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For the three months ended December 31st, 2017 vs December 31st, 2016, First Midwest reported interest income of $129.59MM vs $96.33MM (up 34.52%) and basic earnings per share $0.02 vs $0.25 (down 92.00%). For the twelve months ended December 31st, 2017 vs December 31st, 2016, First Midwest reported interest income of $509.72MM vs $378.33MM (up 34.73%) and basic earnings per share $0.96 vs $1.14 (down 15.79%). First Midwest is expected to report earnings on April 24th, 2018. The report will be for the fiscal period ending March 31st, 2018. The reported EPS for the same quarter last year was $0.34. The estimated EPS forecast for the next fiscal year is $1.95 and is expected to report on February 4th, 2019.

For the three months ended December 31st, 2017 vs December 31st, 2016, Virtus Investment Partners reported revenue of $128.02MM vs $79.85MM (up 60.33%) and basic earnings per share $0.44 vs $1.83 (down 75.96%). For the twelve months ended December 31st, 2017 vs December 31st, 2016, Virtus Investment Partners reported revenue of $425.61MM vs $322.55MM (up 31.95%) and basic earnings per share $4.09 vs $6.34 (down 35.49%). Virtus Investment Partners is expected to report earnings on April 27th, 2018. The report will be for the fiscal period ending March 31st, 2018. The reported EPS for the same quarter last year was $1.16. The estimated EPS forecast for the next fiscal year is $13.93 and is expected to report on February 1st, 2019.

For the three months ended December 31st, 2017 vs December 31st, 2016, Blue Bird reported revenue of $162.55MM vs $136.66MM (up 18.94%) and basic earnings per share -$0.36 vs -$0.42. For the twelve months ended September 30th, 2017 vs September 30th, 2016, Blue Bird reported revenue of $990.60MM vs $932.01MM (up 6.29%) and basic earnings per share $0.79 vs $0.14 (up 464.29%). Blue Bird is expected to report earnings on May 10th, 2018. The report will be for the fiscal period ending March 31st, 2018. The reported EPS for the same quarter last year was $0.08. The estimated EPS forecast for the next fiscal year is $1.97 and is expected to report on December 5th, 2018.

For the three months ended December 31st, 2017 vs December 31st, 2016, Ares Management reported revenue of $356.28MM vs $358.20MM (down 0.53%) and basic earnings per share $0.40 vs $0.35 (up 14.29%). For the twelve months ended December 31st, 2017 vs December 31st, 2016, Ares Management reported revenue of $1,415.50MM vs $1,199.21MM (up 18.04%) and basic earnings per share $0.62 vs $1.22 (down 49.18%). Ares Management is expected to report earnings on May 14th, 2018. The report will be for the fiscal period ending March 31st, 2018. The reported EPS for the same quarter last year was $0.30. The estimated EPS forecast for the next fiscal year is $1.93 and is expected to report on February 21st, 2019.

For the three months ended December 31st, 2017 vs December 31st, 2016, Proto Labs reported revenue of $94.18MM vs $72.35MM (up 30.16%) and basic earnings per share $0.52 vs $0.35 (up 48.57%). For the twelve months ended December 31st, 2017 vs December 31st, 2016, Proto Labs reported revenue of $344.49MM vs $298.06MM (up 15.58%) and basic earnings per share $1.94 vs $1.62 (up 19.75%). Proto Labs is expected to report earnings on April 26th, 2018. The report will be for the fiscal period ending March 31st, 2018. The reported EPS for the same quarter last year was $0.46. The estimated EPS forecast for the next fiscal year is $3.00 and is expected to report on February 14th, 2019.

For the three months ended December 31st, 2017 vs December 31st, 2016, Lancaster Colony reported revenue of $319.67MM vs $326.77MM (down 2.18%) and basic earnings per share $1.67 vs $1.42 (up 17.61%). For the twelve months ended June 30th, 2017 vs June 30th, 2016, Lancaster Colony reported revenue of $1,201.84MM vs $1,191.11MM (up 0.90%) and basic earnings per share $4.21 vs $4.45 (down 5.39%). Lancaster Colony is expected to report earnings on April 26th, 2018. The report will be for the fiscal period ending March 31st, 2018. The reported EPS for the same quarter last year was $0.95.

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