Among the earnings projection stories for Wednesday, April 30, from AP Financial News:
MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis. (AP) _ Department-store operator Kohl's Inc. on Wednesday said it is planning inventory levels and expenses cautiously for 2008.
SOUTH JORDAN, Utah (AP) _ Headwaters Inc. on Tuesday cut its fiscal-year profit guidance, citing the ongoing slump in the U.S. housing market and especially bad winter weather in the first part of the year.
NAPERVILLE, Ill. (AP) _ Nalco Holding Co., which makes chemicals for water treatment, affirmed its expectations for earnings per share growth of 35 percent in 2008.
HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) _ Shares of chip testing company FEI Co. fell Wednesday after it said it expects second-quarter profit below Wall Street estimates.