Barnes & Noble has announced its latest quarterly financial results, and the retailer has its digital arm to thank for its 1-percent year-on-year sales growth. The popularity of digital devices and content - together with other recently expanded departments, such as Toys ...
Funtalk China Holdings Ltd., a Chinese cell phone seller and distributor, said Tuesday its fiscal second-quarter earnings more than doubled, helped by increased revenue.. The company also provided an estimate of third-quarter revenue that is within the range of Wall ...
No figure seems more important to business stakeholders and those that peruse their financial statements than net profit. Net profit consists of all sales minus all costs including cost of goods sold, administrative expenses, and salaries and, in some cases ...
Kansas, Missouri-based Inergy (NYSE: As a result, for fiscal 2010, the company recorded a loss attributable to limited partners of $23.8 million, or 37 cents per diluted share, compared with profits of $50.5 million, or 93 cents per ...
Travel firm Holidaybreak today posted a 9% rise in full-year headline pre-tax profit, driven by higher demand for educational tours, but orders for the financial year fell.. The company, whose education unit provides study tours for school children, said the ...
PG) earned $1.02 per diluted share on a GAAP basis in the September-ending first quarter of fiscal 2011, down 4.2 percent from $1.06 in the same three months of last year. A previous article examined in some ...
SodaStream International Inc., which makes soda-making machines for the home, said Monday its third-quarter net income slipped 16 percent, hurt by charges.. For July through September, SodaStream said net income declined to 2.1 million euros ($2.8 million) from ...
Short float at 23.28%, which implies a short ratio of 9.33 days. Short float at 22.78%, which implies a short ratio of 12.12 days. Short float at 20.45%, which implies a short ratio of 3 ...
A case for Microsoft" in an attempt to explain why MSFT has been a poor investment over the last decade. Since then, Microsoft has posted first quarter results exceeding most expectations. This chart explains why MSFT was a poor investment ...
51jobs, Inc. (JOBS - Snapshot Report) recently jumped to a new all-time high after reporting another solid quarter that included a 25% earnings surprise. With estimates on the rise and analysts looking for 38% earnings growth in 2011, this Zacks #1 ...
Jack in the Box Inc. (JACK) operates 2,700 combined Jack in the Box and Qdoba Mexican Grill locations across 18 states, approximately half of which are company operated, the rest being franchised out. JACK beat the street in terms ...
On November 18, 2010, Ross Stores Inc. (ROST ) reported third-quarter fiscal 2010 earnings of $1.02 per share, which met the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Quarterly Review Ross Stores posted third-quarter 2010 earnings of $1.02 per share, in line with ...
Microsoft (MSFT) earned $0.62 per diluted share on a GAAP basis in the September-ending first quarter of fiscal 2011, up 56 percent from $0.40 in the same three months of last year.. This post reports on the metrics ...
Sally Beauty Holdings (SBH - Snapshot Report) recently hit a new multiyear high at $13.62 after reporting an awesome third quarter earnings surprise of 15%. With estimates on the rise and a bullish growth projection, this Zacks #1 rank stock ...
INVESTORS KEEP RAISING THE BAR higher for Tiffany, and Tiffany keeps hurdling over that bar. The company's fiscal third quarter was no exception, as Tiffany (ticker: For the quarter ended Oct. 31, Tiffany posted earnings of $55.1 million ...
A correction to the spelling of the name of William Ackman, founder of Pershing Square Capital Management LP, that was published on August 16, 2007 issue is presented. THE NEXT GENERATION CONFERENCE Oct. 7-10 Crowne Plaza Riverwalk Palm Beach, Texas ...
The only segment to see positive sales was baking and snacking, which sells Pepperidge Farm brands in the U.S. and Arnott's biscuits in Australia. The other three business units experienced low single-digit top-line declines, with particular weakness in ...
This week, MasterCard Inc. (MA) entered into a new three-year credit facility worth $2.75 billion, thus replacing a prior $2.0 billion credit facility that was supposed to expire in April 2011. While the majority of credit facility lenders ...
Fund") today announced its results for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2010. Non-GAAP Measures References to "EBITDA" are to earnings before inter est and foreign exchange, income taxes, depreciation and amortization and references to "di stributable ...
IVT), a real estate company investing in industrial properties in primary and secondary markets, mainly in Eastern Canada, announces its unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2010. Rental revenue from income-producing properties totalled $453,607 for ...
LN), a Canada-based mineral resource producing company, reported Thursday a net income for the three months ended Sept. 30 amounted to C$156,982 compared with a net loss of C$164,988 for the year ago quarter. MAIN FACTS ...
Update on status of previously announced LOI with FGT . -- Odesia achieved its fifth consecutive profitable quarter with a net income of $208,000 for Q3 of 2010 compared to $24,000 for the same period in 2009. Net profit totalled ...
NOK1V) earned ?0.14 per diluted share on an IFRS basis in the September-ending third quarter of 2010, up from a loss of ?0.15 per share in the same quarter of 2009. This post reports on the metrics for ...
A post at the Wall Street Journal's Real Time Economics blog suggests that " Within Tuesday's revisions to third-quarter gross domestic product - which showed real GDP grew at a 2.5% annual rate - the Bureau of Economic Analysis said ...
Zane Johnson scored 13 of his 16 points in the second half and Joston Thomas added 16 to rally Hawaii to a 70-63 victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Wednesday night.. Vander Joaquim grabbed 16 rebounds for Hawaii, which is off ...
Completing a Profit & Loss Statement is a highly charged activity at the end of the financial year. This article will examine the nature of the profit & Loss Account and its presentation as a statement.. All the expense accounts are closed and their balances are debited to the P & L account.. Image 2 is the Profit & Loss Statement of a trading firm; it clearly identifies gross profit from net profit.. Shareholders could be baffled if presented with an accountant's version and as this account is of such importance to the shareholders, the same information is presented in a ...
The article offers news briefs related to marketing in Great Britain. Procter and Gamble reveals its Ariel Excel Gel, which comes in a squeezable container. Greg Nugent is resigning from his post as Eurostar's head of marketing in the ...
_ Shares of Cree Inc. ( CREE - news - people ) jumped after an Oppenheimer analyst said the elements of a "very strong 2011" are falling into place for the LED lighting products maker.. _ Shares of TiVo Inc. ( TIVO - news - people ), whose ...
On November 18, 2010, Gap Inc. (GPS) reported third-quarter fiscal 2010 earnings per share of 48 cents, and met the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Gap Inc.'s third-quarter 2010 earnings of 48 cents per share rose 9.0% from last year ...
Tiffany & Co. (TIF), the world's second-largest luxury jewelry retailer, reported a 27% gain in third quarter profit that topped analysts' estimates as sales rose globally.. Stock market gains have helped improve confidence among luxury consumers, who will be the ...
Before you answer, see the chart below on DE's relative performance vs S&P500 in the past year.. Deere & Co. (DE) delivered earnings per share (EPS) of $1.07 in its fourth quarter ended October 30, 2010, striding ahead ...
First quarter result were less than impressive, and Credit Suisse downgraded the company's shares to underperforming, noting promotional spending didn't help in boost U.S. soup sales. shifting attention away from reducing salt in its products to focus ...
Deere & Co. (DE) delivered earnings per share (EPS) of $1.07 in its fourth quarter ended October 30, 2010, striding ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 96 cents, almost five times the EPS of 23 cents reported in the ...
_ Deere & Co., the world's largest maker of agricultural equipment, reversed a loss in its fiscal fourth quarter as it reported improved conditions on U.S. farms but continued weakness in construction equipment sales.. _ Strong sales of jewelry ...
Genomic Health (GHDX - Analyst Report) shares are doing great after a bullish quarterly report. The company's Oncotype DX can be used for breast cancer tests to predict recurrence and chemotherapy benefits for breast cancer. Revenue Up 18% On November ...
American Woodmark Corp., which makes kitchen cabinets and vanities, said Wednesday its fiscal 2011 second-quarter loss widened as expenses and promotional costs offset slightly better sales.. For the three-month period ended Oct. 31, the company posted a loss of $7 ...
Raven Industries Inc. (RAVN) reported its earnings per share of 65 cents in the third quarter, outperforming the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 43 cents and 40 cents in the prior year quarter.. The segment's revenue grew impressively by 169 ...
Tiffany & Co. says strong sales of its jewelry both in the U.S. and overseas helped third-quarter net income rise 27 percent.. Tiffany says net income rose to $55.1 million, or 43 cents per share, from $43.3 million ...
Future, publisher of 180 magazines ranging from the techie's favourite T3 to Guitar World, beat City forecasts today with a 9% rise in profits as its US business returned to the black. "Consumer confidence is fragile on both sides ...
(Reuters) - Contract manufacturer Jabil Circuit Inc posted quarterly revenue below analysts' estimates as its large customers battled inventory pile-ups, and sees lower revenue in the second quarter from its high-velocity ...
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(Reuters) - Business software maker Red Hat Inc forecast fourth-quarter revenue largely below analysts' expectations hurt mainly by a weaker euro, sending its shares down 7 percent in after-market trade.
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(Reuters) - Accenture Plc posted strong quarterly results but the technology outsourcing and consulting company's cautious view of the second quarter amid the worsening global economy sent its shares down ...
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TORONTO (Reuters) - Research In Motion posted a 27 percent drop in quarterly profit on Thursday and said it would ship between 11 million and 12 million BlackBerry smartphones in the ...
(Reuters) - Aetna Inc, the third largest U.S. health insurer, raised its estimate for 2011 and 2012 operating earnings per share and said it bought back 40 million shares through ...
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Scandal-hit Olympus on Wednesday filed its delayed earnings report to the Tokyo Stock Exchange, avoiding an automatic delisting that would have wiped out the value of the 92-year-old company.
Telecoms firm Swisscom said on Wednesday it expected a drop in profit this year of 1.2 billion Swiss francs (972 million euros, $1.3 billion) owing to its struggling ...
(Reuters) - Avon Products Inc on Tuesday said that it was replacing Andrea Jung as chief executive, a move that comes as the cosmetics company tries to recover from a myriad ...
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(Reuters) - Intel Corp warned on Monday that its fourth-quarter results would miss the company's previous forecast due to hard disk drive supply shortages.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - On top of euro-zone debt troubles, Wall Street now has to worry about sagging sales from Europe as a recession in the region seems more likely.
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FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German loss-making airline Air Berlin aims to trim costs by up to 250 million euros (£213.6 million) per year, a German magazine reported, which would be one ...
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FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German loss-making airline Air Berlin aims to trim costs by up to 250 million euros (£213.6 million) per year, a German magazine reported, which would be one ...
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - On top of euro zone debt troubles, Wall Street now has to worry about sagging sales from Europe as a recession in the region seems more likely ...
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(Reuters) - MetLife expects operating earnings to rise as much as 7 percent in 2012, the largest life insurer in the United States said on Monday, though its forecasts for the ...
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(Reuters) - MetLife expects operating earnings to rise as much as 7 percent in 2012, the largest life insurer in the United States said on Monday, though its 2011 forecast was ...
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Malaysian state energy firm Petronas said on Thursday its second-quarter net profit increased 54.3 percent from the year-earlier period, boosted by higher crude oil prices.
Malaysian state energy firm Petronas said Thursday its second quarter profit increased 48.3 percent year-on-year due to higher realised prices of crude oil.
(Reuters) - Kroger Co, the biggest U.S. supermarket chain, raised its forecast for 2011 earnings, helped by strong sales increases at established stores.
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(Reuters) - Kroger Co, the biggest U.S. supermarket chain, raised its forecast for 2011 earnings, helped by strong sales increases at established stores.
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(Reuters) - OmniVision Technologies Inc posted better-than-expected quarterly results, helped by its CameraCube acquisition, but forecast the third quarter below estimates.
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(Reuters) - Concerns about slowing sales momentum took some of the luster off Tiffany & Co's stock amid signs that European and U.S. economic distress are weighing on luxury consumers ...
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(Reuters) - Tiffany & Co gave a holiday quarter profit outlook that missed Wall Street expectations, and fears that its gross margin could slip further and the pace of sales gains is ...
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(Reuters) - Tiffany & Co raised its full-year profit outlook on the expectation that its sales gains would continue in the holiday season, and it reported higher-than-expected quarterly earnings, helped by sales ...
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One of central and eastern Europe's biggest banks, RBI, said on Thursday it was "intensively" considering pulling out of individual markets amid concerns the eurozone crisis was hitting the ...
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's HTC Corp cut its revenue forecast for the fourth quarter to no growth over the same period a year earlier from around 20 percent to 30 ...
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(Reuters) - Deere & Co reported a 46 percent rise in quarterly earnings and projected "substantial growth" for 2012 amid strong global farming conditions and higher prices, sending its shares higher in ...
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(Reuters) - Chinese solar products maker ReneSola lowered capacity utilization at its facilities as it expects weak demand to continue in the fourth quarter.
(Reuters) - Chinese solar products maker ReneSola posted a third-quarter loss and forecast a weak fourth quarter, hurt by weak demand in its key markets.
(Reuters) - Deere & Co , reported a 46 percent increase in fiscal fourth-quarter profit on Wednesday due to continued strong demand for farm equipment, and the company said it "expects substantial growth ...
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(Reuters) - Campbell Soup Co, the world's largest soup maker, reported weak quarterly sales as higher prices at its U.S. soup and international businesses put off price-conscious shoppers, sending ...
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. bank earnings reached their highest point since the second quarter of 2007 but the industry continues to have trouble boosting revenue with the economy struggling.
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(Reuters) - Campbell Soup Co, the world's largest soup maker, reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit, helped by a fall in advertising and promotion expenses, and the company stood by its ...
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(Reuters) - Campbell Soup Co, the world's largest soup maker, reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit, helped by a fall in advertising and promotion expenses.
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(Reuters) - Sears Holdings Corp reported a much wider than expected quarterly loss on Thursday as higher markdowns and pricing pressures in appliances squeezed margins, and its shares fell as much ...
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(Reuters) - Sears Holdings Corp reported a much wider-than-expected quarterly loss on Thursday as higher markdowns and pricing pressures in appliances squeezed margins, and its shares fell 4 percent.
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(Reuters) - Apparel maker Perry Ellis International Inc posted lower third-quarter earnings, lagging market estimates for the first time in at least two years, and said it expects increased promotions to ...
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(Reuters) - Sears Holdings Corp's quarterly loss almost doubled as weak demand for gadgets and a reputation for run-down locations hurt sales at the operator of Sears department stores and ...
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LONDON (Reuters) - Dutch grocer Ahold beat forecasts with a 5 percent rise in third-quarter profit as it gained market share and managed to pass on higher food costs to cash-strapped ...
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Alexandre de Juniac was officially named chief executive officer of Air France on Wednesday during a board of directors meeting, the company said in a statement.
(Reuters) - Data storage equipment maker NetApp Inc reported a 6 percent dip in fiscal second-quarter profit and forecast lower than expected results for the current quarter as large corporations trim ...
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(Reuters) - China-based Qihoo 360 Technology Co posted better-than-expected quarterly results and forecast strong revenue for the current quarter as the provider of antivirus software draws more money from online ...
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(Reuters) - China-based Qihoo 360 Technology Co posted better-than-expected quarterly results and forecast strong revenue for the current quarter as the provider of antivirus software draws more money from online ...
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(Reuters) - Target Corp posted a much bigger-than-expected jump in quarterly profit on Wednesday as shoppers responded to its 5 percent discount for cardholders.
(Reuters) - Target Corp posted a higher quarterly profit on Wednesday as selling more food and offering card holders a 5 percent discount appealed to shoppers.
(Reuters) - Industrial conglomerate Tyco International Ltd reported higher-than-expected quarterly earnings on Wednesday amid higher sales and margins in its security systems business.
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(Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc's quarterly profit growth missed Wall Street's expectations on Tuesday, as the economy continues to weigh on customers at Walmart U.S., by far the ...
(Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc's quarterly profit growth missed Wall Street's expectations on Tuesday, as the economy continues to weigh on customers at Walmart U.S., by far the ...
(Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc's quarterly profit growth missed Wall Street's expectations on Tuesday, as the economy continues to weigh on customers at Walmart U.S., by far the ...
(Reuters) - Staples Inc, the largest U.S. office supply retailer, reported lower-than-expected quarterly sales, hurt by weak demand in Europe, and cut its profit forecast for the year.
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Mizuho Financial Group maintained its full-year net profit forecast on Monday after reporting that first-half profit fell 25.4 percent, weighed down by the absence of hefty bond ...
CAIRO (Reuters) - Currency effects helped push Orascom Telecom to a net loss of $975,000 for the third quarter from a profit of $939 million a year earlier, the company ...
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India's second-largest cellular firm Reliance Communications reported Saturday quarterly net profit plunged 43.5 percent from a year ago but was bullish about revenues from mobile Internet.
MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish telecoms giant Telefonica stuck to shareholder return targets on Friday, despite a "challenging" operating environment which saw profit fall a more-than-expected 69 percent in the first nine ...
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(Reuters) - Nvidia Corp posted third-quarter revenue slightly above expectations as the chipmaker refocuses on smartphones and tablets to offset a tepid personal computer market.
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PARIS (Reuters) - Airbus parent EADS pushed back its new A350 jetliner by six months with a charge of 200 million euros ($271.7 million) as it pledged to give "maximum ...
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Top US automaker General Motors warned of cost cuts and job losses Wednesday as Europe's turmoil and trouble in South America took a bite out of profits, which fell ...
(Reuters) - Cisco Systems Inc forecast revenue and earnings above Wall Street expectations as demand from government and enterprises for its network equipment remained resilient despite global economic troubles.
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(Reuters) - Cisco Systems Inc, the world's biggest networking equipment maker, reported quarterly earnings per share that beat estimates, signaling that efforts to revive growth are beginning to pay off ...
Here is a summary of recent earnings reports for selected entertainment companies:. . Wednesday: Netflix Inc. discloses that it has regained almost ...