Upcoming Earnings Releases -- Research on Crown Holdings, East West Bancorp, B&G Foods, and Astoria Financial

LONDON, April 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

Earnings Source 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: Crown Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CCK), East West Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ: EWBC), B&G Foods Inc. (NYSE: BGS) and Astoria Financial Corporation (NYSE: AF). Full earnings notes on CCK, EWBC, BGS and AF can be downloaded upon signing up at:

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After the market closes on Wednesday, April 16, 2014, Crown Holdings Inc. will report its first-quarter FY 2014 earnings. The company is expected to post net earnings of $0.51 a share, above the reported earnings of $0.50 a share in the same quarter a year-ago. In the last quarter, the company posted earnings of $0.48 a share, which was slightly below analysts' projection of $0.49 a share. Crown Holdings Inc.'s EPS has fallen by 39.43% over the last one year. Shares of the company were trading at a P/E ratio of 15.03 on Tuesday, April 8, 2014. Sign up today to read free research on CCK at:

http://www.earningssource.com/978-CCK-09Apr2014.pdf

East West Bancorp Inc. is scheduled to release its first-quarter FY 2014 results on Wednesday, April 16, 2014, after the market close. The company had reported net income of $0.55 per share in the last quarter, which was in-line with the market consensus forecast. East West Bancorp Inc.'s earnings per share has improved 9.90% in the last one year. Analysts are expecting net earnings for the company at $0.54 a share for the reporting quarter, above $0.50 a share reported in the year-ago quarter. As of Tuesday, April 8, 2014, the company's shares were trading at a P/E ratio of 16.95. Sign up today to read free research on EWBC at:

http://www.earningssource.com/978-EWBC-09Apr2014.pdf

On Wednesday, April 16, 2014, B&G Foods Inc. will be releasing its Q1 FY 2014 earnings report after the market closes. The company reported earnings of $0.37 a share in the year-ago quarter. In the previous quarter, the company recorded earnings of $0.39 a share, below the market expectation of $0.44 a share. During the last one year, B&G Foods Inc.'s EPS has declined 17.50% and analysts at Wall Street have projected an EPS of $0.39 for the reporting quarter. As of Tuesday, April 8, 2014, the company's P/E ratio was at 22.66. Sign up today to read free research on BGS at:

http://www.earningssource.com/978-BGS-09Apr2014.pdf

Astoria Financial Corp. will announce its first-quarter FY 2014 earnings on Wednesday, April 16, 2014, at 16:45 Hours (EST). The company's Q1 FY 2013 net earnings stood at $0.14 per share. Astoria Financial Corp. had surprised the market with net profit of $0.18 per share, which was above analysts' estimate of $0.15 per share. In the last one year, the company's earnings per share has grown 9.09%. In the current quarter, Astoria Financial Corp. is expected to report earnings of $0.15 a share. At the close of trading on Tuesday, April 8, 2014, the company's P/E ratio stood at 21.32. Sign up today to read free research on AF at:

http://www.earningssource.com/978-AF-09Apr2014.pdf


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