Analysts were expecting Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. (WINN) [Chart - News - Analysis] to report earnings of $-0.02 for last quarter, but WINN missed expectations with actual earnings of $-0.15---13 cents below the consensus estimate.

If you compare last quarter's earnings to the $-0.04 the company made per share during the same quarter a year ago, you can see that WINN’s earnings are down this year.

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Also, if you compare WINN's 39.90% projected earnings-per-share (EPS) growth rate for the next five years with the projected EPS growth rate of 12.72% for the Grocery Stores industry as a whole during that same time frame, you can see that analysts expect WINN to outperform the industry in the future---which is a good sign for the stock.

Drilling down a little deeper into the Grocery Stores industry, you can see how analysts believe WINN will stack up against some of the other stocks in the industry, like Safeway Inc. (SWY) [Chart - News - Analysis] and Delhaize Group (DEG) [Chart - News - Analysis], in the future. Analysts believe SWY's earnings are going to grow at a rate of 7.75% while DEG's earnings are going to grow at a rate of 8.50%.

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