While a quiet week on the earnings front will give portfolio managers plenty of time to master the window dressing process, not every publicly traded company will be taking a breather to enjoy the decorations.
Pepsi Bottling Group (NYSE:PBG) reports tomorrow. While the bottling operations account for 40% of the global PepsiCo (NYSE:PEP) pop business, it's not as if one is really a bellwether of the other. Pepsi is far too diversified for that.
You might also let out a yawn when CMGI (NASDAQ:CMGI) posts its fiscal fourth-quarter results on Tuesday. Or, at the very least, wax nostalgic for a time when the Internet incubator was hot and significant.
Wednesday brings an entirely different breed of "www" to the earnings podium as Wolverine World Wide (NYSE:WWW) reports. Whisper numbers for the maker of Hush Puppies shoes? Oh, please. Family Dollar (NYSE:FDO) will also report as the thrifty retailer puts fiscal 2003 behind it.
Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) comes up on Thursday. Fools familiar with this one are probably sitting pretty. We first wrote about the beauty and health products specialists two summers ago. Zeke Ashton took a closer look at the company last year and it has doubled nicely since then.
Another buoyant stock closes out the week when ATI Technologies (NASDAQ:ATYT) reveals its quarterly results. The provider of multimedia silicon solutions has been on a roll with its stock more than tripling over the past six months.
So while these aren't exactly household names, maybe they should be. With the exception of Pepsi Bottling Group, all -- yes, even CMGI -- have delivered great share price gains recently.
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