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Higher profit seen at Disney in 2012

CHICAGO (MarketWatch) ' Walt Disney Co. is expected to post higher profit for the quarter ended Dec. 31, though difficult comparisons with very strong results at ESPN and in home video in the year-earlier period could have an impact.
Disney DIS 'is expected to post a fiscal first-quarter profit of 75 cents a share, excluding stock-option payments, on revenue of $11.19 billion, according to a consensus poll of analysts by Thomson Reuters.
In the same period a year earlier, the company earned 68 cents a share on revenue of $10.7 billion.
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Jeffrey Thomson of Hilliard Lyons said late last year that Disney's December quarter 'is likely to produce the smallest year-over-year increase' of fiscal 2012, 'due in part to a tough comparison to the year-ago quarter ' a period that included considerable growth at ESPN and benefits of robust DVD sales of 'Toy Story 3.''
Across the media and entertainment industries, there is optimism about the advertising market, especially in television, which has held most of its appeal for advertisers as one of the few remaining ways to reach mass audiences.
Ad sales and rates are expected to once again be strong at ESPN, where! NBA gam es, college basketball and various shows around the NFL have led to solid ratings gains, but Disney Chief Executive Bob Iger warned in November that comparisons with the fiscal fourth quarter of 2010 would be difficult.
At ABC, the network's situation comedies have received solid ratings, though it ranks third among the Big Four networks among adults 18 to 49 years old ' the group most desired by advertisers because of its apparent willingness to switch brands.
Analysts will look forward to getting more insights from Iger on the online-video model and its potential effect on traditional TV. Comcast Corp. CMCSA 'and Disney unveiled a 10-year deal last month that will make Disney shows available on a wide variety of Comcast platforms, including regular TV, video-on-demand, phones and tablets. Under the deal, Comcast customers can watch Disney shows online that can't otherwise be viewed on the Web.
Disney executives will probably also be asked what last month's Italian cruise-ship tragedy could mean for its own cruise ships. The Carnival Cruise-owned Costa Concordia foundered off the coast of Italy, killing at least 16, and observers fear that the incident could be a concern to would-be passengers in the near term.
Disney recently launched its third ship, the Disney Dream, and some analysts speculated that a fourth could be launched in fiscal 2012.

Best Stocks For 2013 - Las Vegas Sands Beats on Revenue, Matches Expectations on EPS

Best Stocks For 2013 - Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS  ) reported earnings on Feb. 1. Here are the numbers you need to know.
The 10-second takeaway
For the quarter ended Dec. 31 (Q4), Las Vegas Sands beat expectations on revenues and met expectations on earnings per share.
Compared to the prior-year quarter, revenue expanded significantly and GAAP earnings per share expanded.
Gross margins dropped, operating margins improved, and net margins grew.
Revenue details
Las Vegas Sands tallied revenue of $2.54 billion. The 15 analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ predicted revenue of $2.47 billion. Sales were 26% higher than the prior-year quarter's $2.02 billion.
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Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Dollar amounts in millions.
Best Stocks For 2013 - EPS details
Non-GAAP EPS came in at $0.57. The 19 earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ forecast $0.57 per share on the same basis. GAAP EPS of $0.39 for Q4 were 15% higher than the prior-year quarter's $0.34 per share.
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Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Figures may be non-GAAP to maintain comparability with estimates.
Margin details
For the quarter, gross margin was 37.4%, 960 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 26.1%, 190 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 17.1%, 90 basis points better than the prior-year quarter.
Looking ahead
Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $2.47 billion. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.56.
Next year's average estimate for revenue is $11.18 billion. The average ! EPS esti mate is $2.56.
Best Stocks For 2013 - Investor sentiment
The stock has a two-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 1,755 members out of 2,081 rating the stock outperform, and 326 members rating it underperform. Among 506 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 434 give Las Vegas Sands a green thumbs-up, and 72 give it a red thumbs-down.
Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Las Vegas Sands is outperform, with an average price target of $59.82.
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Cedar Fair, L.P made New 52 Week High Price - NYSE:FUN

Cedar Fair, L.P (NYSE:FUN) achieved its new price of $22.78 where it was opened at $22.20 UP 0.12 points or +0.54% by closing at $22.21. FUN transacted shares during the day were over 589,568 shares however it has an average volume of 131,160 shares.
FUN has a market capitalization $1.23 billion and an enterprise value at $2.73 billion. Trailing twelve months price to sales ratio of the stock was 1.21 while price to book ratio in most recent quarter was 6.21. In profitability ratios, net profit margin in past twelve months appeared at 0.94% whereas operating profit margin for the same period at 23.10%.
The company made a return on asset of 6.71% in past twelve months and return on equity of 4.83% for similar period. In the period of trailing 12 months it generated revenue amounted to $1.01 billion gaining $18.31 revenue per share. Its year over year, quarterly growth of revenue was 5.00% holding 101.60% quarterly earnings growth.
According to preceding quarter balance sheet results, the company had $96.31 million cash in hand making cash per share at 1.74. The total of $1.59 billion debt was there putting a total debt to equity ratio 805.85. Moreover its current ratio according to same quarter results was 0.77 and book value per share was 3.58.
Looking at the trading information, the stock price history displayed that its S&P500 52 Week Change illustrated -0.86% where the stock current price exhibited up beat from its 50 day moving average price $20.22 and remained above from its 200 Day Moving Average price $19.76.
FUN holds 55.34 million outstanding shares with 43.74 million floating shares where insider possessed 21.66% and institutions kept 34.00%.

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