Outlook roundup: Perrigo, Monsanto

ALLEGAN, Mich. (AP) -Perrigo Co. raised the bottom end of its fiscal 2008 profit forecast after third-quarter earnings more than doubled and exceeded expectations, the pharmaceuticals company said Tuesday.

NEW YORK (AP) -Agricultural chemicals and seed company Monsanto Co. said Tuesday that it remains on track to achieve its 2012 growth plan.

OXFORD, Mass. (AP) -Laser supplier IPG Photonics Corp. said Tuesday it expects second-quarter earnings per share to grow at least 7 percent on strong international sales.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -Great Wolf Resorts Inc. narrowed its full-year adjusted loss forecast Tuesday on improved preliminary second-quarter bookings.

NEW YORK (AP) -Tower Group Inc. on Tuesday issued a profit forecast consistent with analysts' expectations after reporting a 28 percent acceleration in first-quarter earnings.

BIRNMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) -Asphalt and concrete supplier Vulcan Materials Co. cut its fiscal year guidance, citing "a prolonged and severe downturn" in the residential construction market.

NEW YORK (AP) -Beauty-products maker Estee Lauder Cos. on Tuesday raised the lower end of its fiscal-year earnings forecast and reaffirmed its expectations for sales.