Month: August 2011

TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. ( TRW ) reported net earnings of $293 million or $2.21 per share in the second quarter of 2011 compared with $227 million or $1.78 per share in the year-ago quarter. The reported quarter included a gain of $19 million associated with the resolution of a commercial matter, a loss of $10 million related to the retirement of debt and tax benefits of $20 million, while the prior-year quarter included restructuring and asset impairment charges of $3 million, debt retirement charges of $1 million and tax benefits of $10 million. […]

Domino's Pizza Inc. ( DPZ ) reported second quarter 2011 earnings of 40 cents per share, which outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 4 cents and the year-ago quarter's adjusted earnings by 7 cents. The upbeat result was attributable to higher international royalty revenues, international expansion and lower interest expense […]

Henry Schein ( HSIC ) reported EPS of $1.01 in the second quarter of fiscal 2011, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate and 12.2% higher than the year-ago period. Net sales reported a 15.2% rise to $2.1 billion, including a 10.1% increase in local currency and foreign currency growth of 5.1%. […]

Acorda Therapeutics Inc. ( ACOR ) recorded adjusted earnings of 7 cents per share for the second quarter of fiscal 2011, compared with a loss of 18 cents in the year-ago period. […]

Central Garden & Pet Company ( CENT ) reported depressive third-quarter 2011 results driven by Incremental input costs, adverse weather conditions, altered product mix along with the company’s sustained investments in brand building and marketing. The company’s quarterly earnings of 31 cents a share came well below the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 47 cents and dropped 22.5% from the prior-year quarter’s earnings of 40 cents a share. As per Central Garden & Pet, total revenue for the quarter inched up 4% to $484.3 million, reflecting sales growth in garden products segment. […]

The economy remains in the spotlight as the news flow of the last few days has painted a less than flattering picture of the recovery. We now know that the manufacturing and service sectors lost ground as they entered the third quarter. […]

UCB ( UCBJF ) posted first-half fiscal 2011 adjusted earnings of $2.02 per share, reflecting an increase of 29.8% from the year-ago earnings. Higher revenues and increased gross profit helped boost earnings. Revenues Half-yearly revenues increased 7.7% to $2,355.3 million, driven by strong sales of Cimzia, Vimpat, Neupro and Keppra […]

Activision Blizzard Inc. ’s ( ATVI ) robust fiscal second quarter 2011 results surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate on both the top and bottom lines. […]