Reynolds American Earnings Report Preview For Tuesday's Release (RAI)
Reynolds American (NYSE:RAI) will be releasing last fiscal quarter's results before the opening bell on April 24, 2012. We can review how Reynolds American has executed for investors recently.
Who They Are:
Reynolds American Inc., through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells cigarette and other tobacco products in the United States. The company was founded in 1875 and is headquartered in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Reynolds American trades an average of 1.8 million shares per day and has a marketcap of $23.9 Billion.
Book Value: $10.85
Float Short: 1.84%
What To Expect:
On average, 9 Analysts are expecting a drop of $-0.07 in earnings per share compared to last quarter's results of $0.72. The estimated mean earnings are $0.65 per share .
Currently, $0.64 on the low end and $0.69 per share on the high side is what market participants are anticipating in the report.
Recent Stock and Valuation Performance:
The current trailing twelve months P/E ratio is 15.6. The forward P/E ratio is 14.06.
In the last month, the stock has increased in price 1.26%, and changing from last year at this time 16.15%.
When comparing to the S&P 500, the year to date difference is -8.94%.
Here are 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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