Market Currents

• Monday, November 2, 2009

• 09:03 AM Clorox (CLX): FQ1 EPS of $1.11 beats by $0.16. Revenue of $1.37B (-0.9%) in-line. Shares +1.5% premarket. (PR) Comment!
• 00:05 AM Notable pre-market earnings: CLX, CSE, CTB, DF, F, HUM, L, SYY Comment!

• Tuesday, October 20, 2009

• 11:45 AM Sales of products driven by the H1N1 flu pandemic - sanitizers, cleansers and face masks - are brisk and are likely to drive profits in the short term for makers such as Clorox (CLX), Ecolab (ECL) and Kimberly-Clark (KMB), though the boost likely won't be long-lasting. Comment!

• Tuesday, September 22, 2009

• 13:19 PM Clorox (CLX +2.1%) call option trades have hit an eight-year high amid new speculation that the company's a target for Procter & Gamble (PG). The most active options were $60 Oct. 16 calls, with Clorox at $58.95. 1 Comment

• Monday, August 3, 2009

• 08:37 AM Clorox (CLX): FQ4 EPS of $1.20 beats by $0.01. Revenue of $1.5B (+0.3%) in-line. Shares +0.6% premarket. (PR) Comment!
• 00:05 AM Notable earnings before Monday's open: CLX, FE, HUM, JRCC, L, MGM, MRO, NNN, RRI, TAP, TSN Comment!

• Sunday, May 3, 2009

• 03:33 AM "Housework knows no recession," writes Barron's Dimitra Defotis, which is good news for Clorox (CLX). A combination of classic, iconic brands and new products should keep the company sparkling. Comment!

• Friday, May 1, 2009

• 08:35 AM Clorox (CLX): FQ3 EPS of $1.17 beats by $0.27. Revenue of $1.35B (-0.2%) in-line. Sees full-year EPS of $4.00-4.15 vs. $4.21, and sales growth of 3-4% vs. a previous 3-5%. Shares +1.6% premarket. (PR) Comment!
• 00:05 AM Notable earnings before Friday's open: AEE, AGN, AIV, AOC, AXL, BPO, CLX, CVX, DF, ED, FLIR, FO, JRCC, LPNT, MA, NI, PPL, SPG, TE Comment!

• Wednesday, February 4, 2009

• 08:38 AM Clorox (CLX): FQ2 EPS of $0.62 beats by $0.05. Revenue of $1.2B (+2.5%) in-line. Shares +1.6% premarket. (PR) Comment!
• 00:05 AM Notable earnings before Wednesday's open: AGN, ALU, ARM, CLX, DVN, FNF, GR, ITT, KFT, NI, NOV, PM, PPL, R, RL, SLE, TMO, TWC, TWX, WIN Comment!

• Friday, October 31, 2008

• 00:05 AM Notable earnings before Friday's open: AEP, AIV, AOC, AXL, BKC, CDE, CLX, CMI, CVX, EYE, GG, KBR, MDC, MDU, NYX, PEG, PGN, WY Comment!

• Friday, August 1, 2008

• 08:56 AM Clorox (CLX): FQ4 EPS of $1.18 beats by $0.07. Revenue of $1.5B (+11.2%) in-line. [PR] Comment!
• 00:10 AM Notable earnings before Friday's open: AEE, AIV, BYD, CI, CLX, CVX, EQT, FE, GM, HTV, IR, JAVA, KBR, NT, NXG, NYX, OSK, PEG, PPK, STO, TDW, TOT, WPO Comment!