Month: October 2013

Invesco Ltd. ( IVZ ) reported third-quarter 2013 adjusted earnings of 55 cents per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 3 cents. […]

The global beauty company, Avon Products Inc’s ( AVP ) adjusted earnings of 14 cents per share for third-quarter 2013 missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 19 cents and declined 22.2% from the year-ago quarter’s earnings of 18 cents. The decline mainly resulted from the prevailing macroeconomic woes and weak performance at some of the company’s segments, primarily North America. Moreover, on a reported basis, the company posted a loss of 1 cent per share compared with earnings of 8 cents in the year-ago comparable quarter. […]

Canada’s largest energy firm, Suncor Energy Inc . ( SU ) reported third quarter 2013 earnings of 95 Canadian cents (91.4 US cents) per share, comfortably surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 80 cents, thanks to record results from the oil sand segment. The earnings also reflect an increase of 11 Canadian cents from the year-ago quarter […]

Teradata Corp ( TDC ) reported earnings of 70 cents per share in the third-quarter of fiscal 2013, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny. Earnings per share inched up 1.4% from the year-ago quarter and were in line with the high-end of management’s revised guided range of 69 cents to 70 cents. […]

Sanofi ( SNY ) reported third quarter 2013 business earnings of 89 cents per American Depository Share (ADS), below the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.01. Earnings were down 9% at constant exchange rates (CER) from the year-ago period. Third quarter net sales decreased 6.7% on a reported basis and marginally increased 0.6% at CER […]

Integrated oil and gas company TOTAL S.A. ( TOT ) reported third-quarter 2013 operating earnings of $1.58 per share (€1.19 per share), 2.5% below the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.62. Operating earnings declined 15% from $1.85 (€1.48 per share) reported in the year-ago period […]

XL Group plc ( XL ) reported its third quarter 2013 operating net income of 53 cents per share missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny. The results also lagged 13.1% from the prior year quarter numbers. […]

Portfolio Recovery Associates Inc. ( PRAA ) reported third-quarter 2013 income from continuing operations of $1.02 per share, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 88 cents per share. […]

Natural gas-focused energy company Questar Corp. ( STR ) reported third quarter 2013 adjusted earnings per share of 19 cents, unchanged from the prior-year level and ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 17 cents. The growth can be attributed to higher liquid price realizations. […]

Sprint Corporation ( S ) reported third quarter 2013 net income of $383 million against loss of $767 million in the year-ago quarter. The improvement came on the back of $1.4 billion gains related to investments in Clearwire. Quarterly operating revenues decreased 1% year over year to $8,681 million and missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $8,792 million. […]

PPL Corporation ( PPL ) reported third-quarter 2013 pro forma earnings per share of 66 cents, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 3 cents. Quarterly earnings decreased by 8% year over year due to weak results from the company’s Supply and Corporate and Other segments. However, these negatives were partially offset by improved performance from the Kentucky Regulated , U.K […]

Idenix Pharmaceuticals ( IDIX ) reported a loss of 22 cents per share in the third quarter of 2013, wider than the Zacks Consensus Estimate loss of 21 cents. The year-ago net income was 10 cents. Third-quarter revenues plunged to $0.1 million from $32.2 million and were significantly below the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2 million […]

Cigna Corp. ’s ( CI ) third-quarter 2013 net operating earnings of $1.89 per share significantly outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.62 per share. […]

MetLife Inc. ( MET ) reported third-quarter 2013 operating earnings per share (EPS) of $1.34, which missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.36. However, results were slightly ahead of the year-ago quarter’s EPS of $1.32 […]

Protective Life Corp. ( PL ) reported third quarter 2013 net operating earnings of 98 cents per share, a penny ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 97 cents per share. Earnings also surged 29% year over year. […]