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Wharf Holdings Profit Surges 22%
Mar 27, 3:29 PM EDT |
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| Annual operating profit increased by 46% from a year ago to HK$9.4 billion as turnover in core investment properties increased. |
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| Property conglomerate Wharf Holdings Group turnover rose by 21% to HK$16.2 billion from HK$13.3 billion a year ago thanks to solid performance from Habour City and Times Square. Average retail occupancy also increased in all the units. Wharf proposed a final dividend for the year of HK$0.44% per share, bringing the total to HK$0.88 per share. |
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Nuef Cegetel Profit Grows 23%
Mar 11, 3:16 PM EDT |
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| EBITDA rose 32% from a year ago to 720 million euro after profit in the Mass Market Division increased 65% to 1.4 billion euro. |
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| Despite the impact of the acquisition and integration of Club Internet, France’s second largest broadband company Nuef Cegetel revenues increased 16% to 3.3 billion euro from 2.8 billion euro a year earlier as revenues in the mass market division rose to 1.4 billion euro from 872 million euro. The company proposed a 50% rise in dividends to 0.60 euro per share from 2006. |
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Bovis Homes Group Profit Falls 6%
Mar 10, 2:57 PM EDT |
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| Second half profit slumped 17% from a year ago to £45.8 million as the average selling price slid 2.3% to £179,500 and the number of plots fell 10%. |
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| The most profitable homebuilder in the U.K. Bovis Home Group said that its annual revenues declined 7% from a year ago to £555.7 million as average sales prices fell 2% to £179,500, while legal completions fell 6% year-on-year to £2,930. Operating profit for the year also plummeted 10% to £124,4 million from £137 million last year. The company proposes full-year dividend of 35 pence per share |
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U.S. Steel, Valero and Heidrick Fall
Apr 29, 4:56 PM EDT |
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| Group One Automotive revenue fell 4% on 7% decline in unit sales. K-Swiss reported first quarter income of 20 cents per share. |
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| Valero, U.S. Steel and Heidrick & Struggles declined after they reported earnings. Valero reported earnings of 48 cents per share. U.S. Steel fell after it reported earnings of $1.98 compared to $2.30 per share on revenue of $5.2 billion. Heidrick & Struggles reported revenue increase of 7% to $153 million and earnings decline of 30% to $7.1 million. Martha Stewart reported a loss on 2% rise in sales. |
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Countrywide Posts a Loss, Deposits Grow
Apr 29, 4:41 PM EDT |
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| Countrywide Financial, the battered lender reported first quarter loss on higher credit market related losses. |
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| Countrywide reported first quarter loss of $893 million or $1.60 per share compared to net income of $434 million or 72 cents per share. The quarter also saw steady gains from the sale of mortgages, origination of loan volume and rise in deposit base at the lenders bank branches. The accounting rule change helped the lender to report higher gains in loan sales. Countrywide provisioned $3 billion for credit market related charges. |
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MasterCard Surges on Earnings
Apr 29, 10:40 AM EDT |
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| MasterCard, second largest payment processing company reported earnings rise of 108% and revenue gain on 29%. |
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| MasterCard reported first quarter revenue rise of 29% to $1.18 billion and earnings surged to $446 million or $3.38 per share. Excluding one-time gains earnings rose to $398 million or $3.01 per share. Gross worldwide dollar volume processed by the card processor rose 15% to $453 billion and in the U.S. 9% to $259 billion. Earnings from Europe, Asia and Latin America contributed to the total earnings. |
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Earnings: Verizon and Humana Rise
Apr 28, 12:12 PM EDT |
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| Verizon edged higher after it reported net 1.5 million additions of subscribers and stable churn rate. Humana earnings and sales rise 12%. |
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| Verizon reported first quarter revenue rise of 5% to $23.8 billion and operating income gain of 14% to 57 cents per share. The company added 1.5 million net customers and churn rate in the quarter was 1.19%. Medical Insurer, Humana rose 12% to $6.96 billion and earnings per share gained 12% to 47 cents. Mexico based Femsa SA reported revenue rise of 8.4% and robust volume rise of 7%. |
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Citrix Revenues Rise 22%, FNF Profit Falls
Apr 24, 3:23 PM EDT |
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| FMC Corp. earnings for the quarter increased thanks to strong performance across all of the company's business segments. |
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| Citrix Systems saw quarterly revenue climb on growth in the company’s application virtualization business. Product license revenue increased 20% from a year ago to $147 million. Fidelity National Financial said total revenue for the quarter was $1.14 billion, down from $1.37 billion a year earlier. Net income was $27.2 million or 13 cents a share, down 67% from a year ago. |
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Amazon and Chipotle Mexican Grill Top Estimates
Apr 24, 3:09 PM EDT |
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| Amazon’s quarterly net sales climbed 37%; Chipotle Mexican Grill’s revenue rose 29.3% to $305.3 million from $236.1 million a year ago. |
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| Amazon.com net income rose to $143 million or $0.34 per share, from $111 million, or $0.26 per diluted share last year. Net sales increased to $4.13 billion in the first quarter, from $3.02 billion a year ago. Chipotle Mexican Grill reported net income for the first quarter was $17.3 million or $0.52 per share, compared to $12.4 million or $0.38 per share for the year-ago quarter. The chain’s same store sales increased 10.2% in the quarter. |
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Aetna Net Falls, AutoNation's Earnings Drop 37%
Apr 24, 2:49 PM EDT |
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| Aetna’s net was $431.6 million or 85 cents per share vs. $434.6 million or 81 cents a year ago; AutoNation's revenue slid 7% on lower vehicle sales. |
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| Aetna reported a lower quarterly net income on capital losses amid solid membership growth and premium-rate strength. The company’s medical membership rose by 614,000 to 17.467 million, while pharmacy membership climbed by 219,000 to 10.951 million and dental membership increased by 334,000 to 14.166 million. AutoNation’s first-quarter net income fell to $56 million or 31 cents per share vs. $83 million or 39 cents a year ago. Revenue slid to $4 billion from $4.3 billion last year. |
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