Upcoming Earnings -- Research on CMS Energy, Freescale Semiconductor, Informatica, and Validus Holdings

LONDON, April 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

Earningsource.com provides investors with earnings schedule updates throughout the earnings season. With timely information on past earnings performance and earnings projection for their upcoming quarterly release, our aim is to ensure shareholders and traders have an edge on their investment decisions on the following companies: CMS Energy Corp. (NYSE: CMS), Freescale Semiconductor Ltd (NYSE: FSL), Informatica Corp. (NASDAQ: INFA) and Validus Holdings Ltd (NYSE: VR). Full earnings notes on CMS, FSL, INFA and VR can be downloaded upon signing up at:

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CMS Energy Corp. is scheduled to release its first-quarter FY 2014 results on Thursday, April 24, 2014, at 8:30 am (EST). The company had announced net income of $0.37 per share in the last quarter, which was in-line with the market consensus forecast. CMS Energy Corp.'s earnings per share has improved 19.58% in the last one year. Analysts have predicted net earnings for the company at $0.71 a share, above $0.53 a share reported in the year-ago quarter. As of Tuesday, April 22, 2014, the company's shares were trading at a P/E ratio of 18.00. Sign up today to read free research on CMS at:

http://www.earningssource.com/1578-CMS-23Apr2014.pdf

On Thursday, April 24, 2014, Freescale Semiconductor Ltd will be releasing its Q1 FY 2014 earnings report at 4:00 pm (EST). The company reported net loss of $0.12 a share in the year-ago same quarter. In the previous quarter, the company recorded earnings of $0.19 a share, above the market expectation of $0.18 a share. During the last one year, Freescale Semiconductor Ltd's EPS has declined 97.56% and analysts at Wall Street have projected an EPS of $0.25 for the reporting quarter. As of Tuesday, April 22, 2014, the company's P/E ratio was at 1888.78. Sign up today to read free research on FSL at:

http://www.earningssource.com/1578-FSL-23Apr2014.pdf

Informatica Corp. will announce its first-quarter FY 2014 earnings on Thursday, April 24, 2014, after the closing bell. The company's Q1 FY 2013 net earnings stood at $0.17 per share. During the previous quarter earnings release, Informatica Corp. had reported a net profit of $0.49 per share, which came in above the analysts' estimate of $0.48 per share. In the last one year, the company's earnings per share has fallen by 6.98%. In the current quarter, Informatica Corp. is expected to report earnings of $0.34 a share. At the last close on Tuesday, April 22, 2014, the company's P/E ratio stood at 48.66. Sign up today to read free research on INFA at:

http://www.earningssource.com/1578-INFA-23Apr2014.pdf

After the market closes on Thursday, April 24, 2014, Validus Holdings Ltd will report its first-quarter FY 2014 earnings. The company is expected to post net earnings of $1.51 a share, below the reported earnings of $1.83 a share in the year-ago same quarter. In the last quarter, the company posted earnings of $0.94 a share, which was much below the analysts' projection of $1.56 a share. Validus Holdings Ltd's EPS has risen by 21.55% in the last one year, and shares of the company were trading at a P/E ratio of 7.15 on Tuesday, April 22, 2014. Sign up today to read free research on VR at:

http://www.earningssource.com/1578-VR-23Apr2014.pdf

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