS in-line (18.63 -0.42)

Reports Q1 (Mar) earnings of $0.15 per share, $0.06 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.09; revenues rose 20.9% year/year to $506.9 mln vs the $450.4 mln consensus. Co reaffirms in-line guidance for FY10, sees EPS of $1.20-1.40 vs. $1.36 Thomson Reuters consensus.

17:10

FOLD Amicus Therapeutics receives $210,300 grant from The Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation (3.05 -0.12)

17:06

EGO Eldorado Gold first announces dividend of CDN $0.05/share (15.88 +0.26)

17:06

ME Mariner Energy beats by $0.06, beats on revs (23.19 -0.78)

Reports Q1 (Mar) earnings of $0.15 per share, $0.06 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.09; revenues were unchanged from the year-ago period at $243 mln.

17:06

NHC National Healthcare announces a 7.69% increase in common dividend to $0.28 and a preferred dividend of $0.20 (34.46 -0.76)

17:05

MAA Mid-America Aptmt beats by $0.09, beats on revs (54.00 -1.84)

Reports Q1 (Mar) earnings of $0.21 per share, $0.09 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.12; revenues rose 4.0% year/year to $97.3 mln vs the $95.5 mln consensus. Prior to the impact of the Series H Preferred share redemption, management now expects FFO per Share for the full year 2010 to be in the range of $3.57 to $3.77, compared to prior guidance of $3.45 to 3.65.

17:03

HME Home Prop of NY beats by $0.01, beats on revs; guides Q2 FFO in-line; guides Q3 (Sep) FFO in-line; guides FY10 FFO in-line (47.92 -2.18)

Reports Q1 (Mar) funds from operations of $0.71 per share, $0.01 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.70; revenues fell 0.7% year/year to $126.9 mln vs the $121.6 mln consensus. Co issues in-line guidance for Q2, sees FFO of $0.68-$0.74 vs. $0.72 Thomson Reuters consensus. Co issues in-line guidance for Q3 (Sep), sees FFO of $0.72-$0.78 vs. $0.75 Thomson Reuters consensus. Co issues in-line guidance for FY10, sees FFO of $2.81-$2.99 vs. $2.90 Thomson Reuters consensus.

17:03

LBTYA Liberty Global reports Q1 (Mar) results, beats on revs (25.30 -1.17)

Reports Q1 (Mar) loss of $2.75 per share, may not be comparable to the Thomson Reuters consensus of ($0.14); revenues rose 28.3% year/year to $2.18 bln vs the $2.13 bln consensus. For the three months ended March 31, 2010, operating income increased 28% to $304 million, as compared to $237 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009.

17:03

GTY Getty Realty reports Q1 FFO of $0.56 vs. $0.49 in 1Q09 - no ests (23.17 -0.95)

17:02

RAH Ralcorp Holdings misses by $0.04, reports revs in-line (65.17 -1.75)

Reports Q2 (Mar) earnings of $1.12 per share, excluding non-recurring items, $0.04 worse than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $1.16; revenues rose 2.0% year/year to $965 mln vs the $974.1 mln consensus.

17:02

EGHT 8x8 Announces Acquisition of Central Host, Inc.; Co paid $1 million in cash and issued 432,276 shares of common stock not registered for sale to Central Host's sole shareholder (1.28 -0.05)

Central Host has approximately $1 mln in annual revenue.

17:01

CSA Cogdell Spencer announces new 1.7 mln contract in Washington state (6.80 -0.37) -Update-

17:01

FTEK Fuel-Tech misses by $0.02, misses on revs (6.49 -0.56)

Reports Q1 (Mar) earnings of $0.01 per share, $0.02 worse than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.03; revenues rose 1.7% year/year to $17.6 mln vs the $18.9 mln consensus.

17:01

CRYP CryptoLogic announces the appointment of Huw Spiers as Chief Financial Officer with effect from August 15, 2010 (3.16 -0.27)

16:57

DAL Delta Air Lines reports April traffic; System traffic in April 2010 was down 2.2% vs April 2009 on a 4.1% decrease in capacity. Load factor was up 1.6 points to 83.0% (11.72 -0.61)

16:57

MEE Massey Energy reactivates West Virginia operations, expected to begin in June 2010 (33.47 -1.50)

16:54

MAXY Maxygen reports Q1 in-line reports Q1 ($0.06) vs. ($0.03) in the prior year's quarter; revenues rose 34.1% year/year to $11.4 mln (6.17 -0.36)

16:52

RNIN Wireless Ronin reports Q1 EPS of ($0.16) vs ($0.11) Thomson Reuters consensus; revs $1.1 mln vs $1.83 mln Thomson Reuters consensus (1.71 -0.08)

16:50

THG The Hanover Insurance Grp reports Q1 EPS of $0.66 vs $0.52 Thomson Reuters consensus; revs $725.20 mln vs $708.00 mln Thomson Reuters consensus (43.35 -1.17)

16:49

EBAY eBay and Gmarket founder plan Asia expansion through joint venture (22.27 -0.39)

Co announced a joint venture agreement to expand Gmarket's existing online marketplaces in Japan and Singapore. The agreement will strengthen eBay's presence in Japan and Singapore - where the e-commerce markets are expected to grow by 30% and 13% respectively between 2009 and 2012--and provide a foundation for longer term expansion of Gmarket into other Asian markets.

16:49

HAYN Haynes Intl beats by $0.11 (31.49 -1.88)

Reports Q2 (Mar) earnings of $0.08 per share, $0.11 better than the First Call consensus of ($0.03); revenues fell 11.3% year/year to $94.6 mln vs the $84.67 mln consensus. "Management expects that net revenues and volume in the third and fourth quarters of fiscal 2010 will be at or above the levels of the second quarter of fiscal 2010. Both market demand and the mix of products being sold have improved since the fourth quarter of fiscal 2009. Uncertainty in the marketplace continues; however, the Company's backlog reflects clear signs that end markets are beginning to improve. Management also expects that net income in the third and fourth quarters will improve from the second fiscal quarter."

16:47

AWH Allied World Assurance beats by $0.09, beats on revs; announces $500 mln share buyback (41.51 -0.99)

Reports Q1 (Mar) earnings of $1.16 per share, $0.09 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $1.07; revenues rose 4.4% year/year to $338.3 mln vs the $329.8 mln consensus. Co also announced a $500 mln share repurchase program.

16:47

LQDT Liquidity Services beats by $0.06, beats on revs; guides Q3 EPS in-line; guides FY10 EPS above consensus (10.67 -0.40)

Reports Q2 (Mar) earnings of $0.18 per share, $0.06 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.12. Co issues in-line guidance for Q3, sees EPS of $0.11-0.15 vs. $0.14 Thomson Reuters consensus. Co raises guidance for FY10, sees EPS of $0.52-0.60 up from $0.40-0.48 vs. $0.51 Thomson Reuters consensus.

16:46

SCLN SciClone Pharma reports mixed Q1 results; inline FY10 guidance (3.90 -0.21)

Co reports Q1 EPS of $0.09 vs $0.07 Thomson Reuters consensus; revs rose 19% YoY to $18.0 mln vs $19.10 mln Thomson Reuters consensus. Co sees FY10 $0.31-0.35 vs $0.35 Thomson Reuters consensus; sees revs $82-85 mln vs $83.46 mln Thomson Reuters consensus

16:46

COV Covidien receives FDA 510(k) clearance for Puritan Bennett 840 Ventilator; will enable the Puritan Bennett 840 ventilator to provide ventilatory support for neonates weighing as little as 300 grams. (45.25 -1.00)

16:44

JNY Jones Apparel postpones proposed offering of $250 mln of senior notes (20.03 -0.83) -Update-

16:44

LEAP Leap Wireless reports 446,000 net customer additions for Cricket Services in first quarter 2010 (16.78 -0.09) -Update-

16:43

INWK InnerWorkings beats by $0.01, beats on revs; reaffirms FY10 EPS guidance, revs guidance (6.16 +0.16)

Reports Q1 (Mar) earnings of $0.04 per share, ex-$0.01 gain from the sale of Echo Global Logistics stock, $0.01 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.03; revenues rose 19.0% year/year to $112.2 mln vs the $103.3 mln consensus. Co reaffirms guidance for FY10, sees EPS of $0.24-0.29 vs. $0.25 Thomson Reuters consensus; sees FY10 revs of $440-470 mln vs. $456.08 mln Thomson Reuters consensus.

16:43

IFON InfoSonics enters into agreement to establish wireless handset engineering and design facility in China (0.65 +0.02)

16:41

CSA Cogdell Spencer beats by $0.10; guides FY10 FFO in-line (6.80 -0.37)

Reports Q1 (Mar) funds from operations of $0.22 per share, $0.10 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.12. Co issues in-line guidance for FY10, sees FFO of $0.42-0.50, excluding non-recurring items, vs. $0.47 Thomson Reuters consensus.

16:41

TPC Tutor Perini reports Q1 EPS of $0.42 vs. $0.42 Thomson Reuters Consensus; reports Q1 revs of $865.1 mln vs. $865 mln Thomson Reuters Consensus (22.87 -1.05)

Co sees FY10 EPS of $2.00-2.20 vs. $2.09 consensus; sees revs of $3.4-3.9 bln vs. $3.6 bln consensus

16:38

ALJ Alon USA Energy beats by $0.04, misses on revs (6.80 -0.21)

Reports Q1 (Mar) loss of $0.91 per share, excluding non-recurring items, $0.04 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of ($0.95); revenues fell 19.8% year/year to $579.3 mln vs the $613.3 mln consensus.

16:37

NHP Nationwide Health beats by $0.02, beats on revs; adjusts range for FY10 guidance (33.76 -1.03)

Reports Q1 (Mar) funds from operations of $0.54 per share, $0.02 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.52; revenues rose 5.5% year/year to $102.4 mln vs the $94.8 mln consensus. Co updates guidance for FY10, now sees FFO of $2.14-$2.17 (vs. $2.13 Thomson Reuters consensus), up from the previous range of $2.05-$2.09.

16:37

OGXI OncoGenex Pharma reports Q1 revs of $4.7 mln vs $2.25 mln Thomson Reuters consensus (21.10 -0.86)

The net loss for the first quarter ended March 31, 2010 was $3.0 million, compared to $2.4 million in the corresponding period of 2009.

16:36

TTGT Techtarget names Jeff Wakely Chief Financial Officer (4.54 -0.07)

16:35

CADX Cadence Pharma reports Q1 EPS of ($0.28) vs ($0.24) Thomson Reuters consensus (9.30 -0.73)

16:33

MCHX Marchex beats by $0.01, beats on revs; guides Q2 revs in-line; guides FY10 revs in-line (4.99 -0.03)

Reports Q1 (Mar) earnings of $0.04 per share, excluding nonrecurring charges, $0.01 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.03; revenues fell 9.7% year/year to $24 mln vs the $22.5 mln consensus. Co issues guidance for Q2, sees Q2 revs of more than $19.5 mln vs. $22.82 mln Thomson Reuters consensus. Co issues in-line guidance for FY10, sees FY10 revs of $90-95 mln vs. $93.55 mln Thomson Reuters consensus.

16:33

WRI Weingarten Realty misses by $0.01, reports revs in-line (22.18 -0.64)

Reports Q1 (Mar) funds from operations of $0.41 per share, $0.01 worse than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.42; revenues fell 2.3% year/year to $137.1 mln vs the $136.8 mln consensus.

16:33

DRWI DragonWave misses by $0.01, beats on revs; guides Q1 revs below consensus (7.97 -0.07)

Reports Q4 (Feb) earnings of CDN$0.35 per share, CDN$0.01 worse than the Thomson Reuters consensus of CDN$0.36; revenues rose 464.6% year/year to CDN$63.8 mln vs the CDN$62.5 mln consensus. Co issues downside guidance for Q1, sees Q1 revs of US$50 mln vs. US$59.00 mln Thomson Reuters consensus.

16:32

MFLX Multi-Fineline beats by $0.02, misses on revs; guides JunQ revs in-line (23.18 -1.40)

Reports Q2 (Mar) earnings of $0.24 per share, excluding non-recurring items, $0.02 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.22; revenues fell 11.5% year/year to $154.1 mln vs the $165.2 mln consensus. Co issues in-line guidance for Q3 (Jun), sees Q3 revs of $175-195 mln vs. $179.7 mln Thomson Reuters consensus.

16:31

VMW VMware unit to acquire GemStone Systems Data Management Technology; Terms of the deal were not disclosed (58.65 -2.10)

16:31

LAMR Lamar Advertising announces redemption of all remaining 7.25% senior subordinated notes due 2013 (31.61 -3.52) -Update-

16:31

SRSL SRS Labs beats by $0.04, beats on revs (8.56 -0.62)

Reports Q1 (Mar) earnings of $0.10 per share, $0.04 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.06; revenues rose 47.4% year/year to $8.4 mln vs the $7.4 mln consensus.

16:31

WR Westar Energy beats by $0.09, beats on revs; guides FY10 EPS in-line (22.56 -1.00)

Reports Q1 (Mar) earnings of $0.27 per share, $0.09 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.18; revenues rose 9.0% year/year to $459.8 mln vs the $444.5 mln consensus. Co issues in-line guidance for FY10, sees EPS of $1.65-1.80 vs. $1.69 Thomson Reuters consensus.

16:30

EGLE Eagle Bulk Shipping beats by $0.01, beats on revs (5.09 -0.38)

Reports Q1 (Mar) earnings of $0.07 per share, $0.01 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.06; revenues fell 3.2% year/year to $54.2 mln vs the $50.6 mln consensus.

16:30

POWR PowerSecure beats by $0.01, misses on revs (9.85 -1.05)

Reports Q1 (Mar) earnings of $0.07 per share, $0.01 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.06; revenues rose 25.1% year/year to $24.7 mln vs the $26.0 mln consensus.

16:29

CIM Chimera Investment beats by $0.05 (3.69 -0.21)

Reports Q1 (Mar) earnings of $0.19 per share, $0.05 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.14.

16:26

CNC Centene unit signed a definitive agreement to acquire NovaSys Health; will be immaterial in 2010 and accretive to EPS by ~$0.02 to $0.03 on an annual basis (21.75 -0.60)

16:26

VITC Vitacost.com reports EPS in-line, revs in-line; guides Q2 EPS below consensus, revs in-line; guides FY10 EPS in-line (8.59 -0.01)

Reports Q1 (Mar) earnings of $0.09 per share, in-line with the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.09; revenues rose 24.6% year/year to $57.2 mln vs the $57.2 mln consensus. Co issues mixed guidance for Q2, sees EPS of $0.09-0.10 vs. $0.11 Thomson Reuters consensus; sees Q2 revs of $57.2-58.2 mln vs. $58.03 mln Thomson Reuters consensus. Co issues in-line guidance for FY10, sees EPS of $0.40-0.50 vs. $0.45 Thomson Reuters consensus.

16:26

PKI PerkinElmer beats by $0.02, beats on revs; guides FY10 EPS above consensus (23.02 -0.98)

Reports Q1 (Mar) earnings of $0.31 per share, $0.02 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.29; revenues rose 6.9% year/year to $465.1 mln vs the $446.8 mln consensus. Co raises its guidance for FY10, now sees EPS of $1.43-$1.48 (vs. $1.41 Thomson Reuters consensus), up from its previous range of $1.35-$1.42.

16:26

NVTL Novatel Wireless beats by $0.05, beats on revs; guides Q2 EPS in-line (6.05 -0.02)

Reports Q1 (Mar) loss of $0.07 per share, $0.05 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of ($0.12); revenues rose 2.6% year/year to $72.2 mln vs the $70.4 mln consensus. Co issues in-line guidance for Q2, sees EPS of ($0.09), excluding non-recurring items, vs. ($0.07) Thomson Reuters consensus.

16:25

EM Emdeon reports EPS in-line, misses on revs; reaffirms FY10 EPS guidance, revs guidance (15.62 -0.29)

Reports Q1 (Mar) earnings of $0.21 per share, excluding non-recurring items, in-line with the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.21; revenues rose 7.9% year/year to $237.3 mln vs the $241.3 mln consensus. Co reaffirms guidance for FY10, sees EPS of $0.90-0.94, excluding non-recurring items, vs. $0.92 Thomson Reuters consensus; sees FY10 revs of $1.0-1.06 bln vs. $1.01 bln Thomson Reuters consensus.

16:24

ETM Entercom beats by $0.05, reports revs in-line (12.71 -1.04)

Reports Q1 (Mar) earnings of $0.11 per share, excluding non-recurring items, $0.05 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.06; revenues rose 36.5% year/year to $80.8 mln vs the $80.9 mln consensus.

16:22

CEC CEC Entertainment reports EPS in-line, misses on revs; guides FY10 EPS below consensus (37.42 -1.66)

Reports Q1 (Mar) earnings of $1.53 per share, in-line with the Thomson Reuters consensus of $1.53; revenues fell 0.7% year/year to $246.3 mln vs the $253 mln consensus. Co issues downside guidance for FY10, sees EPS of $2.70-2.80 vs. $2.81 Thomson Reuters consensus.

16:22

NABI NABI Biopharma beats by $0.18, beats on revs (4.98 -0.48)

Reports Q1 (Mar) earnings of $0.11 per share, $0.18 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of ($0.07). First quarter revenue was $13.7 million reflecting revenue recognized from payments received from GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals (GSK) associated with the PentaStaph sale and the closing of the NicVAX option and license agreement.

16:22

RADS Radiant Systems beats by $0.02, beats on revs; guides Q2 EPS above consensus, revs above consensus; guides FY10 EPS above consensus, revs above consensus (13.70 -0.03)

Reports Q1 (Mar) earnings of $0.17 per share, $0.02 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.15; revenues rose 17.6% year/year to $79.5 mln vs the $75.5 mln consensus. Co issues upside guidance for Q2, sees EPS of $0.19-$0.21 vs. $0.19 Thomson Reuters consensus; sees Q2 revs of $80-$82 mln vs. $77.66 mln Thomson Reuters consensus. Co issues upside guidance for FY10, sees EPS of $0.81-$0.84 vs. $0.78 Thomson Reuters consensus; sees FY10 revs of $322-$328 mln vs. $313.57 mln Thomson Reuters consensus, and vs. prior guidance of $0.76-$0.79.

16:21

PODD Insulet beats by $0.01, reports revs in-line; guides Q2 revs in-line; reaffirms FY10 revs guidance (13.21 -0.82)

Reports Q1 (Mar) loss of $0.37 per share, $0.01 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of ($0.38); revenues rose 66.4% year/year to $20.8 mln vs the $20.8 mln consensus. Co issues in-line guidance for Q2, sees Q2 revs of $22-23 mln vs. $22.71 mln Thomson Reuters consensus. Co reaffirms guidance for FY10, sees FY10 revs of $90-100 mln vs. $96.85 mln Thomson Reuters consensus.

16:21

ERII Energy Recovery beats by $0.02, beats on revs; guides Q2 EPS below consensus, revs below consensus; guides FY10 EPS below consensus, revs below consensus (5.39 -0.43)

Reports Q1 (Mar) earnings of $0.01 per share, $0.02 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of ($0.01); revenues were unchanged from the year-ago period at $12.6 mln. Co issues downside guidance for Q2, sees EPS of $0.00-0.01 vs. $0.02 Thomson Reuters consensus; sees Q2 revs of $13-15 mln vs. $15.71 mln Thomson Reuters consensus. Co issues downside guidance for FY10, sees EPS of $0.01-0.08 vs. $0.12 Thomson Reuters consensus; sees FY10 revs of $55-65 mln vs. $71.94 mln Thomson Reuters consensus.

16:20

BGC General Cable beats by $0.14, misses on revs; guides Q2 EPS above consensus, revs in-line

Reports Q1 (Mar) earnings of $0.50 per share, $0.14 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.36; revenues rose 5.3% year/year to $1.1 bln vs the $1.17 bln consensus. Co sees Q2 EPS of $0.50-0.60 vs. $0.48 Thomson Reuters consensus; sees Q2 revs of $1.2-1.3 bln vs. $1.25 bln Thomson Reuters consensus.

16:19

POWR PowerSecure files shelf registration statements to facilitate LED lighting business investments and provide flexibility to finance future growth opportunities (9.85 -1.05)

Co announced it has filed shelf registration statements on Forms S-3 and S-4 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The Form S-3 registration statement was filed to facilitate the resale of up to 1,025,641 common shares of the co's stock that were issued in conjunction with its purchase of the remaining one-third interest in its EfficientLights LED lighting business.

16:19

HANS Hansen Natural misses by $0.11, misses on revs (42.54 -0.61)

Reports Q1 (Mar) earnings of $0.35 per share, $0.11 worse than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.46; revenues fell 2.5% year/year to $238.1 mln vs the $257.2 mln consensus.

16:19

IMMR Immersion Corp appoints Shum Mukherjee Chief Financial Officer (5.10 -0.28)

16:18

NAVG Navigators Group misses by $0.04 (37.36 -1.25)

Reports Q1 (Mar) earnings of $0.77 per share, $0.04 worse than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.81.

16:17

XNPT Xenoport misses by $0.25, misses on revs (10.40 -0.65)

Reports Q1 (Mar) loss of $0.93 per share, $0.25 worse than the Thomson Reuters consensus of ($0.68); revenues fell 99.6% year/year to $0.1 mln vs the $3.2 mln consensus. XenoPort announced that it expects the net use of cash for 2010 to be in the range of $72 million to $82 million.

16:17

BRKS Brooks Automation beats by $0.02, beats on revs (9.00 -0.44)

Reports Q2 (Mar) earnings of $0.16 per share, excluding non-recurring items, $0.02 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.14; revenues rose 297.7% year/year to $148.4 mln vs the $145.2 mln consensus. Co said, "Looking forward, we see solid margin expansion on modest sequential revenue gains (Briefing.com note: This would be revs of at least $148.4 mln vs. $143.8 consensus), in the June quarter and we expect revenue momentum to again accelerate later in the year."

16:16

ICGE Internet Capital announced that it has acquired an additional 12% of ICG Commerce from a minority stockholder for $35.3 million in cash (9.08 -0.40)

16:16

UEIC Univ Elec misses by $0.03, misses on revs; guides Q2 EPS in-line, revs below consensus; guides FY10 EPS in-line, revs in-line (20.53 -0.24)

Reports Q1 (Mar) earnings of $0.13 per share, $0.03 worse than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.16; revenues rose 0.4% year/year to $71.4 mln vs the $73 mln consensus. Co issues mixed guidance for Q2, sees EPS of $0.25-$0.29 vs. $0.29 Thomson Reuters consensus; sees Q2 revs of $76.5-$79.5 mln vs. $81.64 mln Thomson Reuters consensus. Co issues in-line guidance for FY10, sees EPS of $1.20-$1.35 vs. $1.32 Thomson Reuters consensus; sees FY10 revs of $325-$340 mln vs. $334.77 mln Thomson Reuters consensus.

16:16

BAGL Einstein Noah misses by $0.02, reports revs in-line (12.81 -0.15)

Reports Q1 (Mar) earnings of $0.09 per share, $0.02 worse than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.11; revenues rose 0.4% year/year to $100.8 mln vs the $101.1 mln consensus. The Company anticipates the opening of 10-12 new company-owned restaurants, 12-16 new franchised restaurants, and 35-45 licensed restaurants.

16:15

STEC STEC Inc beats by $0.05, beats on revs; guides Q2 EPS above consensus, revs above consensus (13.23 -0.60)

Reports Q1 (Mar) loss of $0.08 per share, $0.05 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of ($0.13); revenues fell 4.2% year/year to $38.8 mln vs the $33.7 mln consensus. Q1 results were above guidance of ($0.11)-($0.13) /$33-35 mln. Co issues upside guidance for Q2, sees EPS of ($0.03)-0.00 vs. ($0.09) Thomson Reuters consensus; sees Q2 revs of $48-50 mln vs. $38.55 mln Thomson Reuters consensus. CEO says co "received indications that the inventory situation has been substantially resolved, including receipt of new purchase orders for deliveries of our ZeusIOPS during the current quarter."

16:15

SD SandRidge Energy misses by $0.17, misses on revs (6.78 -0.41)

Reports Q1 (Mar) earnings of $0.01 per share, $0.17 worse than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.18; revenues rose 32.7% year/year to $211 mln vs the $243.5 mln consensus.

16:13

GXDX Genoptix misses by $0.13, misses on revs; guides FY10 EPS below consensus, revs in-line (36.26 -0.99)

Reports Q1 (Mar) earnings of $0.29 per share, $0.13 worse than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.42; revenues rose 20.9% year/year to $47.4 mln vs the $53.2 mln consensus. Co issues mixed guidance for FY10, sees EPS of $1.80-$1.85 vs. $1.91 Thomson Reuters consensus; sees FY10 revs of $235-$240 mln vs. $237.71 mln Thomson Reuters consensus.

16:13

PRE PartnerRe beats by $0.27, beats on revs (73.09 -2.60)

Reports Q1 (Mar) loss of $0.50 per share, $0.27 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of ($0.77); revenues rose 36.4% year/year to $1.78 bln vs the $1.68 bln consensus. "The current reinsurance market remains stable, and looking forward we see no significant changes in either pricing or loss trends in most of our markets with the exception of South American earthquake exposures where pricing is responding to the losses'.

16:13

PNSN Penson Worldwide reports EPS in-line, misses on revs (8.12 -0.74)

Reports Q1 (Mar) earnings of $0.04 per share, excluding $1.3 million in pre-tax expenses, equal to $0.03 per diluted share net of tax, in-line with the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.04; revenues rose 0.9% year/year to $67.4 mln vs the $68.6 mln consensus. These expenses consisted of $0.43 million in employee compensation for severance from cost cutting designed to bring overhead in line with current market activity, and $0.87 million in "other" and interest for costs associated with the pending transaction with Broadridge Financial Solutions.

16:12

SNTS Santarus beats by $0.06 (3.12 -0.22)

Reports Q1 (Mar) earnings of $0.05 per share, $0.06 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $(0.01); revenues rose 14.2% year/year to $39.7 mln vs the $39.0 mln consensus.

16:12

ARAY Accuray beats by $0.03, misses on revs; guides FY10 revs in-line (6.06 -0.21)

Reports Q3 (Mar) earnings of $0.04 per share, $0.03 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.01; revenues fell 15.3% year/year to $51.9 mln vs the $57.5 mln consensus. Co issues in-line guidance for FY10, sees FY10 revs of low end of $220-230 mln vs. $225.24 mln Thomson Reuters consensus.

16:11

LLNW Limelight Networks beats by $0.02, beats on revs (3.97 -0.03)

Reports Q1 (Mar) loss of $0.01 per share, excluding non-recurring items, $0.02 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of ($0.03); revenues rose 8.7% year/year to $36.1 mln vs the $33.9 mln consensus. Sees Q2 revs $41-43 mln, including two months of contribution from EyeWonder, may not compare to $34.89 mln Thomson Reuters consensus.

16:10

KAMN Kaman misses by $0.01, beats on revs (26.54 -0.76)

Reports Q1 (Mar) earnings of $0.07 per share, $0.01 worse than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.08; revenues fell 5.9% year/year to $276.8 mln vs the $272.1 mln consensus.

16:10

WTW Weight Watchers beats by $0.02, misses on revs; reaffirms FY10 EPS guidance (27.53 -0.49)

Reports Q1 (Mar) earnings of $0.58 per share, $0.02 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.56; revenues fell 13.5% year/year to $338 mln vs the $365.7 mln consensus. Co reaffirms guidance for FY10, sees EPS of $2.25-$2.50 vs. $2.41 Thomson Reuters consensus.

16:10

LEAP Leap Wireless misses by $0.24, reports revs in-line (16.78 -0.09)

Reports Q1 (Mar) loss of $0.90 per share, $0.24 worse than the Thomson Reuters consensus of ($0.66); revenues rose 11.4% year/year to $654 mln vs the $655.1 mln consensus.

16:10

TRE Tanzanian Royalty Exploration agrees to $1 mln private placement (4.79 +0.21)

has reached agreement in principle for a $1 mln private placement with Van Tongeren Management. The private placement consists of a three year note bearing a 3% interest rate that is convertible into 222,173 common shares with a value of $4.501 per share.

16:09

CPKI California Pizza reports EPS in-line, revs in-line; guides Q2 EPS in-line (19.88 -0.60)

Reports Q1 (Mar) earnings of $0.10 per share, in-line with the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.10; revenues fell 2.7% year/year to $156.7 mln vs the $157.1 mln consensus. Co issues in-line guidance for Q2, sees EPS of $0.24-0.26 vs. $0.25 Thomson Reuters consensus, with comps -2.5% to -0.5%.

16:09

DCT DCT Industrial Trust misses by $0.01, misses on revs; guides FY10 FFO in-line (5.20 -0.20)

Reports Q1 (Mar) funds from operations of $0.10 per share, $0.01 worse than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.11; revenues fell 6.8% year/year to $58.6 mln vs the $59.2 mln consensus. Co narrows guidance for FY10, sees FFO of $0.37-0.43 vs. $0.42 Thomson Reuters consensus.

16:09

DNEX Dionex beats by $0.08, beats on revs; guides Q4 EPS in-line, revs in-line; guides FY10 EPS above consensus, revs above consensus (80.87 -1.69)

Reports Q3 (Mar) earnings of $0.99 per share, $0.08 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.91; revenues rose 19.5% year/year to $112.8 mln vs the $110 mln consensus. Co issues in-line guidance for Q4, sees EPS of $0.76-0.81 vs. $0.81 Thomson Reuters consensus; sees Q4 revs of $104-108 mln vs. $105.94 mln Thomson Reuters consensus. Co issues upside guidance for FY10, sees EPS of $3.24-3.29 vs. $3.21 Thomson Reuters consensus; sees FY10 revs of $417-421 mln vs. $415.77 mln Thomson Reuters consensus.

16:09

ROVI Rovi beats by $0.05, beats on revs; guides FY10 EPS in-line, revs in-line

Reports Q1 (Mar) earnings of $0.45 per share, $0.05 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.40; revenues rose 17.0% year/year to $130.1 mln vs the $122.4 mln consensus. Co issues in-line guidance for FY10, sees EPS of $1.85-2.05 vs. $1.91 Thomson Reuters consensus; sees FY10 revs of $510-540 mln vs. $530.51 mln Thomson Reuters consensus.

16:08

IGOI iGo announced that Office Depot is adding iGo laptop chargers to its 1,100 locations nationwide (1.61 -0.01)

16:08

CPLA Capella Education Company announces Chief Financial Officer's future departure (89.81 -2.21)

Co announced that Lois M. Martin, senior vice president and chief financial officer, has provided notice to the Company that she intends to leave Capella after the end of 2010.

16:08

HLIT Harmonic reports EPS in-line, revs in-line (6.70 -0.09)

Reports Q1 (Mar) earnings of $0.06 per share, excluding non-recurring items, in-line with the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.06; revenues rose 25.2% year/year to $84.8 mln vs the $85.6 mln consensus. Co expects Q2 and Q3 combined revenue of $180-190 mln vs consensus of $179.7 mln.

16:07

AHS AMN Healthcare Services beats by $0.01, misses on revs (8.52 -0.55)

Reports Q1 (Mar) earnings of $0.02 per share, $0.01 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.01; revenues fell 42.6% year/year to $143.3 mln vs the $144.8 mln consensus. Going into the second quarter, consolidated revenue is expected to be up 1-3% compared with the first quarter. While Nurse and Allied traveler count volume experienced a 5% sequential increase in the first quarter, volume is anticipated to be down slightly in the second quarter.

16:07

ORCC Online Resources beats by $0.03, beats on revs; guides Q2 EPS below consensus, revs in-line (4.43 -0.11)

Reports Q1 (Mar) earnings of $0.08 per share, $0.03 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.05; revenues fell 1.5% year/year to $38.6 mln vs the $36.4 mln consensus. Co issues mixed guidance for Q2, sees EPS of $0.01-0.03 vs. $0.07 Thomson Reuters consensus; sees Q2 revs of $34.8-36.8 vs. $36.27 mln Thomson Reuters consensus.

16:07

MAKO MAKO Surgical misses by $0.08, misses on revs (13.15 -0.56)

Reports Q1 (Mar) loss of $0.34 per share, $0.08 worse than the Thomson Reuters consensus of ($0.26); revenues rose 94.6% year/year to $7.2 mln vs the $7.9 mln consensus.

16:07

CLNE Clean Energy Fuels misses by $0.04, misses on revs (16.16 -0.98)

Reports Q1 (Mar) loss of $0.07 per share, $0.04 worse than the Thomson Reuters consensus of ($0.03); revenues rose 29.1% year/year to $39 mln vs the $43.2 mln consensus.

16:06

CBOU Caribou Coffee reports EPS in-line, beats on revs (8.15 -0.31)

Reports Q1 (Mar) earnings of $0.05 per share, in-line with the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.05; revenues rose 11.1% year/year to $67.1 mln vs the $64.6 mln consensus.

16:06

SLH Solera beats by $0.06, beats on revs; guides FY10 EPS above consensus, revs in-line (36.05 -1.68)

Reports Q3 (Mar) earnings of $0.56 per share, $0.06 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.50; revenues rose 1086.1% year/year to $1.65 bln vs the $0.16 bln consensus. Co issues mixed guidance for FY10, sees EPS of $2.03-2.06 vs. $2.01 Thomson Reuters consensus; sees FY10 revs of $629-632 mln vs. $631.04 mln Thomson Reuters consensus.

16:06

NHWK Nighthawk Radiology reports EPS in-line, revs in-line; guides Q2 EPS below consensus, revs below consensus (3.26 -0.14)

Reports Q1 (Mar) earnings of $0.05 per share, in-line with the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.05; revenues fell 5.7% year/year to $36.5 mln vs the $36.5 mln consensus. Co issues downside guidance for Q2, sees EPS of $0.06-0.07 vs. $0.09 Thomson Reuters consensus; sees Q2 revs of $37.5-38.5 mln vs. $39.66 mln Thomson Reuters consensus.

16:06

MFE McAfee names Jonathan Chadwick as new Chief Financial Officer (33.01 -0.98)

16:05

MOVE Move misses by $0.01, beats on revs; guides Q2 revs above consensus; guides FY10 revs above consensus (2.12 -0.03)

Reports Q1 (Mar) net of breakeven, excluding non-recurring items, $0.01 worse than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.01; revenues fell 11.5% year/year to $48.6 mln vs the $48.1 mln consensus. Co issues upside guidance for Q2, sees Q2 revs of $48.5-49.5 mln vs. $47.83 mln Thomson Reuters consensus. Co issues upside guidance for FY10, sees FY10 revs of $191-195 mln vs. $190.26 mln Thomson Reuters consensus.

16:05

DIOD Diodes beats by $0.06, reports revs in-line; guides Q2 revs above consensus (20.12 -0.80)

Reports Q1 (Mar) earnings of $0.35 per share, excluding non-recurring items, $0.06 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.29; revenues rose 75.2% year/year to $136.8 mln vs the $135.8 mln consensus. Co issues upside guidance for Q2, sees Q2 revs of $142-148 mln vs. $139.38 mln Thomson Reuters consensus.

16:05

NILE Blue Nile reports EPS in-line, beats on revs; guides FY10 EPS in-line, revs in-line (50.90 -0.61)

Reports Q1 (Mar) earnings of $0.16 per share, in-line with the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.16; revenues rose 18.8% year/year to $74.1 mln vs the $73.2 mln consensus. Co issues in-line guidance for FY10, sees EPS of at least $1.01 vs. $1.02 Thomson Reuters consensus; sees FY10 revs of at least $347 mln vs. $348.86 mln Thomson Reuters consensus.

16:05

SQNM Sequenom reports EPS in-line, beats on revs (5.60 -0.32)

Reports Q1 (Mar) loss of $0.27 per share, in-line with the Thomson Reuters consensus of ($0.27); revenues rose 22.1% year/year to $10.6 mln vs the $10.2 mln consensus.

16:05

CBI CB&I announced that the supervisory board unanimously appointed L. Richard Flury as non-executive chairman (20.62 -0.02)

16:04

NANO Nanometrics reports Q1 EPS of $0.26 vs $0.11 Thomson Reuters consensus; revs rose ~270% y/y to $37.2 mln vs $32.65 mln Thomson Reuters consensus (9.25 -0.65)

16:04

MIL Millipore misses by $0.10, beats on revs (105.90 -0.14)

Reports Q1 (Mar) earnings of $0.99 per share, $0.10 worse than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $1.09; revenues rose 13.5% year/year to $463 mln vs the $436.7 mln consensus.

16:04

KOOL Thermogenesis announces global Res-Q distribution agreement with GE Healthcare (0.76 -0.04)

Co announced it has signed a non-exclusive distribution agreement with GE Healthcare for its Res-Q 60 BMC, a device used to prepare cell concentrates, including stem cells, from bone marrow.

16:03

APEI American Public Education beats by $0.02, beats on revs; guides FY10 revs in-line (42.35 -0.61)

Reports Q1 (Mar) earnings of $0.40 per share, $0.02 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.38; revenues rose 42.7% year/year to $47.3 mln vs the $46.1 mln consensus. Co issues in-line guidance for FY10, sees FY10 rev growth of +36-39%, which computes to $203-207 mln vs. $205.5 mln Thomson Reuters consensus.

16:03

CA CA Inc names Arthur F. Weinbach as non-executive chairman (21.98 -0.91)

16:03

BGFV Big 5 Sports beats by $0.02, reports revs in-line; guides Q2 EPS in-line (16.61 -0.40)

Reports Q1 (Mar) earnings of $0.23 per share, $0.02 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.21; revenues rose 3.9% year/year to $218.5 mln vs the $217.8 mln consensus. Co issues in-line guidance for Q2, sees EPS of $0.24-0.30 vs. $0.27 Thomson Reuters consensus. For the fiscal 2010 second quarter, the Company expects same store sales in the positive low single-digit range.

16:03

LVS Las Vegas Sands beats by $0.05, beats on revs (21.65 -1.66)

Reports Q1 (Mar) earnings of $0.07 per share, $0.05 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.02; revenues rose 23.1% year/year to $1.33 bln vs the $1.31 bln consensus.

16:03

ELON Echelon beats by $0.07, beats on revs; guides Q2 EPS below consensus, revs in-line (9.29 -0.11)

Reports Q1 (Mar) GAAP loss of $0.26 per share, $0.07 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of ($0.33); revenues fell 0.5% year/year to $18.1 mln vs the $16.4 mln consensus. Co issues mixed guidance for Q2, sees GAAP EPS of ($0.26)-(0.24) vs. ($0.23) Thomson Reuters consensus; sees Q2 revs of $24-26 mln vs. $25.29 mln Thomson Reuters consensus.

16:02

COGO Cogo Group beats by $0.03, beats on revs; guides Q2 EPS in-line, revs above consensus (6.36 -0.44)

Reports Q1 (Mar) earnings of $0.17 per share, $0.03 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.14; revenues rose 28.0% year/year to $81 mln vs the $71.4 mln consensus. Co issues mixed guidance for Q2, sees EPS of $0.17-$0.18 vs. $0.17 Thomson Reuters consensus; sees Q2 revs of $85-$87 mln vs. $78.59 mln Thomson Reuters consensus.

16:02

SRX SRA Intl awarded $1.5 bln contract from Department of Defense over 5 years (21.56 -0.58)

16:02

NUHC Nu Horizons Elec misses by $0.01, reports revs in-line (3.32 -0.08)

Reports Q4 (Feb) earnings of $0.08 per share, $0.01 worse than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.09; revenues rose 23.9% year/year to $186.9 mln vs the $188 mln consensus.

16:01

TXRH Texas Roadhouse announced that it would open its first restaurants outside of the United States in the Middle East (14.02 -0.56)

Co signed an area development and license agreement with Kuwait-based retailer M.H. Alshaya Co. The agreement calls for M.H. Alshaya to build 35 Texas Roadhouse restaurants over 10 years. The locations will be spread across eight Middle Eastern countries.

16:01

KNOT The Knot beats by $0.02, beats on revs (7.76 -0.23)

Reports Q1 (Mar) net of breakeven, $0.02 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of ($0.02); revenues rose 16.0% year/year to $27.5 mln vs the $24.8 mln consensus.

16:00

DVAX Dynavax Technologies reported completing the first immunizations of over 2,000 subjects enrolled in its large-scale Phase 3 study of HEPLISAV (1.73 +0.04)

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