FMC Technologies Inc (FTI) Earnings Preview For Tuesday's Release
FMC Technologies Inc (NYSE:FTI) is on tap to release last fiscal quarter's results after the closing bell on February 14, 2012.
Who They Are:
FMC Technologies, Inc. provides technology solutions for the energy industry worldwide. It operates in two segments, Energy Production Systems and Energy Processing Systems. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in Houston, Texas. FMC Tech Inc trades an average of 2.2 million shares per day and has a marketcap of $12.9 Billion.
52 Week High: $55.00
52 Week Low: $34.46
Book Value: $6.31
Float Short: 5.63%
What To Expect:
According to EDGAR Online, on average, 21 analysts are expecting the same in earnings as the last quarter of $0.50. The estimated mean earnings are $0.50 per share .
Wall Street is expecting results within $0.47 and $0.53 per share.
Here is a look at the fiscal year revenue for Fmc Technologies Inc. 
Recent Stock and Valuation Performance:
The P/E ratio has dropped, as the current trailing twelve months P/E ratio is 34.8, while the forward P/E ratio is now 23.68. It will be interesting to see if pricing is currently at a discount, or if the market has been correct to price in lower growth expectations.
From a month ago, the stock has increased in price 4.04%, with a change from a year ago of 17.83%.
When comparing to the S&P 500, the year to date difference is -3.54%.
The company has falling revenue year-over-year of $4.13 billion for 2010 vs. $4.41 billion for 2009. The bottom line has rising earnings year-over-year of $375.50 million for 2010 vs. $361.80 million for 2009.The company's earnings before interest and taxes are rising with an EBIT year-over-year of $551.60 million for 2010 vs. $530.10 million for 2009.
Here is the last few quarters to get an idea how well they perform compared to estimates 
Reported earnings per share compared to the mean estimate. Differences are rounded.
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