U.S. Companies Reporting Lower Quarterly EPS, Aug. 9

The following U.S. companies reported lower earnings per share for their latest quarter (end date of the quarter is noted in the last column).

Earnings estimates provided by Bloomberg.

TICKER                                             EST
SYM     COMPANY               Q12    Q11   % CHG    Q12  % CHG   Q/E
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AMCX    AMC NETWORKS-A       0.57   0.58    -1.7   0.58    -1.7   Jun
CFN*#   CAREFUSION CORP      0.51   0.52    -1.9   0.49     4.1   Jun
CXW     CORRECTIONS CORP     0.38   0.39    -2.6   0.37     2.7   Jun
PNNT    PENNANTPARK INVE     0.28   0.29    -3.4   0.28     0.0   Jun
MINI    MOBILE MINI          0.18   0.19    -5.3   0.17     5.9   Jun
JWN*#   NORDSTROM INC        0.75   0.80    -6.3   0.74     1.4   Jul
CDXS#   CODEXIS INC         -0.15  -0.14    -7.1  -0.18    16.7   Jun
RICK#   RICKS CABARET        0.23   0.25    -8.0   0.28   -17.9   Jun
AAP     ADVANCE AUTO PAR     1.34   1.46    -8.2   1.39    -3.6   Jun
TICKER                                             EST
SYM     COMPANY               Q12    Q11   % CHG    Q12  % CHG   Q/E
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KSS*    KOHLS CORP           1.00   1.09    -8.3   0.96     4.2   Jul
CTWS#   CONN WATER SVC       0.36   0.40   -10.0   0.41   -12.2   Jun
EPAY#   BOTTOMLINE TECH      0.26   0.29   -10.3   0.21    23.8   Jun
YORW#   YORK WATER CO        0.17   0.19   -10.5   0.20   -15.0   Jun
CRTX    CORNERSTONE THER     0.08   0.09   -11.1  -0.02      NM   Jun
RGLD    ROYAL GOLD INC       0.34   0.39   -12.8   0.44   -22.7   Jun
MDF     METRO HEALTH         0.12   0.14   -14.3   0.18   -33.3   Jun
TSON#   TRANS1 INC          -0.23  -0.20   -15.0  -0.19   -21.1   Jun
NVDA*#  NVIDIA CORP          0.27   0.32   -15.6   0.22    22.7   Jul
SMG#    SCOTTS MIRACLE-A     1.60   1.91   -16.2   1.99   -19.6   Jun
OMG     OM GROUP INC         0.59   0.74   -20.3   0.60    -1.7   Jun
TZYM#   TRANZYME INC        -0.23  -0.19   -21.1  -0.23     0.0   Jun
CVO     CENVEO INC           0.13   0.17   -23.5   0.05   160.0   Jun
NCT     NEWCASTLE INVT C     0.22   0.29   -24.1   0.30   -26.7   Jun
BIOD    BIODEL INC          -0.60  -0.48   -25.0  -0.56    -7.1   Jun
KRO     KRONOS WORLDWIDE     0.56   0.77   -27.3   0.44    27.3   Jun
BGMD    BG MEDICINE         -0.32  -0.25   -28.0  -0.35     8.6   Jun
DAR#    DARLING INTL         0.31   0.44   -29.5   0.34    -8.8   Jun
TICKER                                             EST
SYM     COMPANY               Q12    Q11   % CHG    Q12  % CHG   Q/E
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BGG     BRIGGS & STRATTN     0.22   0.32   -31.3   0.28   -21.4   Jun
HHC     HOWARD HUGHE         0.15   0.22   -31.8   0.10    50.0   Jun
ECTE#   ECHO THERAPEUTIC    -0.08  -0.06   -33.3  -0.08     0.0   Jun
HWCC    HOUSTON WIRE & C     0.25   0.38   -34.2   0.26    -3.8   Jun
MNR#    MONMOUTH REIT-A      0.11   0.17   -35.3   0.15   -26.7   Jun
WIN*    WINDSTREAM CORP      0.12   0.19   -36.8   0.12     0.0   Jun
HCOM    HAWAIIAN TELCOM      0.51   0.83   -38.6   0.57   -10.5   Jun
SKH     SKILLED HEALTHCA     0.18   0.30   -40.0   0.19    -5.3   Jun
TACT    TRANSACT TECH        0.09   0.15   -40.0   0.12   -25.0   Jun
FIO#    FUSION-IO INC        0.09   0.15   -40.0   0.04   125.0   Jun
CSOD#   CORNERSTONE ONDE    -0.14  -0.10   -40.0  -0.09   -55.6   Jun
CELL    BRIGHTPOINT INC      0.13   0.23   -43.5   0.14    -7.1   Jun
PEGA#   PEGASYSTEMS INC      0.09   0.16   -43.8   0.12   -25.0   Jun
BKR     MICHAEL BAKER CO     0.28   0.53   -47.2   0.61   -54.1   Jun
FXCM    FXCM INC-A           0.11   0.21   -47.6   0.14   -21.4   Jun
ZEUS    OLYMPIC STEEL        0.41   0.79   -48.1   0.51   -19.6   Jun
DV*#    DEVRY INC            0.47   1.08   -56.5   0.44     6.8   Jun
CSII    CARDIOVASCULAR S    -0.24  -0.15   -60.0  -0.26     7.7   Jun
TICKER                                             EST
SYM     COMPANY               Q12    Q11   % CHG    Q12  % CHG   Q/E
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BRKS#   BROOKS AUTOMATIO     0.14   0.36   -61.1   0.19   -26.3   Jun
DGIT#   DIGITAL GENERATI     0.20   0.55   -63.6   0.35   -42.9   Jun
EDMC    EDUCATION MGMT       0.10   0.28   -64.3   0.08    25.0   Jun
ITG     INVESTMENT TECH      0.05   0.14   -64.3   0.09   -44.4   Jun
FLL     FULL HOUSE RESRT     0.03   0.09   -66.7   0.05   -40.0   Jun
PRSC    PROVIDENCE SERVI     0.11   0.36   -69.4   0.17   -35.3   Jun
SGYP#   SYNERGY PHARMACE    -0.17  -0.10   -70.0  -0.13   -30.8   Jun
USCR    US CONCRETE INC      0.06   0.21   -71.4   0.14   -57.1   Jun
BSTC#   BIOSPECIFICS TEC     0.10   0.36   -72.2   0.07    42.9   Jun
IL      INTRALINKS HOLDI     0.02   0.10   -80.0   0.00      na   Jun
VPHM    VIROPHARMA INC       0.06   0.43   -86.0   0.21   -71.4   Jun
CPE     CALLON PETROLEUM     0.01   0.54   -98.1  -0.02      NM   Jun
OPK#    OPKO HEALTH         -0.04  -0.02  -100.0  -0.03   -33.3   Jun
TWER#   TOWERSTREAM CORP    -0.09  -0.04  -125.0  -0.13    30.8   Jun
GNVC    GENVEC INC          -0.28  -0.10  -180.0  -0.14  -100.0   Jun
LGND    LIGAND PHARM-B      -0.20  -0.05  -300.0  -0.02  -900.0   Jun
CYTR    CYTRX CORP          -1.03  -0.21  -390.5  -0.29  -255.2   Jun
EGLE    EAGLE BULK SHIPP    -1.46  -0.08 -1725.0  -1.28   -14.1   Jun
TICKER                                             EST
SYM     COMPANY               Q12    Q11   % CHG    Q12  % CHG   Q/E
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BPZ     BPZ RESOURCES IN    -0.08   0.00      na  -0.05   -60.0   Jun

Number of companies reporting lower earnings today:            64
Total number of companies reporting earnings today:           176

* - Company in Standard & Poor’s 500 Index.
# - Company reported in the late afternoon.

To contact the reporter on this story: Wendy Soong in New York at at csoong@Bloomberg.net.

To contact the editor responsible for this story: Alex Tanzi at at atanzi@Bloomberg.net