Helmerich & Payne Inc. (HP: chart), drilling rigs, equipment, personnel, and camps provider, said that its fourth-quarter earnings rose to $98.5 million, or 93 cents per share, compared with a year-ago profit of $36.1 million, or 34 cents per share. Revenue climbed to $358.8 million from $233.2 million in the same period a year earlier. Helmerich & Payne announced that it had signed separate three-year term agreements with three exploration and production companies to operate a total of seven new FlexRigs.

Stein Mart Inc. (SMRT: chart), discount retailer, said that its third-quarter earnings declined to $237,000, or a penny per share, versus a year-ago profit of $1.4 million, or 3 cents per share. Sales bounded 0.8% higher to $339.2 million from $336.5 million a year earlier. Same-store sales at the Jacksonville, Fla., fashion merchandise retailer climbed 0.2% for the latest quarter.

Williams-Sonoma Inc. (WSM: chart), home furnishings retailer, reported third-quarter net income of $29.1 million, or 25 cents per share, compared with $37.1 million, or 31 cents per share, in the year-ago period. Non-GAAP earnings declined to 29 cents per share from 31 cents per share a year earlier. Revenue increased 3% to $852.8 million from $827.6 million last year.

Sears Holdings Corp. (SHLD: chart), operates as a retailer, reported third-quarter net income of $196 million, or $1.27 per share, compared with $58 million, or 35 cents per share in the same quarter a year ago. Excluding items, the company earned 83 cents per share versus 48 cents per share in the year-ago period. Total revenue declined to $11.94 billion from $12.2 billion.