Kimberly-Clark Earnings Preview

Published on Monday, 23 January 2012 12:48 Written by Christopher Lynn

New York, January 23rd (TradersHuddle.com) - Shares of Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NYSE:KMB) are trading lower by -0.35% ahead of its quarterly earnings release. Kimberly-Clark, the maker of Huggies diapers and Kleenex tissue is expected to release its quarterly results on January 24^th.

Wall Street Analysts consensus calls for a profit of $1.3 a share on $5.22 billion revenue.

Kimberly-Clark estimates have a range of $0.07 a share. The high estimate calls for profit of $1.34 a share and the low estimate is calling for a profit of $1.27 a share, a year ago for the quarter the company reported $1.2 a share.

Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NYSE:KMB) is a global health and hygiene consumer products company. Its products include diapers, tissues, paper towels, incontinence care products, surgical gowns, and disposable face masks. Kimberly-Clark sells its product using many brands, including Huggies, Pull Ups, Kleenex, and Cottonelle.

Other companies on the watch on this earnings event are Procter & Gamble Co. NYSE:PG and Colgate-Palmolive Company NYSE:CL.