Market Currents

• Tuesday, December 22, 2009

• 16:15 PM Cintas (CTAS): FQ2 EPS of $0.39 misses by $0.04. Revenue of $885M (-1%) vs. $890M. "Given our businesses’ correlation to employment levels, it is unlikely that we will return to steady growth until the U.S. job market begins to recover ... We believe that current analyst expectations for Cintas' revenue and earnings are too optimistic." Shares -8.5% AH. (PR) Comment!
• 00:10 AM Notable post-market earnings: CTAS, MU, RHT, TIBX Comment!

• Wednesday, September 23, 2009

• 16:19 PM Cintas (CTAS): FQ1 EPS of $0.43 beats by $0.04. Revenue of $892M (-11%) vs. $880M. Shares +2.3% AH. (PR) Comment!
• 00:10 AM Notable earnings after Wednesday's close: BBBY, CTAS, PAYX, RHT Comment!

• Wednesday, July 15, 2009

• 16:15 PM Cintas (CTAS): FQ4 EPS of $0.38 beats by $0.01. Earnings exclude $54 million after-tax charge. Revenue of $879M (-13%) vs. $876M. Shares +3.7% AH. (PR) Comment!
• 00:10 AM Notable earnings after Wednesday's close: CCK, CTAS, EWBC, PLCM, XLNX Comment!

• Wednesday, March 18, 2009

• 16:29 PM Cintas (CTAS): FQ3 EPS of $0.47 misses by $0.01. Revenue of $909M (-6.9%) vs. $959M. "Our customers are reducing head count and closing facilities, which has negatively impacted our revenue. We have not seen such a sudden and dramatic change in our business since we started our company in 1968." Shares +0.3% AH. (PR) Comment!
• 00:10 AM Notable earnings after Wednesday's close: CTAS, NKE, ORCL Comment!

• Friday, December 19, 2008

• 07:10 AM Cintas (CTAS): FQ2 EPS of $0.47 misses by $0.07. Revenue of $985M (+0.1%) vs. $1.02B. Removes guidance for remainder of year amid volatile market conditions. (PR) Comment!
• 00:05 AM Notable earnings before Friday's open: CTAS, JBL, KMX Comment!

• Thursday, September 18, 2008

• 18:16 PM Cintas (CTAS): FQ1 EPS of $0.51 misses by $0.01. Revenue of $1B in-line. [PR] Comment!
• 00:10 AM Notable earnings after Thursday's close: CTAS, ORCL, PALM Comment!