Month: November 2011

Enterprise Products Partners LP ( EPD ) reported record third quarter 2011 results, fueled by natural gas, natural gas liquid (NGL) and crude oil production growth in the shale regions as well as strong demand for NGLs in the U.S. petrochemical industry and global markets. Earnings per limited unit of 55 cents surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 50 cents and grew a whopping 206% from 18 cents earnings a year ago. […]

Kellogg Company ( K ) has posted third-quarter 2011 earnings of 80 cents per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 89 cents. The earnings also lagged the prior-year earnings of 90 cents per share by 11%. On a currency-neutral basis, the earnings in the reported quarter plummeted 13% year over year. […]

Pipeline operator Energy Transfer Partners L.P. ( ETP ) announced disappointing third quarter 2011 results, hurt by weak Intrastate Transportation and Storage business and higher operating expenses. The owner of the biggest intrastate pipeline system in Texas reported loss per unit of 19 cents, as against the earnings per share of 5 cents in the prior-year quarter […]

Stone Energy Corp. ( SGY ) has reported third-quarter 2011 earnings of $1.06 per share, outpacing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 78 cents and improving from the year-earlier profit of 40 cents. The outperformance was primarily based on production growth and higher oil price realizations. […]

Merge Healthcare ( MRGE ) reported adjusted EPS of 6 cents in the third quarter of fiscal 2011, surpassing the prior-year quarter level of 4 cents but missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny. Solid growth across all the company’s segments triggered a 33% year-over-year increase in total revenue to $60.1 million in the quarter, almost in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. […]

ValueClick Inc. ( VCLK ) reported third quarter 2011 earnings (including stock-based compensation but excluding amortization of intangibles) of 52 cents per share that stormed past the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 21 cents per share. Moreover, reported earnings rose 8.3% from 48 cents in the prior-year quarter. […]

j2 Global Communications Inc. ( JCOM ) reported excellent third quarter 2011 financial results yesterday, after market close. […]

U.S. energy firm Apache Corp. ( APA ) reported strong third-quarter results, mainly due to increased volumes and higher realized oil prices. […]

Energizer Holdings Inc. ( ENR ) reported fourth quarter 2011 non-GAAP earnings of $1.21 per share, up 35.8% from the previous-year quarter. However, the reported earnings per share (EPS) failed to beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.25 […]

Despite economic turbulence and losing sheen in the stock market on account of the phone hacking scandal that resulted in the closure of the publication News of the World and abstinence from acquiring the remaining 61% stake in the British Sky Broadcasting Group, News Corporation ( NWSA ) posted first-quarter 2012 financial results that beat the Zacks’ expectations. The better-than-expected results came in at a juncture that not only cheered the shareholders, but it diverted their attention from the recent ailments the company had been inflicted with. During the trading hours on Wednesday, News Corporation’s shares rose 1.3% or 21 cents to close at $16.90 […]

Whole Foods Market Inc. ( WFM ) recently posted better-than-expected fourth-quarter 2011 results on the heels of strong sales as shoppers flocked to the grocery chain. The company has been gaining market share compared with other supermarket chains. […]

Bayer ’s ( BAYRY ) earnings per share during the third quarter of 2011 came in at €1.12 (approx. $1.58) compared to €0.95 (approx. $1.22) in the year-ago period […]

DIRECTV ( DTV ), the largest satellite TV operator of the U.S., delivered excellent third quarter 2011 financial results today before the opening bell. The solid result was primarily attributed to the combined effect of double-digit revenue growth, significant margin expansion, and record net customer additions. […]

Yesterday, after market close, Liberty Global Inc. ( LBTYA ) declared solid financial results for the third quarter of 2011. […]

Sara Lee Corp. ( SLE ), one of the world’s leaders in manufacturing and marketing of a range of branded packaged meat, bakery, and beverage products, registered decent first quarter 2012 earnings of 18 cents per share that shot up by 50% from 12 cents posted in the year-ago period. […]

The Institute for Supply Management’s Non-Manufacturing, or Service, survey fell in October to 52.9 from 53.0 in September. It was worse than the consensus expectation that it would rise to 53.8. It is not a great reading in an absolute sense […]