Earnings Whisper: FedEx Corporation (FDX), Jabil Circuit (JBL), Oracle Corporation (ORCL), Pier 1 Imports (PIR)

FedEx Corporation (FDX) is set to announce its Q216 earnings after the market close on Wednesday, December 16. Analysts expect the transportation, e-commerce, and business services company to report earnings per share of $2.52 and revenue of $12.45 billion. That would be $0.1 higher the $2.42 per share posted last quarter and $0.38 higher the $2.14 posted in the Q215. Revenue is projected to be $550 million higher than the $11.9 billion posted in the same period a year earlier. Meanwhile, EarningsWhisper.com reports a whisper number of $2.56 per share.

As a quick reminder, FDX reported Q116 EPS of $2.42, $0.03 lower than the Street’s consensus estimate of $2.45. Revs increased 5.13% year-over-year to $12.3 billion versus the $12.3 billion consensus.
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Jabil Circuit Inc. (JBL) is scheduled to release Q116 earnings after the close today. The Street is looking for EPS of $0.80 and revenue of $5.22 billion. Last quarter, the company posted a positive earnings surprise of 17.78%, reporting EPS of $0.53, $0.08 better than the Street’s consensus estimate of $0.45. Revs however, increased 15.27% year-over-year to $4.68 billion versus the $4.06 billion reported. Meanwhile, EarningsWhisper.com reports a whisper number of $0.84 per share.
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Wall Street analysts are on average expecting Oracle Corporation (ORCL) to post $9.07 billion in sales during the quarter. This would show a 7.34% increase from the Q116 revenue of $8.45 billion and an decrease of 5.62% from the same period in Q215. EPS in Q216 are expected to come in at $0.60, a decline rate of 13.04% from $0.69 per share a year earlier. Meanwhile, EarningsWhisper.com reports a whisper number of $0.61 per share.

As a quick reminder, ORCL reported Q116 EPS of $0.53, $0.01 better than the Street’s consensus estimate. Revs decreased 1.74% yoy to $8.45 billion versus the $8.53 billion consensus.
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Pier 1 Imports, Inc. (PIR) is scheduled to report Q316 results after the market close today. The Street has consensus estimates of $0.12 in earnings per share and $492.82 million in revenue. In the Q3 of the previous year, Fort Worth Texas-based retailer posted $0.20 in EPS and $484.5 million in revenue. Meanwhile, EarningsWhisper.com reports a whisper number of $0.12 per share.

As a quick reminder, PIR reported Q216 EPS of $0.04, $0.03 lower than the Street’s consensus estimate of $0.07. Revs increased 2.72% on a year-over-year basis to $430 million versus the $435.38 million consensus.

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