Earnings Preview: Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB)

Kimberly-Clark Corporation KMB is set to report earnings on Monday before the bell, and analysts will be looking to hear what the consumer staples company has to say about rising input costs. Analysts will be looking for earnings of $1.17 per share on revenues of $4.99 billion. This compares to $1.14 per share on revenues of $4.84 billion from 2010, implying a near 4% rise in revenues. The company trades at 14.8 times 2011 earnings, and sports a huge dividend yield, yielding 4.3% per share. Shares have risen 4.6% year to date, and have gained 2.6% in the past three months. At last check, shares of Kimberly-Clark were down 31 cents to $65.96, a loss of 0.47% on 1.5 million shares. Kimberly-Clark Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and marketing of various health care products worldwide.