Month: February 2014

Specialty coffee retailer Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. ( GMCR ), delivered robust first-quarter 2014 adjusted earnings of 96 cents per share which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 89 cents by 7.8% and surpassed the company’s guidance of 85 cents–90 cents. Earnings also surpassed the year ago quarter results by 26% […]

U.S. property and casualty insurer Assurant Inc. ( AIZ ) reported fourth-quarter 2013 operating income of $1.42 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny […]

RBC Bearings Inc. ( ROLL ) reported fiscal third-quarter 2014 (ended Dec 28, 2013) adjusted earnings of 55 cents per share, down 16.7% compared with the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 66 cents. […]

Sealed Air Corporation ( SEE ) reported fourth-quarter 2013 adjusted net earnings from continuing operations of 34 cents per share, up 6% from the year-ago earnings of 32 cents per share. The results, however, fell short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 37 cents per share. The adjusted earnings per share in the reported quarter excluded special items of 32 cents per share […]

Akamai Technologies, Inc. ( AKAM ) reported fourth-quarter 2013 earnings of 55 cents per share, which increased 10.0% on both year-over-year and quarter-over-quarter basis. […]

Fiserv Inc. ( FISV ) reported fourth-quarter earnings of 79 cents per share, which lagged the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a couple of cents. […]

PPL Corporation ( PPL ) reported fourth-quarter 2013 earnings from ongoing operations of 60 cents, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 17.6%. Quarterly earnings climbed 22.4% year over year due to improved performance from Kentucky Regulated (up 50%), U.K. Regulated (up 3.4%), Pennsylvania Regulated (up 40%) and Supply (up 85.7%) segments. […]

RF (radio frequency) solutions provider and technology innovator TriQuint Semiconductor Inc. ( TQNT ) reported a net loss of $8.7 million or loss of 5 cents per share in the fourth quarter of 2013 compared with a net loss of $3.8 million or loss of 2 cents per share in the year-ago quarter. The wider loss in the reported quarter was primarily attributable to high research and development expenses. […]

Exelon Corporation ( EXC ) announced fourth-quarter 2013 adjusted operating earnings of 50 cents per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 5.7%. Quarterly earnings plunged 21.9% year over year due to a decline in realized energy prices for the sale of energy at every region and higher depreciation and amortization expenses. On a GAAP basis, quarterly earnings were 58 cents compared with 44 cents a year ago […]

Pipeline operator Magellan Midstream Partners LP ( MMP ) announced strong fourth-quarter 2013 results, mainly due to improved transportation volumes of refined products. The Tulsa, Oklahoma-based oil distributor reported earnings per unit (EPU) of 88 cents (excluding mark-to-market commodity-related pricing adjustments), surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 82 cents and the prior-year quarter’s adjusted profit of 69 cents. Total revenue, at $577.4 million, was up 14.8% year over year and also beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $560.0 million […]

Personalized products and service provider, Shutterfly Inc. ’s ( SFLY ) fourth-quarter 2013 earnings per share of $1.20 beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.09 per share by 10.0%. Though the bottom line declined 14.3% year over year, it was significantly above management’s expectation of 95 cents to $1.00 per share […]

Everest RE Group Ltd. ( RE ) reported record fourth-quarter 2013 operating earnings of $6.28 per share, significantly surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $5.00 per share by 25.6%. Earnings also reflected a phenomenal rise from the prior-year quarter number of 80 cents per share. […]

Cincinnati Financial Corp. ( CINF ) reported fourth-quarter 2013 operating earnings of 72 cents per share, significantly exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 69 cents. Earnings, however, declined 35% year over year. […]

Life insurer Prudential Financial Inc. ( PRU ) reported fourth-quarter 2013 adjusted operating earnings of $2.20 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.23. Earnings were, however, up 25% year over year. […]