Month: May 2013

Jamba Inc. ( JMBA ) reported a loss of 2 cents per share in the first quarter of 2013; a penny wider than the Zacks Consensus Estimate but a cent lower than the year-ago quarter’s loss. Lower costs and higher top-line was primarily responsible for the bottom line improvement during the quarter […]

Research In Motion Limited ( BBRY ) slashed its start-up BlackBerry service rates of INR899 ($16.8) for corporate users and INR399 ($7.45) for individuals. The rates were reduced to INR129 ($2.4) for both the users for a 1 GB monthly data plan. Research In Motion’s Indian telecom partner Aircel, Idea Cellular and Vodafone Group Plc .’s ( VOD ) Indian unit will offer the new subscription plan to its customers […]

TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. ( TRW ) posted earnings of $1.51 per share in the first quarter of 2013, topping the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.46. However, earnings fell 6.8% from $1.62 per share in the first quarter of 2012 due to lower operating income on the back of a higher mix of lower margin business and planned increases in costs to support future growth […]

Alliant Techsystems Inc. ( ATK ) reported fourth quarter fiscal 2013 pro forma earnings of $2.22 per share, up 31.4% from the year-ago period. […]

Following the announcement of the proposed acquisition deal with Thermo Fisher ( TMO ), Life Technologies Corporation ( LIFE ) reported its first-quarter 2013 earnings per share (EPS) of 69 cents, down 4.25 year over year. However, after taking into account certain one-time items adjusted EPS came in at $1.07, up 8.1% from the year-ago quarter’s adjusted EPS and 2 cents ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Revenues were up 2.5% year over year (up 4.4% at constant exchange rates or CER) on a reported basis to $963 million, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $961 million […]

Dun & Bradstreet Corp. ( DNB ) reported first quarter 2013 earnings of $1.36 per share, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 3 cents. […]

Oil refiner and marketer, Western Refining Inc. ( WNR ) reported mixed first-quarter earnings due to higher refining margins partially offset by increasing direct operating expenses. […]

Russia-based Mechel OAO ’s ( MTL ) mining unit’s trading subsidiary – Mechel Carbon (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. – has signed a three-year coking coal supply agreement with South Korean steel maker POSCO Corporation ( PKX ) […]

Incyte Corporation ( INCY ) reported a loss of 12 cents per share in the first quarter of 2013, narrower than the loss of 13 cents hinted by the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The company’s first quarter 2013 loss was also narrower than the year-ago loss of 36 cents per share. […]

Quanta Services Inc. ( PWR ) released first-quarter 2013 results with GAAP earnings per share of 34 cents beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 29 cents by 17.2% as well as the prior-year earnings of 22 cents by 54.5%. Non-GAAP earnings in the reported quarter were 38 cents a share, up 31.0% from the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 29 cents a share. […]

Shire’s ( SHPG ) first quarter 2013 earnings (excluding special items) of 1.63 as per American Depositary Share (ADS) beats the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.61. The reported quarter’s adjusted earnings also increased 10% from the year-ago period. Quarterly revenues decreased 1% to $1.16 billion, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.21 billion […]

American Axle and Manufacturing Inc. ( AXL ) reported earnings of $18.6 million or 23 cents per share before debt refinancing and redemption costs in the first quarter of the year that plunged 62.3% from 61 cents per share in the comparable quarter of 2012 (excluding special items). […]

Valeant Pharmaceuticals’ ( VRX ) first quarter 2013 earnings of $1.27 (excluding special items but including stock-based compensation expense) were short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny but were up from the year-ago earnings of 1.08 per share. Revenues for the quarter were $1.07 billion, up 25% from the year-ago period. The year-over-year improvement in revenues was primarily attributable to higher product sales […]

Domtar Corporation ( UFS ) recently raised its quarterly dividend on its common stock and on the exchangeable shares of Domtar (Canada) Paper Inc. (UFX.TO), a subsidiary of Domtar, by a stupendous 22.0% to 55 cents per share. The dividend will be paid on Jul 15, 2013 to shareholders of record as of June 14. […]

A new survey on tablets released by IDC this week shows that the tablets market continues to expand at a healthy rate. Easily exceeding numbers for the entire first half of 2012, tablet shipments for the first quarter of 2013 came in at 49.2 million units for the first quarter of 2013. The demand for devices with smaller screens shows no sign of letting up, which means that prospects for tablets remain bright […]

MRC Global Inc. ( MRC ) reported decent results for the first quarter 2013. Earnings per share in the quarter came in at 45 cents, reflecting an improvement of one cent from the year-ago quarter. […]

Machinery company, EnPro Industries, Inc. ( NPO ) posted dismal results for the first quarter 2013, ended Mar 31, 2013. EnPro posted adjusted earnings per share of 39 cents, plunging 39.1% year over year […]

Engine powered products manufacturer, Generac Holdings Inc. ( GNRC ) posted impressive results for the first quarter of 2013. […]