DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. (DWA) Earnings Preview For Tuesday
DreamWorks Animation SKG (NASDAQ:DWA) is on tap to release last fiscal quarter's results after the closing bell on February 28, 2012.
Who They Are:
DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. engages in the development, production, and exploitation of animated feature films and characters worldwide. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Glendale, California. DreamWorks Animation SKG shares trade an average of 766,000 shares per day and has a marketcap of $1.6 Billion.
52 Week High: $28.90
52 Week Low: $16.34
Book Value: $15.93
Float Short: 28.30%
What To Expect:
Analysts are expecting an improvement of $0.11 in earnings per share compared to last quarter's results of $0.23. A beat of $0.34 per share will top the estimated mean earnings.
Currently, $0.17 on the low end and $0.48 per share on the high side is what market participants are anticipating in the report.
Here is a look at the fiscal year revenue for DreamWorks Animation SKG. 
Recent Stock and Valuation Performance:
In the last month, the stock has increased in price 6.58%, and moving in price -30.78% from one year ago.
The stock is performing well when compared to the general stock market up to this point. When reviewed with the S&P 500, the year up to date positive change is 7.92%.
Revenue year-over-year has increased to $784.79 million for 2010 vs. $725.18 million for 2009. The bottom line has rising earnings year-over-year of $170.64 million for 2010 vs. $151.04 million for 2009.The company's earnings before interest and taxes are falling with an EBIT year-over-year of $166.84 million for 2010 vs. $193.30 million for 2009. Rising revenue along with rising earnings is a very good sign and what we want to see with our companies. Be sure to check the margins in the earnings release to make sure the bottom line is keeping up with the top line.
The short interest is relatively high at 28.30%.
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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