Monday
U.S.
Featured Earnings
Campbell Soup (NYSE: CPB) (Q4) EPS estimate of 49 cents, compared to 45 cents in the prior-year quarter. The soup giant announced this summer the launch of more than 200 new products in fiscal 2015 to meet consumers’ changing tastes, preferences and needs.
CHC Group Ltd. (NYSE:HELI) EPS estimate of 44 cents, previous year’s close not available. The company saw its stock pop 14.7% one day in late August to $7.10.
Xcerra Corp (NASDAQ: XCRA) (Q2) EPS estimate of 14 cents, compared to a loss of seven cents in the prior-year quarter.
Canada
Economic lookahead
Building Permits (July) Contractors took out building permits worth $8.0 billion in June, up 13.5% from May.
Featured Earnings
Evertz Technologies Limited (T.ET) (Q1) EPS estimate of 26 cents, compared to 16 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Enghouse Systems Limited (T.ESL) (Q1) EPS estimate of 28 cents, compared to 24 cents in the prior-year quarter. In August, Enghouse made headlines by purchasing Irish-based Jinny Software Limited from Acotel Group S.p.A. for about $19.3 million.
Tuesday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
ICSC-Goldman Store Sales (Weekly)
Redbook (Weekly)
JOLTS (July)
Featured Earnings
Barnes & Noble Inc. (NYSE: BKS) (Q1) EPS calls for loss of 68 cents, compared to a loss of 86 cents in prior-year quarter. Barnes & Noble peaked for the last 52 weeks at $23.90 on Sept. 2.
FuelCell Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: FCEL) (Q3) EPS calls for loss of three cents, identical to prior-year quarter.
Pep Boys-Manny Moe & Jack (NYSE: PBY) (Q2) EPS of 17 cents, identical to prior-year quarter.
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. (NYSE: KKD) (Q2) EPS of 16 cents, compared to 14 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Canada
Economic lookahead
Housing Starts (Aug) Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says housing starts increased to a seasonally adjusted annual pace of 189,784 in July, compared with 185,952 in June.
Wednesday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
EIA Petroleum Status Report (September 1-7)
Wholesale Trade (July)
Featured Earnings
Five Below Inc. (NASDAQ: FIVE) (Q2) EPS of 14 cents, compared to 11 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Lands' End Inc. (NASDAQ: LE) (Q2) EPS of 17 cents. Prior-year not available.
Vera Bradley Inc. (VRA) (Q2) EPS of 19 cents, compared to 37 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Thursday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
Weekly jobless claims (Sept. 1-7)
Treasury Budget (August)
Featured Earnings
Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) (Q2) EPS of 69 cents, compared to 60 cents in the prior-year quarter.
lululemon athletica inc. (NASDAQ: LULU) (Q2) EPS of 29 cents, compared to 39 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Canada
Economic lookahead
New Housing Price Index (July) The New Housing Price Index rose 0.2% in June, up slightly from the 0.1% gain observed in May.
Featured Earnings
AlarmForce Industries Inc. (T.AF) (Q3) EPS estimate of 16 cents, compared to one cent in the prior-year quarter.
Empire Company Limited (T.EMP.A) (Q1) EPS estimate of $1.35, compared to $1.32 in the prior-year quarter. Empire owns the Sobeys grocery chain in Canada, and has been on an acquiring spree this year, first picking up certain Safeway stores, and more recently – in July -- Agropur Cooperative that will see Agropur purchase Sobeys' dairy manufacturing facilities in Western Canada and supply milk, yogurt, and ice cream to Sobeys, Safeway and IGA stores in the West.
Dollarama Inc. (T.DOL) (Q2) EPS estimate of $1.03, compared to 82 cents in the prior-year quarter.
The North West Company Inc. (T.NWC) (Q2) EPS estimate of 40 cents, compared to 37 cents in the prior-year quarter. North West announced in July it had completed its purchase of substantially all of the assets of the Winnipeg Price Chopper store.
Friday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
Retail Sales (August)
Consumer Sentiment (Sept.)
Import/Export Prices (Aug.)
Business Inventories (July)
Featured Earnings
Darden Restaurants Inc. (NYSE: DRI) (Q1) EPS estimate of 33 cents, compared to 53 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Canada
Featured Earnings
BRP Inc. (T.DOO) (Q2) EPS estimate of eight cents, compared to seven cents in the prior-year quarter. Over the summer, BRP added more than 50 new Evinrude dealers to its rapidly expanding dealer network in recent months, extending from Florida to Alberta.
