Stocks To Watch - Oct. 25 (WIRE, RGC, STRT, OUTR)

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Electrical building wires and cables maker Encore Wire Corp. (WIRE) reported third-quarter net income of $13.8 million or $0.66 per share compared to $5.53 million or $0.27 per share in the prior year period.

Net sales increased to $309.9 million from $269.2 million generated a year ago.

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Motion picture exhibitor Regal Entertainment Group (RGC) reported third-quarter net income attributable to controlling interest of $75.1 million or $0.48 per share compared to $24.0 million or $0.15 per share in the comparable quarter of last year.

Adjusted earnings per share was $0.38, compared to $0.17 prior year. On average, 16 analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected the company to report profit of $0.30 per share for the quarter. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

Total revenues were $813.10 million, compared to $692.90 million, prior year, while seventeen analysts expected revenue of $800.36 million for the quarter.

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Automotive access control products maker STRATTEC Security Corp. (STRT) reported first-quarter net income of $3.21 million or $0.91 per share compared to $2.67 million or $0.78 per share last year.

Net sales for the first quarter ended September 29, 2013 were $79.6 million versus $70.8 million generated in the same period of last year.

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Automated retail solutions provider Outerwall Inc. (OUTR) reported third-quarter net income of $82.7 million or $2.95 per share, compared to $36.8 million or $1.14 per share in the third quarter of 2012.

Core earnings per share for the third quarter of 2013 was $0.97, excluding favorable non-core adjustments of $1.98 per share, compared with $1.26 per share, which excluded unfavorable non-core adjustments of $0.12 per share, in the third quarter of 2012.

Revenue increased 9.3% to $587.4 million from $537.6 million for the third quarter of 2012, driven primarily by Redbox segment revenue of $491.7 million and New Ventures segment revenue of $16.0 million, which included the revenue from the ecoATM business since the acquisition closed on July 23, 2013.