Earnings Surprises for November 20, 2009

Exceeded Expectations   Failed To Meet Company Symbol:Market Fiscal Quarter Reported EPS* Consensus EPS* Forecast # Ests % Surprise Williams-Sonoma, Inc. : NYSE Oct 2009 0.16 0.051 19 213.73 Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. : NASDAQ-GM Sep 2009 0.08 0.035 4 128.57 Shoe Carnival, Inc. : NASDAQ-GS Oct 2009 0.59 0.317 6 86.12 The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. : NASDAQ-GS Oct 2009 -0.24 -1.30 1 N+ Stein Mart, Inc. : NASDAQ-GS Oct 2009 0.02 -0.065 2 -+ Sycamore Networks, Inc. : NASDAQ-GS Oct 2009 -0.01 -0.02 2 N+ ADC Telecommunications, Inc. : NASDAQ-GS Sep 2009 0.06 0.041 10 46.34 SkillSoft plc : NASDAQ-GS Oct 2009 0.20 0.14 6 42.86 Intuit Inc. : NASDAQ-GS Oct 2009 -0.10 -0.156 17 N+ Griffon Corporation : NYSE Sep 2009 0.21 0.16 1 31.25 Hibbett Sports, Inc. : NASDAQ-GS Oct 2009 0.30 0.238 19 26.05 Cato Corporation (The) : NYSE Oct 2009 0.10 0.085 2 17.65 Brady Corporation : NYSE Oct 2009 0.46 0.408 6 12.75 Stage Stores, Inc. : NYSE Oct 2009 -0.19 -0.214 5 N+ Raven Industries, Inc. : NASDAQ-GS Oct 2009 0.40 0.36 2 11.11 Helmerich & Payne, Inc. : NYSE Sep 2009 0.47 0.435 17 8.05 TTI Team Telecom International Ltd. : NASDAQ-GM Sep 2009 0.07 0 1 NA Sears Holdings Corporation : NASDAQ-GS Oct 2009 -1.04 -1.092 6 N+ The Wet Seal, Inc. : NASDAQ-GM Oct 2009 0.04 0.039 7 2.56 Buckle, Inc. (The) : NYSE Oct 2009 0.71 0.696 15 2.01 Gap, Inc. (The) : NYSE Oct 2009 0.44 0.438 26 0.46 The Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc. : NASDAQ-GS Oct 2009 1.38 1.375 11 0.36 Patterson Companies Inc. : NASDAQ-GS Oct 2009 0.41 0.409 10 0.24 Ross Stores, Inc. : NASDAQ-GS Oct 2009 0.84 0.838 13 0.24 Click symbol for full quote and company for analyst info. Data as of: 11/19/2009 Failed To Meet Expectations Exceeded   Company Symbol:Market Fiscal Quarter Reported EPS* Consensus EPS* Forecast # Ests % Surprise The Dress Barn, Inc. : NASDAQ-GS Oct 2009 0.33 0.333 4 -0.90 School Specialty, Inc. : NASDAQ-GS Oct 2009 1.57 1.585 4 -0.95 Dell Inc. : NASDAQ-GS Oct 2009 0.23 0.279 26 -17.56 Footlocker Inc : NYSE Oct 2009 0.10 0.128 12 -21.87 Casual Male Retail Group, Inc. : NASDAQ-GS Oct 2009 -0.03 -0.015 2 N- MTS Systems Corporation : NASDAQ-GS Sep 2009 -0.18 0.19 3 -194.74 Chordiant Software, Inc. : NASDAQ-GM Sep 2009 -0.08 -0.008 4 N- Click symbol for full quote and company for analyst info. Data as of: 11/19/2009 Also Available: November 20, 2009   November 19, 2009   November 18, 2009   November 17, 2009   November 16, 2009

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