Given below is a detailed look at the numbers of many prominent, dividend-paying companies that reported their quarterly results before today’s opening bell.
Carnival Corp. Beats Q2 Estimates
Earnings
Carnival Corp. (CCL) reported Q2 EPS of $0.25, beating analyst estimates by $0.16.
Revenue
Revenue for the quarter for the multinational cruise company came in at $3.59 billion beating the consensus estimate of $3.56 billion.
Outlook
Carnival Corp.’s guidance for FY2015 EPS is $2.35-$2.50, versus the consensus of $2.50.
Darden Restaurants Tops Q4 Estimate
Earnings
Darden Restaurants (DRI ) reported Q4 EPS of $1.08, $0.15 better than the analyst estimate of $0.93.
Revenue
Revenue for the quarter came in at $1.88 billion versus the consensus estimate of $1.87 billion.
Outlook
Darden Restaurants sees FY2016 EPS of $3.05-$3.20, versus analyst estimates of $2.88.
Park Electrochemical Misses Q1 estimates
Earnings
Park Electrochemical (PKE ) reported Q1 EPS of $0.24, $0.02 worse than the analyst estimate of $0.26.
Revenue
Revenue for the quarter came in at $37.8 million versus the consensus estimate of $38.8 million.
Outlook
The company did not post any guidance update with its first quarter result.