Looking for the Big Picture on KBH Earnings By Scott Rothbort About this article: KB Home is scheduled to report results for the fourth quarter and fiscal 2008 (for the period ended Nov. 30, 2008) before the market opens Friday; the company will conduct its quarterly conference call at midday. Analysts expect KBH to lose $1.24 a share on revenue of $793 million. I would note the wide range of EPS estimates -- analysts are looking for a per-share loss of anything from 20 cents to $3.70. In other words, the "consensus" estimate is not very reliable given what is likely a large standard deviation in estimates. In the prior year's quarter, KB Home lost $9.99 a share; in the sequential quarter, the company posted a $1.87-a-share deficit. The last major homebuilder earnings I covered was for Toll Brothers , in what is now the infamous "ferschlug" conference call. In that call, it became apparent that the headwinds for the housing... Or, call us at 1-866-321-TSCM (8726) Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. ET. Outside the U.S. and in Canada, call 1-212-321-5200. More Stories From RealMoney Durable Goods Up Move Down the Tech Food Chain Jobless Claims Still High Bulls' Tenacity Is the Big Question Mark Should You Buy It? Pharmaceutical Product Development Bad News Trumps All Support for Banks Holds, For Now Bummer, Yields Are on the Rise Money on the Line Makes a Big Difference Structured Products: Unsafe at Any Price MORE STORIES FROM REALMONEY

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