Earnings Watch For January 24 (HON, KMB, PG, XRX, STT, BMY)

(RTTNews) - Diversified manufacturing company Honeywell International, Inc. (HON) is slated to report fourth quarter results before the start of trading. The earnings of the company are expected to climb to $1.21 per share from the year-ago quarter's $1.10 per share. The company is expected to generate revenues of $10.19 billion, up from $9.58 billion in the prior-year quarter. The company's shares closed Thursday's session at $89.80. (52-wk H/L $91.56/$67.95)

Consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble Co. (PG) is expected to report second quarter results before the market opens. The Cincinnati, Ohio-based company is expected to post earnings of $1.20 per share, down from the year-ago quarter's $1.22 per share. However, revenues are anticipated to rise to $22.33 billion from $22.18 billion generated a year ago. The shares of PG closed Thursday's trade at $78.24. (52-wk H/L $85.82/$71.75)

Health care products maker Kimberly-Clark Corp (KMB) will post its fourth quarter results before the opening bell. The Dallas, Texas-based company's profit is expected to increase to $1.39 per share from $1.37 per share reported a year earlier. However, quarterly revenues are anticipated to decrease to $5.28 billion from the prior year's $5.31 billion. On the NYSE, KMB closed Thursday's trade at $105.42. (52-wk H/L $111.68/$86.03)

Biopharmaceutical firm Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (BMY) is also scheduled to report fourth quarter results before the start of trading. The company is expected to post earnings of $0.43 per share, lower than the year-ago quarter's $0.47 per share. Revenues are projected to increase to $4.31 billion from $4.19 billion in the prior-year quarter. The company's shares closed Thursday's session at $53.95. (52-wk H/L $56.83/$35.77)

Custodial bank State Street Corp. (STT) will report its results for the fourth quarter. The Boston, Massachusetts-based company is expected to post earnings of $1.19 per share versus $1.11 per share reported a year earlier. Further, the company is anticipated to generate revenues of $2.50 billion, higher that prior year's $2.46 billion. On Thursday, the shares closed trade at $72.76. (52-wk H/L $76.24/$54.57)

Document technology and business process services provider Xerox Corp. (XRX) is slated to report results for the fourth quarter. The company is expected to earn $0.29 per share, down slightly from $0.30 per share last year, while revenues are estimated to decline to $5.64 billion from $5.92 billion in the previous year. The shares closed Thursday at $11.76. (52-wk H/L $12.65/$7.75)

First Niagara Financial Group Inc. (FNFG), ImmunoGen Inc. (IMGN), Kimberly-Clark Corp (KMB), Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (SWK) and Grainger (W.W.) Inc. (GWW) are also due to report their results.