Month: May 2014

Equinix Inc. ( EQIX ) reported first-quarter 2014 earnings of 81 cents, ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 73 cents. The quarter’s figure excludes interest on convertible debt. […]

PG&E Corporation ’s ( PCG ) adjusted operating earnings per share of 54 cents in the first quarter of 2014 lagged the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 68 cents. The reported figure also trailed the year-ago number of 63 cents by 14.3%. The uninspiring earnings reflect the negative impact of unrecovered costs in the natural gas business and an increase in outstanding shares […]

Barrett Business Services Inc. ( BBSI ) reported first-quarter 2014 loss per share of 50 cents, which was wider than the Zacks Consensus Estimate loss of 49 cents. Loss also widened from the year-ago loss of 36 cents, primarily due to higher effective payroll taxes and higher share count. […]

Atmel Corporation ( ATML ) reported first quarter 2014 non-GAAP net income (excluding one-time items) of $29.1 million or 7 cents per share compared with $13.6 million or 3 cents per share in the year-ago quarter. Adjusted earnings for the reported quarter beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 2 cents. The year-over-year improvement in earnings is primarily due to higher revenues and lower operating expenses […]

Barrick Gold Corporation ’s ( ABX ) adjusted earnings (excluding one-time items) for the first quarter of 2014 plummeted to 20 cents per share from 92 cents in the year-ago quarter but managed to beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny. Lower metal prices and a decline in gold sales volumes led to the decline in earnings. On a reported basis, net income in the first quarter was $88 million or 8 cents per share, down roughly 90% from net income of $847 million or 85 cents per share in the prior-year quarter. […]

Regis Corporation ( RGS ) posted fiscal third-quarter 2014 adjusted loss of 15 cents, which compared unfavorably with the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 6 cents and the year-ago earnings of 1 cent. Cost savings initiatives, reduced bonuses, improved cost of product, and lower marketing costs could not offset the impact of weak same-store sales and increase in depreciation expenses. Share price of this hairstyling and hair-care salon company declined 0.23% following the release […]

MetLife Inc. ( MET ) reported first-quarter 2014 operating earnings per share (EPS) of $1.37, which lagged the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.40 and the year-ago quarter EPS of $1.47. […]

Grand Canyon Education Inc.’s ( LOPE ) first-quarter 2014 earnings of 56 cents a share beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate and the company’s expectation of 51 cents by 9.8%. Earnings climbed 21.7% year over year due to solid revenue growth, strong operating margins and lower taxes. […]

Alkermes ( ALKS ) reported a loss of 5 cents per share (including depreciation and stock based compensation expense) in the first quarter of 2014, wider than the the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of a penny. Moreover, first quarter 2014 results compared unfavorably to the year-ago earnings of 29 cents per share. Lower revenues and higher costs hurt results in the first quarter of 2014. […]

Aided by higher revenues, CBRE Group Inc. ( CBG ) reported first-quarter 2014 adjusted earnings of 25 cents per share, well ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 17 cents per share and up 56% year over year. On a GAAP basis, CBRE reported earnings of 20 cents per share, reflecting an 82% hike from 11 cents earned in the prior-year quarter […]

Legg Mason Inc. ’s ( LM ) fiscal fourth-quarter 2014 adjusted earnings came in at 86 cents per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 3 cents. However, this came significantly above the year-ago figure of 52 cents […]