Earnings Watch For October 1 (ATU, AYI, WAG, GPN, RECN)

(RTTNews) - Drugstore chain Walgreen Co. (WAG) is scheduled to report fourth-quarter results before the market opens. The company is expected to post earnings of $0.72 per share, higher than the year-ago quarter's $0.63 per share. Further, the Deerfield, Illinois-based company is anticipated to generate revenues of $17.95 billion, an increase from $17.07 billion in the prior-year quarter. The company's shares closed Monday's session at $53.80. (52-wk H/L $56.84/$31.88)

Lighting solutions provider Acuity Brands, Inc. (AYI) is expected to report results for the fourth quarter. For the quarter, the company is expected to earn $1.02 per share on revenues of $569.33 million. In the year-ago period, the company reported earnings of $0.88 per share on revenues of $514.30 million. The shares closed Monday at $92.02. (52-wk H/L $94.09/$57.42)

Professional service provider Resources Connection Inc. (RECN) is slated to report first quarter results. The Irvine, California-based company is expected to report profit of $0.12 per share, flat with last year. Quarterly revenues are projected at $133.43 million, compared to $136.93 million reported a year earlier. The stock closed Monday at $13.57. (52-wk H/L $13.93/$10.58)

Atlanta, Georgia based Global Payments Inc. (GPN) is due to post its first-quarter results after the close of trading. The company is expected to record earnings of $0.95 per share compared to $0.87 per share last year. Quarterly revenues are expected to rise to $623.79 million from the prior year's $590.29 million. The shares of GPN closed Monday's trade at $51.08. (52-wk H/L $51.45/$41.01)

Industrial products and systems maker Actuant Corp. (ATU) will report its fourth quarter results before the opening bell. The company's earnings are expected to grow to $0.50 per share from the previous year's $0.48 per share, whereas revenues are anticipated to decline to $328.79 million from $405.30 million reported a year ago. On Monday, the company's shares closed regular trading at $38.84. (52-wk H/L $39.73/$25.38)