Month: November 2011

Fidelity National Information Services Inc. ( FIS ) reported third quarter 2011 earnings of 62 cents per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny. The better-than-expected result was driven by strong top-line growth in the quarter. […]

American Tower Corp. ( AMT ) announced dismal third quarter 2011 financial results. […]

Elan Corporation’ s ( ELN ) earnings per share of $0.02 (excluding special items) for the third quarter of 2011 were higher than the breakeven earnings per share hinted at by Zacks Consensus Estimate. The company suffered an adjusted loss of approximately $0.05 in the year-ago quarter. The profit was attributable to the higher revenues and lower expenses recorded in the reported quarter […]

Before the bell, Entergy Corporation ( ETR ) reported its third quarter 2011 operating EPS of $3.53, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.36. Earnings also, comfortably beat the year-ago quarterly EPS of $2.76. […]

Kona Grill Inc. ( KONA ) recently reported third quarter 2011 adjusted earnings of 8 cents per share, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2 cents and improved substantially from the year-ago loss of 3 cents. […]

Enbridge Energy Partners L.P. ( EEP ) has reported third-quarter 2011 adjusted earnings of 38 cents per unit, which missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny. However, the quarterly figure came in line with the year-earlier profit. […]

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ( RCL ) has reported third-quarter 2011 adjusted earnings of $1.90 per share, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.86. […]

Vocus Inc. ’s ( VOCS ) third quarter 2011 adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of 4 cents outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny. The trend among organizations to woo customers through online social networking sites boosted the demand for Vocus’ products and services, and in turn the quarter’s earnings beat […]

On October 31, Fujifilm Holdings Corporation ( FUJIY ) reported its financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2012. During the quarter, the company reported an income of ¥0.4 billion ($5 million), down 98.3% from ¥22.5 billion ($26 million) in the prior-year quarter. The results reflected negative impact of yen appreciation […]

One of the biggest assumptions that fueled the sharp rise in the market on Thursday was that the European debt agreement was, well, an agreement, albeit one where there were still some important details to be worked out. There was some doubt as to if it would be enough to really do the trick and get ahead of the curve, but at least the feeling was that everyone was on board and working on the problem (and the can had been successfully kicked down the road). Well it just goes to show what happens when you assume… […]

ICICI Bank Limited ’s ( IBN ) fiscal second quarter 2012 (ended September 30, 2011) profit came in at INR15.03 billion (US$307 million), reflecting a 22% surge from INR12.36 billion (US$252 million) in the year-ago quarter. Improved results were primarily driven by higher net interest income, fee income and a substantial decline in loan loss provisions, partly mitigated by higher operating expenses. […]

The Institute for Supply Management’s (ISM) manufacturing index fell to 50.8 in October from 51.6 in September. It came in well below the consensus, which was looking for the index to rise to 52.1. […]

Oil and natural gas firm Comstock Resources Inc. ( CRK ) posted better-than-expected third quarter 2011 results buoyed by volume growth plus lower lease operating and exploration costs. The company reported adjusted loss per share of one cent in the quarter, narrower than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 8 cents. […]