Month: May 2014

Harman International Industries Inc. ( HAR ) reported earnings of $1.12 per share in the third quarter of fiscal 2014, which comprehensively beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 12 cents. Earnings per share jumped 41.8% from the year-ago quarter due to robust revenue growth and margin expansion. […]

Iron Mountain Inc. ( IRM ) reported first-quarter 2014 adjusted earnings from continuing operations of 26 cents per share, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. […]

Shares of EMCOR Group Inc. ( EME ) increased by a marginal 0.6% after the company reported robust first-quarter 2014 results on Apr 29. The company reported adjusted earnings of 64 cents per share easily surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 53 cents. […]

Kennametal Inc. ( KMT ) reported adjusted earnings per share of 74 cents in third-quarter fiscal 2014 (ended Mar 31, 2014). The bottom-line result was 2 cents above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 72 cents and increased 13.8% year over year. […]

Driven by impressive top-line growth, Invesco Ltd. ( IVZ ) reported first-quarter 2014 adjusted earnings of 60 cents per share, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 55 cents. Additionally, this was up 20.0% from the prior-year quarter figure of 50 cents. […]

Metallurgical coal producer Walter Energy Inc. ’s ( WLT ) operating loss per share of $1.50 per share in the first quarter of 2014 was wider than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $1.10. In the year-ago quarter the company reported a loss of 64 cents […]

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. ( CNP ) reported its first quarter 2014 adjusted earnings of 43 cents per share, surpassing both the Zacks Consensus Estimate as well as the prior-year bottom line of 34 cents by 26.5%. […]

Shares of United Therapeutics ( UTHR ) continued to gain on the company’s first quarter results – shares were up 12.4% over two trading sessions since the earnings release. The company reported earnings of $2.43 per share in the first quarter, well above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.57 and the year-ago earnings of $1.19 per share. Revenues, which increased 18.1% to $289.4 million, missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $296.0 million. […]

Ohio-based independent oil refiner and marketer Marathon Petroleum Corp. ( MPC ) reported weak first quarter earnings, pulled down by higher turnaround costs and narrower crude differentials. It reflected in its share price on the NYSE, where it fell more than 2% in early trade. […]

Mylan ’s ( MYL ) first quarter 2014 earnings (excluding special items) of 66 cents per share surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 3 cents. Earnings in the first quarter of 2014 climbed 6% from the year-ago quarter. The year-over-year rise was due to higher revenues […]

Amdocs Ltd. ( DOX ) reported strong financial numbers for the second quarter of fiscal 2014. The quarterly earnings came in at 76 cents a share that surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 73 cents and up 7.4% from the prior year quarter. […]

Xcel Energy Inc. ( XEL ) recorded operating earnings in the first quarter 2014 of 52 cents per share, up 4 cents from the year-ago quarter and also beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 4%. The earnings outperformance stemmed from higher electric and natural gas sales due to severe cold weather that drove demand, as well as from favorable rate increases in several service territories […]

PPL Corporation ( PPL ) reported its first quarter 2014 earnings from ongoing operations of 80 cents per share, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 68 cents by 17.6%. Quarterly earnings climbed 12.7% year over year due to improved performance from Pennsylvania Regulated (up 30%), Kentucky Regulated (up 14.3%) and U.K. Regulated (up 10.8%) segments […]

Greatbatch, Inc. ’s ( GB ) 2014-first quarter adjusted earnings per share of 54 cents exceeded the year-ago level of 44 cents by 22.7% as well as the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 50 cents by 8.0%. Adjusted net earnings rose 30.0% to $14.0 million from $12.6 million in the first quarter of 2013. […]

Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. ( PEG ) reported first quarter 2014 earnings of $1.01 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 97 cents by 4.1%. Earnings were up 18.82% year over year. […]

Cardinal Health Inc. ( CAH ) posted adjusted earnings per share $1.01 for the third quarter of fiscal 2014 that fell 15.8% from $1.20 in the comparable quarter of fiscal 2013 but surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny. Adjusted net earnings dipped 15.3% to $349 million from $412 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2013 […]

Medical technology major Becton, Dickinson and Company ( BDX ) reported fiscal 2014-second-quarter adjusted earnings per share from continuing operations of $1.53, reflecting a 10.1% rise (or 15.8% in constant currency) over the prior-year earnings of $1.39. Adjusted earnings per share also beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 3 cents. […]

Independent refiner Tesoro Corporation ( TSO ) reported better-than-expected first-quarter 2014 earnings, owing to outstanding performance by Tesoro Logistics LP ( TLLP ), an unit of Tesoro Corporation. Improved margins from the retail segment also favored the results. […]