Earnings Watch For September 25 (BBBY, JBL, PRGS, AZO)

(RTTNews) - Home furnishing retailer Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (BBBY) is due to post its second quarter results after the close of trading. The Union, New Jersey-based company is expected to record earnings of $1.15 per share, higher than $0.98 per share reported a year earlier. Quarterly revenues are anticipated to rise to $2.81 billion from last year's $2.59 billion. The shares of BBBY closed Tuesday's trade at $74.81. (52-wk H/L $78.25/$54.33)

Contract electronics manufacturer Jabil Circuit Inc. (JBL) is expected to report fourth quarter results after the market closes. The company is expected to earn $0.54 per share, flat with last year. The St. Petersburg, Florida-based company's revenues are anticipated to grow to $4.51 billion from $4.34 billion reported a year ago. The shares closed Tuesday at $23.71. (52-wk H/L $24.32/$16.39)

Beford, Massachusetts-based Progress Software Corp. (PRGS) is scheduled to post third-quarter results. The earnings of the company are expected to decline to $0.24 per share from $0.31 per share last year, while revenues are projected at $76.70 million, down from $107.17 million in the previous year. The stock closed Tuesday at $25.23. (52-wk H/L $26.03/$17.45)

Automotive parts retailer AutoZone Inc. (AZO) is slated to report results for the fourth quarter before the market opens. The Memphis, Tennessee-based company's earnings are expected to climb to $10.34 per share from $8.46 per share reported a year earlier, while quarterly revenues are anticipated to increase to $3.09 billion from last year's $2.76 billion. The company's shares closed Tuesday's regular trading at $414.31. (52-wk H/L $452.19/$341.98)

HB Fuller Co. (FUL) and Worthington Industries, Inc. (WOR) are also due to report their results.