NEW YORK, April 10, 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: AutoNation Inc. (NYSE: AN), Baxter International Inc. (NYSE: BAX), Cepheid Inc. (NASDAQ: CPHD) and BlackRock Inc. (NYSE: BLK). Full earnings notes on AN, BAX, CPHD and BLK can be downloaded upon signing up at:

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On Thursday, April 17, 2014, AutoNation Inc. will report its first-quarter FY 2014 earnings. The company is expected to post net earnings of $0.73 a share, above the reported earnings of $0.68 a share in the comparable year-ago quarter. In the last quarter, the company posted earnings of $0.83 a share, which was above analysts' projection of $0.76 a share. AutoNation Inc.'s EPS has risen 21.09% in the last one year. Shares of the company were trading at a P/E ratio of 18.20 on Wednesday, April 9, 2014. Sign up today to read free research on AN at:

http://www.earningssource.com/1005-AN-10Apr2014.pdf

Baxter International Inc. is scheduled to release its first-quarter FY 2014 results on Thursday, April 17, 2014, pre-market hours. The company had announced net income of $1.26 per share in the last quarter, which was a cent above the market consensus forecast of $1.25 per share. Baxter International Inc.'s earnings per share has declined 12.32% in the last one year. Analysts have predicted net earnings for the company at $1.08 a share, slightly above $1.06 a share reported in the year-ago quarter. As of Wednesday, April 9, 2014, the company's shares were trading at a P/E ratio of 15.56. Sign up today to read free research on BAX at:

http://www.earningssource.com/1005-BAX-10Apr2014.pdf

On Thursday, April 17, 2014, Cepheid Inc. will be releasing its Q1 FY 2014 earnings report after the market closes. In the previous quarter, the company recorded earnings of $0.03 a share, which was above the market expectation of $0.01 a share. During the last one year, Cepheid Inc.'s EPS has grown 10.00%. However, for the current reporting quarter, analysts at Wall Street have projected a net loss of $0.09 a share. Sign up today to read free research on CPHD at:

http://www.earningssource.com/1005-CPHD-10Apr2014.pdf

BlackRock Inc. will announce its first-quarter FY 2014 earnings on Thursday, April 17, 2014, before the market opens. The company's Q1 FY 2013 net earnings stood at $3.40 per share. BlackRock Inc. had surprised the market with net profit of $4.92 per share, which came in above analysts' estimate of $4.33 per share. In the last one year, the company's earnings per share has grown 22.81%. In the current quarter, BlackRock Inc. is expected to report earnings of $4.12 a share. At the close of trading session on Wednesday, April 9, 2014, the company's P/E ratio stood at 18.72. Sign up today to read free research on BLK at:

http://www.earningssource.com/1005-BLK-10Apr2014.pdf

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