Earnings Watch For August 8 (BAM, CHH, SSP, BID)

(RTTNews) - Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (BAM, BAM_A.TO) is slated to report results for the second quarter before the opening bell. The company is expected to post earnings of $0.31 per share, flat with last year, whereas revenues are anticipated to decline to $4.16 billion from $5.17 billion in the prior-year quarter. The stock closed Thursday at $44.54. (52-wk H/L $45.00/$33.67)

Global hotel franchisor Choice Hotels International, Inc. (CHH) is expected to report second quarter results before the markets open. The earnings of the Silver Spring, Maryland-based company are expected to rise marginally to $0.49 per share from $0.48 per share reported last year, while revenues are anticipated at $193.28 million, higher than the prior year's $183.58 million. The stock closed Thursday's regular trading at $46.54. (52-wk H/L $50.37/$37.94)

E.W. Scripps Co. (SSP) is due to post its second quarter results. The media company's earnings are expected to climb to $0.12 per share from $0.05 per share reported last year. Meanwhile, revenues are projected to rise to $217.83 million from $207.85 million reported a year earlier. The shares closed Thursday's session at $21.30. (52-wk H/L $22.66/$13.74)

Auction house Sotheby's(BID) will report its second quarter results. The New York-based company's earnings are expected to rise to $1.43 per share from $1.33 per share reported a year earlier, while quarterly revenues are projected at $345.98 million, up from last year's $304.87 million. The shares of BID closed Thursday's trade at $40.69. (52-wk H/L $54.00/$37.62)