Earnings Preview for EL, HLF, GME, JCP, CSC

Los Angelas, CA -- (SBWIRE) -- 02/05/2013 -- Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NASDAQ:EL) reported 13% higher second-quarter net earnings attributable to the company of $447.5 million, or $1.13 per share, versus $396.7 million, or $1.00 per share, a year ago. The latest quarter results included returns and charges associated with restructuring activities of $14.6 million, or $9.5 million after tax, equal to $0.02 per share, while the prior year's results included returns and charges associated with restructuring activities of $6.1 million, or $4.4 million after tax, equal to $0.01 per share, the company said.

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Herbalife Ltd (NYSE:HLF) increased 1.34% and closed at $35.54. The Market Cap of the Company is 3.84 billion. The Price to Earnings ratio is 9.15. The Company will release its fourth quarter 2012 financial results after the close of trading on February 19, 2013. As per Reuters report, the Company has disputed a newspaper report that said it was the subject of a law enforcement probe.

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GameStop Corp. (NYSE:GME) shares climbed 2.27% and closed at $25.25 after Piper Jaffray upgraded shares of GameStop from a neutral rating to an overweight rating in a research note issued to investors on Feb. 1. The firm currently has $28.00 target price on the stock, up from their previous target price of $23.00.

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J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP) announced third-quarter loss of 93 cents per share on November 12 which came behind the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 85 cents. The diluted earnings per share also fell by 616.67% on a year-over-year basis. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the current year slipped 18 cents per share to $1.48 in the last 30 days. Next year's estimate also dipped 36 cents per share to a loss of 41 cents per share in that time span.

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Computer Sciences Corporation (NYSE:CSC) will report its third quarter results today. The Falls Church, Virginia-based company is expected to post earnings of $0.58 per share, a sharp decline from $1.35 per share last year. Revenues are anticipated at $3.69 billion, down from last year's $3.97 billion. The stock closed Monday's regular trading at $41.91.

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