Earnings Watch For March 6 (PLCE, CIEN, SPLS, HRB, COO)

(RTTNews) - Kids apparel retailer Children's Place Stores, Inc. (PLCE) is scheduled to report fourth quarter results before the bell. The earnings of the company are expected to fall to $0.95 per share from $1.15 per share reported a year earlier. Further, revenues are projected to decrease to $484.48 million from the prior year's $509.22 million. The stock closed Wednesday at $54.70. (52-wk H/L $58.89/$43.01)

Network specialist Ciena Corp. (CIEN) is slated to report first quarter results. The Linthicum, Maryland-based telecommunications networking equipment maker is expected to report earnings of $0.06 per share, lower than the $0.12 per share reported a year earlier, whereas quarterly revenues are anticipated to grow to $533.75 million from last year's $453.09 million. The company's shares closed Wednesday's session at $25.36. (52-wk H/L $27.94/$14.14)

Office supplies retailer Staples, Inc. (SPLS) is expected to report results for the fourth quarter before the market opens. The Framingham, Massachusetts-based world's largest office products company is expected to report a profit of $0.39 per share, a decline from $0.46 per share reported a year earlier, while revenues are anticipated at $5.97 billion, a decrease from $6.57 billion in the prior year. The stock closed Wednesday at $13.40. (52-wk H/L $17.30/$12.26)

H&R Block Inc. (HRB), the largest US tax preparer, is due to report its third quarter results after the close of trading. The company is expected to post a loss of $0.11 per share, narrower than the prior year's loss of $0.22 per share. Further, the Kansas City, Missouri-based company is projected to report revenues of $519.31 million, higher than the last year's $471.98 million. The shares closed Wednesday at $31.13. (52-wk H/L $32.42/$24.83)

Pleasanton, California-based Cooper Companies Inc. (COO) will post its first-quarter results. The contact lens maker's earnings are expected to climb to $1.46 per share from $1.23 per share reported a year earlier, while quarterly revenues are anticipated to increase to $400.37 million from last year's $379.84 million. The company's shares closed Wednesday's session at $130.88. (52-wk H/L $135.41/$102.72)

Kroger (KR), Checkpoint systems (CKP), Comtech Telecommunications (CMTL), Finisar Corp. (FNSR), Quicksilver (ZQK) and Shoe Carnival (SCVL) are also scheduled to report their results.