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KongZhong Corporation (KONG) Q1 2013 Earnings Call May 21, 2013, 07:30 a.m. ET Executives Jay Chang – Chief Financial Officer Wang Lei Lei – Chief Executive Officer Analysts Nick Ning – 86 Research Presentation Operator Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by and Welcome to the Q1 2013 KongZhong Corp Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. (OPERATOR INSTRUCTIONS) This conference is being recorded Wednesday 22 May, 2013. I would now like to hand the conference over to KongZhong Corp's Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Jay Chang. Thank you, please go ahead. Jay Chang Thank you, operator. This conference call may contain forward-looking statements. Although such statements are based on our own information and information from other sources we believe to be reliable, you should not place undue reliance upon them. For additional discussions of risks and uncertainties relating to forward-looking statements and other

Eastman Chemical Co. (EMN) May 21, 2013 3:00 pm ET Executives Mark J. Costa - President, Chief Marketing Officer and Director Ronald C. Lindsay - Executive Vice President Analysts Robert A. Koort - Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Research Division Presentation Robert A. Koort - Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Research Division Okay, I think we're going to close down Day 1 of our Materials Conference this year with Eastman Chemical, and a company that's been in the news a little bit lately for some of the management changes. And happy to welcome Mark Costa, the new CEO designate of Eastman Chemical, to present their story today. Mark J. Costa Good afternoon. It's a pleasure to be here and have an opportunity to talk to you about Eastman. We're obviously very excited about the performance we've had recently in the last few years and very excited about what performance we see in

Universal Corporation (UVV) F4Q and Full-Year F2013 Earnings Call May 21, 2013 05:30 pm ET Executives George Freeman – Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer David Moore – Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Candace Formacek – Vice President & Treasurer Analysts Ann Gurkin – Davenport & Company LLC Presentation Operator Good evening. My name is Jessica and I will be your Conference Operator for today. At this time I’d like to welcome everyone to the Universal Corporation’s F2013 Results Conference Call. (Operator instructions.) Thank you. I would now like to turn the call over to your host Candace Formacek, Vice President and Treasurer. Ma’am, you may begin your conference. Candace Formacek Thank you, Jessica, and thank you for joining us today. George Freeman, our Chairman, President, and CEO, and David Moore, our Chief Financial Officer, are here with me today. They will join me in answering questions after

NetApp (NTAP) Q4 2013 Earnings Call May 21, 2013 5:30 pm ET Executives Kris Newton Nicholas R. Noviello - Chief Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer and Executive Vice President Thomas Georgens - Chief Executive Officer, President, Principal Operating Officer and Director Analysts Kulbinder Garcha - Crédit Suisse AG, Research Division Shebly Seyrafi - FBN Securities, Inc., Research Division Brian Marshall - ISI Group Inc., Research Division Aaron C. Rakers - Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc., Research Division Kathryn L. Huberty - Morgan Stanley, Research Division Amit Daryanani - RBC Capital Markets, LLC, Research Division Maynard Joseph Um - Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Research Division Louis R. Miscioscia - Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc., Research Division Keith F. Bachman - BMO Capital Markets U.S. Alex Kurtz - Sterne Agee & Leach Inc., Research Division Brian John White - Topeka Capital Markets Inc., Research Division Brian G. Alexander - Raymond James &

Analog Devices (ADI) Q2 2013 Earnings Call May 21, 2013 5:00 pm ET Executives Ali Husain Vincent T. Roche - Chief Executive Officer, President and Director David A. Zinsner - Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Finance Analysts James Covello - Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Research Division Terence R. Whalen - Citigroup Inc, Research Division Shawn R. Webster - Macquarie Research Aashish Rao - BofA Merrill Lynch, Research Division Blayne Curtis - Barclays Capital, Research Division William Stein - SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc., Research Division Vijay R. Rakesh - Sterne Agee & Leach Inc., Research Division Sumit Dhanda - ISI Group Inc., Research Division Jonathan Steven Smigie - Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Research Division Christopher B. Danely - JP Morgan Chase & Co, Research Division Joseph Moore - Morgan Stanley, Research Division Ross Seymore - Deutsche Bank AG, Research Division Romit J. Shah - Nomura Securities Co. Ltd.,

Intuit (INTU) Q3 2013 Earnings Call May 21, 2013 4:30 pm ET Executives Matt Rhodes Brad D. Smith - Chief Executive Officer, President, Director and Member of Executive Committee R. Neil Williams - Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President Analysts Peter L. Goldmacher - Cowen and Company, LLC, Research Division Brent Thill - UBS Investment Bank, Research Division Gregory Dunham - Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Research Division Brad A. Zelnick - Macquarie Research Gil B. Luria - Wedbush Securities Inc., Research Division Sterling P. Auty - JP Morgan Chase & Co, Research Division Scott A. Schneeberger - Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., Research Division Ross MacMillan - Jefferies & Company, Inc., Research Division Kartik Mehta - Northcoast Research James R. MacDonald - First Analysis Securities Corporation, Research Division Yun S. Kim - Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, Research Division Jennifer Swanson Lowe - Morgan Stanley, Research Division James Ellman Kash G.

  Today’s tickers: SKS, HLF & ABFS SKS - Saks, Inc. – High-end retailer, Saks, Inc., popped up on our ‘hot by options volume’ market scanner this morning on heavier than usual trading traffic in upside calls. Shares in Saks are up 10% on Tuesday morning at a new 52-week high of $13.54 after the company posted first-quarter earnings in line with analyst expectations on higher-than-expected quarterly revenue. Shares in Saks are up more than 30% since this time last year. Bullish positions initiated in SKS options ahead of the earnings release yesterday are seeing sizable overnight gains today as shares push to the highest levels since June of 2008. Traders yesterday picked up around 500 out-of-the-money calls at the Jun $13 strike for an average premium of $0.22 per contract. Today, the $13 calls are in the money and changing hands at $0.65 each, a near three-fold increase compared to the premium paid yesterday, as of 11:50 a.m. ET. Traders appear to be buying up the $13 calls against today, with more than 1,500 lots in play versus open interest of 887 contracts. Overall options volume on Saks is nearing 9,000 contracts as of the time of this writing, which is roughly four times the stock’s average daily level of around 1,900 contracts. HLF - Herbalife, Ltd. – Shares in Herbalife have resumed trading this afternoon, currently up 3.0% at $50.69 as of 12:20 p.m. ET, after earlier being halted with news pending. The company announced today it has hired PricewaterhouseCoopers as its independent public accountant to replace KPMG. The stock was moving higher ahead of the halt in HLF shares today, rising as much as 7.0% in the early going to $52.84. Traders looking for the stock to potentially rise to fresh 52-week highs during the next few trading sessions purchased weekly calls on the stock, buying around 1,100 lots at the May $57.5 strike for an average premium of $0.77 each. Traders long the contracts stand ready to profit at expiration this week should shares in…

Silver Wheaton Corporation (SLW) Annual Shareholder Meeting Call May 21, 2013 4:00 PM ET Executives Doug Holtby – Chairman Randy Smallwood – President and CEO Presentation Doug Holtby Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. And welcome to the Annual Special Meeting of Silver Wheaton Corporation. And welcome to those joining us today to our webcast. My name is Doug Holtby and I’m Chairman of the board and I will Chair this meeting. Before we begin the formal business of the meeting, I would like to introduce your Board of Directors and certain members of Senior Management present here this afternoon. In the front row, are our Directors, Larry Bell, stand up Larry, thank you. Peter Gillin, George Brack, and Wade Nesmith and beside me we have our President and CEO and our Director, Randy Smallwood. Beside him is Gary Brown, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. And beside Gary is

Apollo Investment (NASDAQ:AINV) will report earnings before markets open on Thursday, May 23rd. Apollo Investment Corporation is a closed-end management investment company incorporated in the USA. The Company generates both current income and capital appreciation through debt and equity investments. Here is your Cheat Sheet to Apollo Investment Earnings: Earnings Expectations: Analysts expect earnings of $0.21 per share on revenues of $83.66 million. Currently, the company’s P/E ratio stands at 11.31. Analyst Trends: Analysts have a neutral outlook for the company’s next-quarter performance. Over the past three months, the average estimate for next quarter’s earnings is a profit of $0.21 and has not changed. For the current year, the average estimate is a profit of $0.83, which is the same as the estimate ninety days ago. The stock market is at 5-year highs! Discover the best stocks to buy in today’s market. CLICK HERE for Your Stock Investor Cheat Sheet NOW! Earnings Trends: Here’s how Apollo Investment has been performing on an annual basis: Fiscal Year 2009 2010 2011 2012 Revenue ($) in millions 377 340 359 358 Diluted EPS ($) 1.48 1.65 0.93 -0.24 Next, our CHEAT SHEET investing framework asks us to drill down to the recent quarterly data: Quarter Mar. 31, 2012 Jun. 30, 2012 Sep. 30, 2012 Dec. 31, 2012 Revenue ($) in millions 85.20 80.33 83.83 83.21 Diluted EPS ($) 0.57 0.19 0.35 -0.11 Past Performance: Apollo Investment has beat analyst estimates 1 time in the past four quarters. This is not consistent enough to get bullish yet. “E = Earnings Are Increasing Quarter-Over-Quarter” is a core component of our successful CHEAT SHEET investing framework. Don’t waste another minute – click here to discover our CHEAT SHEET stock picks now! (Company fundamentals provided by Xignite Financials. Email any earnings discrepancies to earnings [at] wallstcheatsheet.com) Read the original article from Wall St. Cheat Sheet

America’s Car-Mart (NASDAQ:CRMT) will report earnings after markets close on Thursday, May 23rd. America’s Car-Mart, Inc, sells and finances the sale of used automobiles and trucks. The Company operates its dealerships primarily in small cities and rural locations throughout the South-Central United States and provides financing for substantially all of its customers. Car-Mart’s customers are principally consumers with limited or damaged credit histories. Here is your Cheat Sheet to America’s Car-mart Earnings: Earnings Expectations: Analysts expect earnings of $0.93 per share on revenues of $119.20 million. Currently, the company’s P/E ratio stands at 14.13. Analyst Trends: Analysts have a more positive outlook for the company’s next-quarter performance. Over the past three months, the average estimate for next quarter’s earnings has risen from a profit of $0.82 to a profit $0.86. For the current year, the average estimate is a profit of $3.36, which is better than the estimate ninety days ago. The stock market is at 5-year highs! Discover the best stocks to buy in today’s market. CLICK HERE for Your Stock Investor Cheat Sheet NOW! Earnings Trends: Here’s how America’s Car-mart has been performing on an annual basis: Fiscal Year 2009 2010 2011 2012 Revenue ($) in millions 299 339 379 430 Diluted EPS ($) 1.52 2.27 2.54 3.24 Next, our CHEAT SHEET investing framework asks us to drill down to the recent quarterly data: Quarter Apr. 30, 2012 Jul. 31, 2012 Oct. 31, 2012 Jan. 31, 2013 Revenue ($) in millions 113.48 110.00 110.22 118.92 Diluted EPS ($) 0.97 0.83 0.76 0.84 Past Performance: America’s Car-mart has beat analyst estimates 2 times in the past four quarters. This is not consistent enough to get bullish yet. “E = Earnings Are Increasing Quarter-Over-Quarter” is a core component of our successful CHEAT SHEET investing framework. Don’t waste another minute – click here to discover our CHEAT SHEET stock picks now! (Company fundamentals provided by Xignite Financials. Email any earnings discrepancies to earnings [at] wallstcheatsheet.com) Read the original article from Wall St. Cheat Sheet