3 Predictions for Next Week: Ebix Inc (EBIX), Krispy Kreme Doughnuts (KKD)

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Another thing Ebix Inc (NASDAQ:EBIX) does is make analysts look like perpetual underachievers. If analysts say the company posted a profit of $0.45 a share in its latest quarter, I’ll whip out a “greater than” sign. History’s on my side!

One of my best tricks to beating the market is finding stocks that perpetually land ahead of the prognosticators. Let’s go over the past year of earnings reports.

Quarter EPS Estimate EPS Surprise
Q4 2011 $0.41 $0.44 7%
Q1 2012 $0.39 $0.40 3%
Q2 2012 $0.39 $0.47 21%
Q3 2012 $0.40 $0.46 15%

Source: Thomson Reuters.

Things can change, of course. There can always be some merit to the bearish knocks, and this is isn’t the first time Ebix has come under attack. As Ebix grows its reach through acquisitions, there’s always the risk that a deal may not pan out.

However, at a time when Ebix Inc (NASDAQ:EBIX) is coming under fire, it’s a safe bet that the company will be doing anything it can to make sure it doesn’t alarm shareholders by underperforming. Everything seems to be falling into place for another market-thumping quarter on the bottom line.

The article 3 Predictions for Next Week originally appeared on Fool.com.

Longtime Fool contributor Rick Munarriz owns shares of Ebix. The Motley Fool recommends and owns shares of Ebix.

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