Earnings Scorecard Before the Bell: Friday, 2/19/2010

If you are serious about staying on top of your portfolios, you will need to keep a close eye on earnings reports. Here's a quick summary of today's earnings results:

Yesterday's Earnings After The Bell
Company	Symbol	EPS	Reuters Estimate
CBS Corp	CBS	$0.25	$0.25
Dell	DELL	$0.28	$0.27
First Solar	FSLR	$1.65	$1.51
Intuit	INTU	$0.38	$0.32

Earnings Before The Bell
Company	Symbol	EPS	Reuters Estimate
JC Penney	JCP	$0.84	$0.82
Pinnacle West	PNW	-$0.16	-$0.11
Lifepoint Hospitals	LPNT	$0.71	$0.60

* Report includes items that make comparisons to the consensus estimate questionable

Long positions in stocks mentioned: none

All earnings compared to Reuters consensus estimates.