Earnings Releases on Tap for Apogee Enterprises, Herman Miller

June 17, 2011

This Week in Manufacturing: June 20-24

Two companies on IndustryWeek's 50 Best Manufacturing Companies list are scheduled to issue quarterly-earnings reports this week.

Apogee Enterprises Inc. (No. 23 on the IW 50) will announce its first-quarter fiscal 2012 results after the markets close on Tuesday.

Apogee will follow up with a conference call at 8:30 a.m. EST on Wednesday.

In April, the Minneapolis-based manufacturer of glass products for the architectural and glass-framing industries reported full-year fiscal 2012 revenues of $582.8 million, a 16% drop from the previous year.

Herman Miller Inc. (No. 11 on the IW 50) will announce its fourth-quarter and full-year fiscal 2011 results after the markets close on Wednesday. The company will follow up with a conference call/webcast at 9:30 a.m. EST on Thursday.

In March, the Zeeland, Mich.-based manufacturer of office furniture reported that its third-quarter fiscal 2011 revenues improved nearly 26% over the prior-year level to $414.8 million.

IndustryWeek will unveil the 2011 IW 50 Best Manufacturing Companies list in its upcoming July issue.

Highlights for the Week of June 20-24

June 20

Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, May state employment report

Deadline for IndustryWeek Best Plants applications

June 21

Apogee Enterprises Q1 fiscal 2012 earnings (after markets close)

June 22

Apogee Enterprises Q1 fiscal 2012 conference call (8:30 a.m. EST); shareholders meeting
Herman Miller full-year/Q4 fiscal 2011 earnings (after markets close)

June 23

Guess Inc. (No. 9 on the IW 50) 2011 shareholders meeting, Beverly Hills, Calif. (9 a.m. PST)

Herman Miller full-year/Q4 2011 conference call/webcast (9:30 a.m. EST)

Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Aruoba-Diebold-Scotti Business Conditions Index, initial jobless claims for week ending June 18 (10 a.m. EST)

June 24

Flowers Foods (No. 12 on the IW 50), 3-for-2 stock split

Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, data on first-quarter personal income

Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Aruoba-Diebold-Scotti Business Conditions Index, first-quarter real GDP data (10 a.m.)

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Former Senior Editor Josh Cable covered innovation issues -- including trends and best practices in R&D, process improvement and product development. He also reported on the best practices of the most successful companies and executives in the world of transportation manufacturing, which encompasses the aerospace, automotive, rail and shipbuilding sectors.

Josh also led the IndustryWeek Manufacturing Hall of Fame, IW’s annual tribute to the most influential executives and thought leaders in U.S. manufacturing history.

Before joining IndustryWeek, Josh was the editor-in-chief of Penton Media’s Government Product News and Government Procurement. He also was an award-winning beat reporter for several small newspapers in Northeast Ohio.

Josh received his BFA in creative writing from Bowling Green University, and continued his professional development through course-work at Ohio University and Cuyahoga Community College.

A lifelong resident of the Buckeye State, Josh currently lives in the Tremont neighborhood of Cleveland. When the weather cooperates, you’ll find him riding his bike to work, exercising his green thumb in the backyard or playing ultimate Frisbee.