Monday
U.S.
Featured Earnings
Catalent Inc. (NYSE: CTLT) (Q4) EPS estimates of 53 cents, compared to 60 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Phibro Animal Health Corporation (NASDAQ: PAHC) (Q4) EPS estimates of 39 cents, compared to 44 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Prospect Capital Corporation (NASDAQ: PSEC) (Q4) EPS estimates of 25 cents, identical to the prior-year quarter.
Canada
Featured Earnings
Bank of Nova Scotia (T.BNS) (Q3) EPS estimates of $1.48, compared to $1.47 in the prior-year quarter.
Canopy Growth Corporation (T.CGC) (Q1) EPS estimates for loss of three cents, compared to a gain of two cents in the prior-year quarter. Early in August, the company announced it had agreed with a syndicate of underwriters led by GMP Securities L.P. and Dundee Securities Ltd. and including INFOR Financial Inc. and PI Financial Corp.to increase the size of its previously announced $25,000,000 bought deal offering.
Tuesday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
S&P Case Shiller Housing Price Index (June)
Consumer Confidence (Aug.)
Redbook (Weekly)
Featured Earnings
Abercrombie & Fitch Company (ANF) (Q2) EPS estimates for loss of 23 cents, compared to a gain of 12 cents in the prior-year quarter. In mid-August, A&F declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.20 per share on the company’s Class A Common Stock., payable on September 12, to stockholders of record at the close of business on September 2
DSW Inc. (NYSE: DSW) (Q2) EPS estimates of 29 cents, compared to 42 cents in the prior-year quarter. In mid-August, DSW announced the signing of Apparel Group as its exclusive franchise partner in the Gulf Coast. The agreement will expand DSW into Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates and Oman and with 40 stores across the territory, with the first stores opening in 2017.
Palo Alto Networks Inc. (NYSE: PANW) (Q4) EPS estimates for loss of 24 cents, compared to a loss 44 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Canada
Economic lookahead
Industrial Product Price Index (July) This index rose 0.6% in June, mainly due to higher prices for energy and petroleum products.
Raw Materials Price Index (July) This index increased 1.8%, as a result of higher prices for crude energy products.
Featured Earnings
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. Class B Subordinate Voting Shares (T.ATD.B) (Q1) EPS estimates of 57 cents, compared to 53 cents in the prior-year quarter. This week, Couche-Tard announced a definitive merger agreement with CST Brands, Inc. under which Couche-Tard would acquire CST in an all-cash transaction for $48.53 U.S. per share, with a total enterprise value of approximately $4.4 billion U.S. including net debt assumed.
EEStor Corporation (T.ESU) (Q3) EPS estimates for loss of one cent, identical to prior-year quarter.
Wednesday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
ADP Employment Report (Aug.)
Chicago Purchasing Managers Index (Aug.)
Pending Home Sales Index (July)
EIA Petroleum Report (August 23-29)
Featured Earnings
Bob Evans Farms Inc. (NASDAQ: BOBE) (Q1) EPS estimates of 46 cents, compared to 51 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Five Below Inc. (NASDAQ: FIVE) (Q2) EPS estimates of 17 cents, compared to 13 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Brown Forman Inc Class B (NYSE: BF.B) (Q2) EPS estimates of 37 cents, compared to 38 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Canada
Economic lookahead
Gross Domestic Product (June) Real GDP fell 0.6% in May, the largest monthly decline since March 2009.
Featured Earnings
National Bank of Canada (T.NA) (Q3) EPS estimates of $1.20, compared to $1.25 in the prior-year quarter.
Laurentian Bank of Canada (T.LB) (Q3) EPS estimates of $1.40, compared to $1.48 in the prior-year quarter.
Sears Canada Inc. (T.SCC) (Q2) EPS estimates for loss of 19 cents, compared to loss of 30 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Thursday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
Productivity and Costs (Q2)
PMI Manufacturing Index (Aug.)
ISM Mfg. Index (Aug.)
Construction Spending (July)
Weekly jobless claims (August 23-29)
Federal Balance Sheet
Money Supply
Featured Earnings
Campbell Soup Company (NYSE:CPB) (Q4) EPS estimates of 50 cents, compared to 43 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation (NASDAQ: SWHC) (Q2) EPS estimates of 53 cents, compared to 32 cents in the prior-year quarter. In early August, the company announced that BTI Tools LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Smith & Wesson's Accessories Division, Battenfeld Technologies, Inc., has completed the purchase of substantially all of the assets of Taylor Brands, LLC, a designer and distributor of high quality knives and specialty tools, for $85.0 million, subject to post-closing adjustments, utilizing cash on hand
Vera Bradley Inc. (VRA) (Q2) EPS estimates of 14 cents, compared to 15 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Canada
Economic lookahead
Markit Manufacturing PMI (August) The seasonally-adjusted Markit Canadian Manufacturing PMI came in at 51.9 in July, up from 51.8 in June.
Featured Earnings
Dollarama Inc. (T.DOL) (Q2) EPS estimates of 84 cents, compared to 74 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Canadian Western Bank (T.CWB) (Q3) EPS estimates of 59 cents, compared to 64 cents the prior-year quarter.
Snipp Interactive Inc. (T.SPN) (Q2) EPS estimates for a loss of two cents, compared to breakeven in the prior-year quarter. In mid-August, Snipp signed a perpetual Master Services Agreement with a Fortune 500 company that is the world's leading provider of tools and storage. The company has a global presence, and many of its brands are household names in the home improvement tools category.
Friday
U.S.
Economic lookahead
Employment Situation (Aug.)
International Trade (July)
Factory Orders (July)
Canada
Economic lookahead
Canadian international merchandise trade (June) Canada's imports increased 0.8% to $45.0 billion in June. Exports were up 0.6% to $41.4 billion. As a result, Canada's merchandise trade deficit with the world widened from $3.5 billion in May to a record $3.6 billion in June
Featured Earnings
Polymet Mining Corp. (T.POM) (Q2) EPS estimates for loss of one cent, identical to prior-year quarter.
