Vancouver, BC, July 26, 2012 - (ACN Newswire) - A number of companies released their quarterly earnings results today, as reported by Analyst Ratings Network (http://bit.ly/arndailye) and Equity Briefing:
Ventas (NYSE:VTR - News) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The company reported$0.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.91 by $0.04. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 71.5% on a year-over-year basis.
Waddell & Reed Financial (NYSE:WDR - News) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The company reported $0.52 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.53 by $0.01. The company's revenue for the quarter was down .5% on a year-over-year basis.
Waste Management (NYSE:WM - News) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The company reported $0.52 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.53 by $0.01. The company's quarterly revenue was up 3.3% on a year-over-year basis.
Watson Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NYSE:WPI - News) announced its earnings results on Thursday. The company reported $1.42 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $1.38 by $0.04. The company's quarterly revenue was up 25.7% on a year-over-year basis.
World Acceptance Corp. (NASDAQ:WRLD - News) announced its earnings results on Thursday. The company reported $1.63 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $1.50 by $0.13. The company's quarterly revenue was up 7.8% on a year-over-year basis.
Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM - News) announced its earnings results on Thursday. The company reported $3.41 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $1.95 by $1.46. The company's quarterly revenue was up 1.5% on a year-over-year basis.
Zimmer Holdings (NYSE:ZMH - News) announced its earnings results on Thursday. The company reported $1.34 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $1.32 by $0.02. The company's quarterly revenue was down 1.1% on a year-over-year basis.
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