Sentence examples for it beat lowered from inspiring English sources

It beat lowered expectations in the first quarter, but it was the only major pharmaceutical company that had to lower estimates.

Apple Computer, which reported its first loss in three years, but beat lowered expectations and said it would return to profitability soon, climbed $1.88, to $18.69.

The results beat lowered expectations by 3 cents a share as sales in the quarter fell 4percentt.

Analysts had hoped Dell would beat lowered expectations, but the direct sales computer maker matched the official forecast of 18 cents per share after an acquisitions-related charge.

Citigroup, up $2.90 to $53.55, and J.P. Morgan Chase, up $1.52 to $47.12, lifted the blue-chip Dow and led a broad rally in financial shares after investment bank Morgan Stanley Dean Witter beat lowered earnings expectations.

Barnes & Noble Says It Will Beat Lowered Expectations.

More impressive, consensus expectations have been rising over the past two years, which means KLIC is not simply beating lowered expectations, but surpassing a rising bar.

Martek bottomed out at $38.50 in November, but rebounded a quick 25% higher after beating lowered earnings-per-share estimates by 3 cents.

The results beat lowered Wall Street expectations of $1.26 a share, according to First Call/Thomson Financial.

After the market closed, the company reported fourth-quarter earnings that beat lowered forecasts.

Mr. Pursche cautioned against reading too much into earnings that beat lowered expectations.