Tracking Recent Earnings Warnings

(Updated from 11:51 a.m. EDT, Sept. 26)

We're in the midst of confession season, when companies give a heads up about unexpected changes in earnings they plan to announce during their next quarterly report.

Many of the announcements this month have been from companies whose earnings are being hit by higher oil prices, a weak euro and a slowing economy.

What follows is a chart of many of the companies that have announced warnings and the reason for the changes.

Guiding Light Companies with third-quarter preannouncements
Company	Symbol	Date	Reason
Hertz	HRZ	Sept. 1	Pricing pressures
Viant	VIAN	Sept. 1	Reduced Net company spending
Campbell's	CPB	Sept. 7	Inability to raise prices
DuPont	DD	Sept. 7	Weak euro, fuel costs
Crane	CR	Sept. 11	Weak euro, production delays
Leggett & Platt	LEG	Sept. 11	Unanticipated problems
SCI Systems	SCI	Sept. 13	Weaker demand from PC makers
Sherwin Williams	SHW	Sept. 13	Materials costs
McDonald's	MCD	Sept. 14	Weak euro
ArvinMeritor	ARM	Sept. 15	Production downturn
Anadigics	ANAD	Sept. 15	Production disruptions
Briggs & Stratton	BGG	Sept. 15	Weak demand
PSINet	PSIX	Sept. 15	Slower growth, reduced Net spending
Rockwell Int'l	ROK	Sept. 18	Weaker demand
ICG Commun.	ICGX	Sept. 18	Weak demand, outages
Gillette	G	Sept. 18	Weak euro
Alcoa	AA	Sept. 18	Fuel costs, weak demand
Sprint	FON	Sept. 20	Increased competition
U.S. Interactive	USIT	Sept. 20	Reduced funding from dot-com clients
Goodyear Tire & Rubber	GT	Sept. 21	Falling euro, rising energy costs, weak tire market
Intel	INTC	Sept. 21	Weak sales in Europe
Newell Rubbermaid	NWL	Sept. 21	Weak euro, higher material costs
Zomax	ZOMX	Sept. 22	Market softness
Lexmark	LXK	Sept. 25	Weak euro, lower orders than forecast
Eastman Kodak	EK	Sept. 26	Weak euro, increased raw materials costs
priceline.com	PCLN	Sept. 27	Slow sales of airline tickets
World Wrestling Federation	WWFE	Sept. 27	Lower revenue from core business
Westpoint Stevens	WXS	Sept. 27	Slower sales, inventory adjustments
Russell	RML	Sept. 27	Slower sales, weak euro, rising material costs
Airborne Freight	ABF	Sept. 28	Slow domestic demand, higher fuel costs
Apple	AAPL	Sept. 28	Sales slowdown
Crown Cork & Seal	CCK	Sept. 28	Rising costs, price competition
Dole	DOL	Sept. 28	Weak euro, higher fuel costs
Paradyne	PDYN	Sept. 28	Reduced shipments
American Financial Group	AFG	Sept. 29	Deteriorating underwriting results
Caterpillar	CAT	Sept. 29	Weak euro, soft construction market
Norfolk Southern	NSC	Sept. 29	Lower operating revenues
UAL	UAL	Sept. 29	Higher labor and fuel costs
Primus Knowledge Solutions	PKSI	Oct. 2	Lower-than-expected revenue
Systems & Computer Technology	SCTC	Oct. 2	Lower revenues
Tower Automotive	TWR	Oct. 2	Declining sales, production cuts at Ford (F:NYSE)
Xerox	XRX	Oct. 2	Weak sales, heavy competition
Source: Reuters, TheStreet.com

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