Lexmark International Inc (NYSE:LXK) Tech Stock Is Declaring Its First Quarter Results In This Week

Experts Expectations:

Experts are expecting that the revenue will decline of 4.2% from the year-earlier quarter to $986.4 million.

Industry Analysis

Lexmark International Inc (NYSE:LXK) is ranked 18^th among its 60 competitor companies by EPS growth rate. The company’s EPS has increased by -14.50 percent in last year as compared to highest earnings per share of -15.40 percent in its industry. The company is ranked 5^th among its industry peers by market capitalization 2.31 billion.

Financial Analysis

Lexmark International Inc (NYSE:LXK) generated the revenue of $1.05 billion for the quarter ended December 31^st, 2011 as compared to revenue of $1.10 billion for the same period last year. The company reported the net income of $69.30 million or earnings of $1.27 per share for the respective quarter as compared to net profit of $87.60 million or earnings of $1.33 per share last year.

The company’s total assets accumulate up to $3.63 billion out of which fixed assets have the highest proportion. The company maintains a strong short term liquidity position as per its current ratio of 1.97 times.

Lexmark International Inc’s Competitors:

Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ), Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ), Xerox Corporation (NYSE:XRX), Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL), Synaptics, Incorporated (NASDAQ:SYNA), Immersion Corporation (NASDAQ:IMMR), Hauppauge Digital, Inc. (NASDAQ:HAUP), EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC), Ricoh Company Ltd. (RICOY), and Logitech Intl. SA (NASDAQ:LOGI).