KCP: Kenneth Cole Production a earnings breakout

KCP: Kenneth Cole Production

This is the information I had by Thursday night. The stock had guided way higher than the analyst estimate. Stock was going sideways for last one month. Based on that I entered in the morning at the open on Friday.

Kenneth Cole Productions to Beat Earnings Estimates
Thursday, February 11, 2010  4:34:00 PM ET  
View:   Complete Article | Historical Guidance

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Kenneth Cole Productions Inc. (KCP) said it expects fourth quarter earnings of approximately $0.21 per share on revenue of approximately $110.0 million. The company's previous guidance was earnings of $0.04 to $0.08 per share on revenue of $107.0 million to $112.0 million and the current consensus earnings estimate is $0.09 per share on revenue of $110.9 million for the quarter ending December 31, 2009. 

Everyday during the earnings season such opportunities show up and if you are organised for trading such earnings surprize you can find such trades.

Episodic Pivots for Friday close

Symbol	sector rank	eps %	sales %	float	p/s	Episodic pivots	verdict	risk %
skil						buyout
swm	38	586	7	14	47	bounce after a big fall previous day	no action (NA)
praa	90	16	9	14	78	beats estimate Analyst upgrade	NA
snss	68	30	-98	33	94	licences technology to other company	NA
gy	56	350	21	58	15	No News	NA
rnn	68	0	0	46	99	analyst upgrade	NA
snwl	92	0	0	53	71	beats estimate	NA
uti	166	322	15	18	57	no news	NA
cgnx	63	-50	-1	36	85	beats and guides higher declares cash dividend	NA
stv	39	-50	-19	41	90	Announces unaudited results Analyst upgrade	NA
she	99	600	21	4	89	files quarterly report	current open position	1%
psid	16	94	900	11	98	no news This is very controversial company which makes implantable id chips for humans. The sales growth % figure is misleading as it is just 100000 usd after 900 % growth. 100% speculative stock	NA
nls	57	-124		30	17	no news	NA

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