On February 12, 2010, StarMine's Earnings Surprise Forecast highlighted 10 companies with a high probability of reporting an earnings surprise. Using StarMine SmartEstimates as our guide, we accurately predicted the surprise direction in 9 out of 10.

6758 JP: Sony Corporation   Predicted Surprise: 88.0% Mean Estimate: ¥-14.83  StarMine SmartEstimate: ¥-1.78  Actual: ¥31.8  MAP AU: Map Group   Predicted Surprise: >66.6% Mean Estimate: A$0.006  StarMine SmartEstimate: A$0.039  Actual: A$-0.128  7267 JP: Honda Motor Co Ltd   Predicted Surprise: 28.8% Mean Estimate: ¥283.4  StarMine SmartEstimate: ¥365.0  Actual: ¥363.8  980 HK: Lianhua Supermarket Holdings Co   Predicted Surprise: 7.5% Mean Estimate: CNY0.72  StarMine SmartEstimate: CNY0.77  Actual: CNY0.81  TTAN IN: Titan Industries Ltd   Predicted Surprise: 7.1% Mean Estimate: Rs50.67  StarMine SmartEstimate: Rs54.27  Actual: Rs56.61