Earnings Watch For April 23 (BA, PG, AAPL, FB, QCOM, TXN)

(RTTNews) - Defense and aerospace giant Boeing Co. (BA) is scheduled to post first quarter results before the markets open. The earnings of the company are expected to decline to $1.56 per share from $1.73 per share reported a year earlier, while revenues are anticipated to increase to $20.19 billion from last year's $18.89 billion. The shares of BA closed Tuesday's trade at $127.55. (52-wk H/L $144.57/$87.20)

Technology giant Apple Inc. (AAPL) is slated to report results for the second quarter after the close of trading. The Cupertino, California-based computing and electronics company is expected to report earnings of $10.18 per share, higher than the $10.09 per share last year, whereas quarterly revenues are projected to decrease to $43.53 billion from $43.60 billion reported a year ago. The company's shares closed Tuesday's regular trading at $531.70. (52-wk H/L $575.14/$388.87)

Consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble Co. (PG) is expected to report third quarter results before the market opens. The Cincinnati, Ohio-based company is expected to post earnings of $1.02 per share, up from the year-ago quarter's $0.99 per share. However, revenues are anticipated to rise to $20.68 billion from $20.60 billion generated a year ago. The shares of PG closed Tuesday's trade at $80.61. (52-wk H/L $85.82/$73.61)

Chipmaker QUALCOMM Inc. (QCOM) will also report its second quarter results. The San Diego, California-based company's earnings are expected to increase to $1.22 per share from $1.17 per share reported a year earlier and the revenues are anticipated to grow to $6.48 billion from last year's $6.12 billion. The stock closed Tuesday at $80.61. (52-wk H/L $81.66/$59.02)

Social networking giant Facebook, Inc. (FB) is slated to post first quarter results after the markets close. The Menlo Park, California-based company's earnings are expected to surge to $0.24 per share, from $0.12 per share reported a year earlier. Also, revenues are projected to climb to $2.36 billion from $1.46 billion last year. The stock closed Tuesday at $63.03. (52-wk H/L $72.59/$22.67).

Texas Instruments Inc. (TXN), the world's largest maker of analog chips, is due to report its first quarter results after the market closes. The company is expected to earn $0.41 per share, higher than the $0.32 per share a year ago. Further, revenues are projected at $2.96 billion, up slightly from last year's $2.88 billion. On the Nasdaq, TXN closed Tuesday's trade at $46.59. (52-wk H/L $49.77/$34.10)

Biogen Idec(BIIB), Brinker International(EAT), Celestica(CLS), Dow Chemical Co (DOW), General Dynamics(GD), Johnson Controls(JCI), Praxair Inc (PX), Reynolds American(RAI), Supervalu (SVU), TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.(AMTD), Tupperware Brands Corp (TUP), Cheesecake Factory(CAKE), Crocs Inc. (CROX), E*TRADE(ETFC), F5 Networks (FFIV), Everest Re Group(RE), Lam Research Corp. (LRCX), Ingram Micro(IM), Logitech(LOGI), O'Reilly Automotive(ORLY) and Xilinx Inc. (XLNX) are also due to release their results today.