However, earnings from continuing operations have exceeded consensus estimates in the past four quarters.
While net income was above consensus estimates, both sales and margins were a cause for concern.
Still, its shares fell 4.6%, as the earnings failed to hit some consensus estimates.
In a per share basis, CSX beat consensus estimates by a nickel, earning 45 cents.
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In a per share basis, CSX earned 46 cents, beating consensus estimates by 2 cents.
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He contends consensus estimates for the June and September quarters are now too high.
The headline manufacturing PMI eased to 50.4 when consensus estimates had it at 52.
Limited Brands and Gap reported same store sales for May that were under the consensus estimates.
Consensus estimates are 64 cents for this year and 80 cents for next year.
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Adjusted earnings per share came in at 29 cents, a penny above consensus estimates.
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Wold believes that the poor first quarter box office will hurt consensus estimates on the company.
Consensus estimates project per share-profit growth of 36% in 2007 and 12% in 2008.
Based on current consensus estimates, analysts are projecting 24% EPS this year and 11% growth next year.
Symantec delivered third quarter fiscal year 2013 results with EPS and revenue surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimates.
Growth of fixed asset investment rose to 20.7 percent, fairly close to consensus estimates of 20.6 percent.
The Zacks Consensus Estimates for 2012 and 2013 reflect an annualized growth of 21.1% and 11.0%, respectively.
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Based on current consensus estimates, analyst expect strong growth from Koppers over the next couple of years.
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After adjusting for one-time events, the company reported EPS of 11 cents which beat consensus estimates by 22%.
In the past five quarters, Home Depot earnings have topped consensus estimates by a penny or three per share.
Exports grew less than one percent in July, underperforming market consensus estimates that put growth closer to 8 percent.
For the quarter ended Apr. 25, though, earnings of 40 cents a share missed consensus estimates by a penny.
This was just slightly below the consensus estimates for an increase of 198, 000.
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That was above consensus estimates of 20.5% and above the 18.3% in December.
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Probably going up to 12.5% by the second half, according to consensus estimates.
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The second quarter is expected to come in at 1.4 percent, compared with initial consensus estimates of 2.3 percent.
Notably, the company outperformed the Zacks Consensus Estimates in 10 of the past 11 quarters and missed just once.
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The company expects subscriber growth to a total of 27-27.1 million streaming customers, about 1 million short of consensus estimates.
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Flowserve had a worse-than-expected second quarter, ended June, and missed consensus estimates of 47 cents per share by a penny.
The midpoints of revenue and per-share profits were in line with consensus estimates that projected growth of 17% and 21%, respectively.
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