Month: February 2014

Vulcan Materials Company ’s ( VMC ) reported earnings of 8 cents per share in the fourth quarter of 2013 surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 3 cents per share. Fourth quarter earnings were a significant improvement over the prior-year quarter earnings of 3 cents. […]

Powell Industries, Inc . ( POWL ) announced first quarter fiscal 2014 earnings of 60 cents per share, 11.8% lower than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 68 cents. The bottom line was in line with the year-ago earnings […]

Chemical company FMC Corporation ’s ( FMC ) consolidated adjusted earnings for fourth-quarter 2013 were $1.05 per share, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 95 cents and also exceeding the year-ago adjusted earnings of 77 cents per share. Adjusted earnings exclude charges of 85 cents per share, mainly related to the sale of the Peroxygens business. Consolidated profit, as reported, slid 73.5% year over year to $27.1 million (or 20 cents per share) from $102.2 million (or 74 cents a share) a year ago, hurt by sizable charges […]

Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. ( PAA ) announced fourth-quarter 2013 earnings of 74 cents per unit, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 61 cents by 21.3% but lower than $1.01 reported in the year-ago quarter. GAAP earnings per unit in the quarter were 58 cents versus 69 cents per unit in the fourth quarter of 2012. […]

Barrett Business Services Inc. ( BBSI ) reported fourth-quarter 2013 earnings per share (excluding worker’s compensation reserve) of $1.16, which exceeded the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.12 per share. Earnings also improved from 80 cents in the year-ago quarter […]

Gildan Activewear Inc. ’s ( GIL ) first-quarter fiscal 2014 adjusted earnings increased 9.4% year over year to 35 cents per share and came in line with the company’s previously provided guidance and the Zacks Consensus Estimate. This marked record first quarter earnings for the company in any fiscal year, given its usual trend of reporting lowest T-shirt sales in the first quarter. […]

Leading semiconductor manufacturer Atmel Corporation ( ATML ) reported fourth quarter 2013 non-GAAP net income (excluding one-time items) of $43.6 million or 10 cents per share compared with $29.4 million or 7 cents per share in the year-ago quarter. Adjusted earnings for the reported quarter beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 3 cents. GAAP net income in fourth quarter 2013 was $4.5 million or a penny per share compared to a loss of $12.3 million or loss of 3 cents per share in the year-earlier quarter […]

Satya Nadella’s appointment as the new CEO of Microsoft Corporation ( MSFT ) brings to a close a process that began last August. Since then, the software giant has considered nearly a hundred names for this position. […]

Stericycle, Inc . ( SRCL ) reported year-over-year improvements in both revenues and net income in fourth quarter 2013, primarily aided by accretive acquisitions. The company reported net income of $78.2 million or 90 cents per share in fourth quarter 2013 compared with $70.1 million or 80 cents per share in the year-earlier quarter […]

Alliance Data Systems Corporation ( ADS ) reported adjusted earnings of $2.23 per share in the fourth quarter of 2013. Earnings surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2.8% and were 30% above the year-ago figure. […]

O’Reilly Automotive Inc. ( ORLY ) posted a 23% increase in earnings to $1.40 per share in the fourth quarter of 2013, compared with $1.14 in the year-ago quarter. Earnings also exceeded the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.32 […]

Teradata Corp. ( TDC ) reported earnings of 84 cents per share in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a nickel. Earnings per share increased 15.1% from the year-ago quarter […]

Lincoln National Corp. ( LNC ) reported fourth-quarter 2013 operating earnings of $1.40 per share. The results noticeably outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.28 and breezed past the prior-year quarter figure of $1.10 per share […]

GlaxoSmithKline ( GSK ) reported fourth quarter earnings of $1.64 per American depositary shares (ADS), beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.00 and the year-ago earnings of 57 cents per ADS. Investors reacted positively to the news with the stock gaining 1.55%. […]

Retail real estate investment trust (REIT), Kimco Realty Corporation ( KIM ) reported fourth-quarter 2013 adjusted funds from operations (FFO) per share of 33 cents, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate and the year-ago figure. The flat results were primarily due to the shedding of American Industries industrial portfolio investments and divestiture of InTown Suites extended stay portfolio in 2013. Including non-recurring items, the company’s FFO, on a reported basis, was 33 cents per share, up 6.5% from 31 cents in the year-ago period. […]

Snap-on Inc. ( SNA ) reported strong fourth-quarter 2013 results with healthy growth in net sales and earnings. Net income for the reported quarter increased to $94.5 million or $1.60 per share from $84.6 million or $1.43 per share in the year-earlier quarter […]

Cummins Inc. ( CMI ) posted earnings per share of $1.94 (excluding special items) in the fourth quarter of 2013, compared with $1.93 reported in the year-ago quarter. However, earnings lagged the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.98 per share. […]