Earning to Watch

Before Market Open, or BMO:

Patterson Companies, Inc. (Nasdaq: PDCO) is a medical supplies conglomerate primarily in the business of veterinary and dental products. The company has a market capitalization of $3.90 billion. It is expected to report FY 2013 first-quarter EPS of 49 cents on revenue of $883.53 million, compared with a profit of 42 cents per share on revenue of $847.42 million in the year-ago period. Patterson Companies is trading around $35.93 per share. So far this year, the stock has gained 21.58 percent.

AMC:

Autodesk, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADSK) is an American multinational corporation that focuses on 3D design software for use in the architecture, engineering, construction, manufacturing, media and entertainment industries. The company has a market capitalization of $7.95 billion. It is expected to report FY 2013 second-quarter EPS of 49 cents on revenue of $593.08 million, compared with a profit of 44 cents per share on revenue of $546.30 million in the year-ago period. Autodesk is trading around $34.60 per share. So far this year, the stock has gained 14.06 percent.

salesforce.com, inc. (NYSE: CRM) is a provider of enterprise cloud computing and social enterprise solutions. The company has a market capitalization of $20.30 billion. It is expected to report FY 2013 second-quarter EPS of 39 cents on revenue of $728.15 million, compared with a profit of 30 cents per share on revenue of $546.00 million in the year-ago period. Salesforce.com is trading around $147.00 per share. So far this year, the stock has gained 45 percent.

MICROS Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: MCRS) is a designer, manufacturer, marketer, and servicer of enterprise information solutions for the global hospitality and retail industries. The company has a market capitalization of $3.84 billion. It is expected to report FY 2012 fourth-quarter EPS of 60 cents on revenue of $302.31 million, compared with a profit of 58 cents per share on revenue of $274.14 million in the year-ago period. MICROS Systems is trading around $47.82 per share. So far this year, the stock has gained 2.66 percent.