Analysts were expecting Monro Muffler Brake Inc. (MNRO) [Chart - News - Analysis] to report earnings of $0.47 for last quarter, but MNRO beat expectations with actual earnings of $0.49---2 cents above the consensus estimate. MNRO also issued earnings guidance for next quarter that is in line with current analyst expectations.

If you compare last quarter's earnings to the $0.38 the company made per share during the same quarter a year ago, you can see that MNRO’s earnings are up this year.

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Also, if you compare MNRO's 16.20% projected earnings-per-share (EPS) growth rate for the next five years with the projected EPS growth rate of 19.23% for the Consumer Services industry as a whole during that same time frame, you can see that analysts expect MNRO to underperform the industry in the future---which is a bad sign for the stock.

Drilling down a little deeper into the Consumer Services industry, you can see how analysts believe MNRO will stack up against some of the other stocks in the industry, like FGX International Holdings Limited (FGXI) [Chart - News - Analysis] and Emergency Medical Services Corp. (EMS) [Chart - News - Analysis], in the future. Analysts believe FGXI's earnings are going to grow at a rate of 0.00% while EMS's earnings are going to grow at a rate of 15.50%.

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