Friday, June 12, 2009

Stocks In Focus For Monday

MarketWatch

SAN FRANCISCO -- Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Monday's session are Casey's General Stores Inc., La-Z-Boy Inc., and Amazon.com Inc.

Casey's General Stores Inc. (CASY) is expected to report fiscal fourth-quarter earnings of 36 cents a share, according to analysts surveyed by FactSet Research.

La-Z-Boy Inc. (LZB) is forecast to post a loss of 12 cents a share in the fiscal fourth quarter.

After Friday's closing bell, Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) said it has reached a settlement with Toys R Us over a breach-of-contract lawsuit filed by the toy retailer in 2004. Toys R Us had accused Amazon of breaking a deal by selling certain toys over its Web site that Toys R Us claimed to have an exclusive right to. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday, Amazon said it has agreed to make a one-time payment of $51 million to settle the case. The payment will be charged against the company's second-quarter results.

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Pepco Holdings (POM) said it named Anthony Kamerick senior vice president and chief financial officer, effective June 13. He will replace Paul Barry who resigned, the energy delivery company said.

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Same-Store Sales

Most folks judge the health of a business by the revenue that comes in through sales. But not all revenue is equal. Companies can grow their sales by buying other companies, which means you don't get a clear view of how the real sales trends are moving.

So, many analysts, particularly those who look at retail, try to gauge what¿s known as "organic" growth, by looking at same-store sales. These are sales only at outlets open more than a year, so the metric can exclude any sales jump that comes from opening new locations. Retailers release same-store sales (which are frequently called "comps" since they're a true comparison from the previous period) every month.

Retail, incidentally, isn't the only industry to look at same-store sales. Hospital companies, also use the metric, to gauge how existing hospitals are performing compared to ones they just built or acquired.