Earnings Watch For August 21 (ARO, BRCD, GPS, INTU, CRM)

(RTTNews) - Teen-clothing retailer Aeropostale Inc (ARO), which recently revealed the appointment of its former Chief Executive Officer Julian Geiger to lead the company once again, is due to post its second quarter results. The New York-based company is expected to post a loss of $0.49 per share, wider than the loss of a $0.34 per share last year. Revenues are projected to decline to $394.38 million from last year's $454.03 million. The shares of ARO closed Wednesday's trade at $3.91. (52-wk H/L $11.40/$3.10)

Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. (BRCD), maker of switches and software for data-storage networks, is set to announce its third quarter results. The earnings of the San Jose, California-based company are expected at $0.19 per share, flat with the prior year quarter. However, quarterly revenues are anticipated to be $534.71 million, lower than $536.55 million recorded a year ago. The shares closed Wednesday's session at $9.35. (52-wk H/L $10.96/$7.29)

San Francisco-based Gap Inc. (GPS) will report its second quarter results after the close of trading. The fashion retailer's earnings are expected to rise to $0.69 per share from the $0.64 per share reported a year ago. Revenues are estimated at $3.96 billion, higher than the $3.87 billion reported last year. The shares closed Wednesday at $43.11 (52-wk H/L $44.59/$36.13)

Financial management solutions provider Intuit Inc. (INTU), which recently agreed to buy Check Inc., a mobile bill-payment service provider, for $360 million, is scheduled to post its fourth quarter results after the market closes. The company's earnings are expected to grow to $0.07 per share from the prior year's break-even results. Further, the Mountain View, California-based company's revenues are projected to climb to $699.49 million from last year's $634.0 million. The shares closed Wednesday's trade at $85.27. (52-wk H/L $85.58/$61.50)

Salesforce.com, Inc. (CRM), which recently named Autodesk Inc's. (ADSK) Chief Financial Officer Mark Hawkins to the same role at the cloud-software company, replacing Graham Smith, is slated to report results for the second quarter. The company is expected to report a profit of $0.12 per share, an increase from $0.09 per share a year ago. Additionally, revenues are estimated to rise to $1.29 billion from $957.09 million in the previous year. The stock closed Wednesday at $55.39. (52-wk H/L $67.00/$42.11) Bon-Ton Stores Inc. (BONT), Cyberonics Inc. (CYBX), Dollar Tree, Inc. (DLTR), Hormel Foods Corp.(HRL), Sears Holdings Corp. (SHLD), The Children's Place, Inc. (PLCE), GameStop Corp. (GME), Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (MRVL), Mentor Graphics Corp. (MENT), Nordson Corp. (NDSN), Ross Stores Inc. (ROST), ScanSource, Inc. (SCSC) and Tuesday Morning Corp. (TUES) are also scheduled to release their results.