Month: August 2014

Universal Technical Institute, Inc. ’s ( UTI ) third-quarter fiscal 2014 adjusted earnings of 1 cent per share matched the Zacks Consensus Estimate as well as the year-ago figure. Earnings per share were close to the company’s expectation of a breakeven in the quarter. […]

Global brewer Molson Coors Brewing Company ( TAP ) posted adjusted earnings of $1.57 per share in the second quarter of 2014, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.44 per share by 9%. The results surged 6.8% from the prior-year earnings of $1.47 per share driven by growth in underlying pre-tax income and expanded margins owing to lower interest expense. Molson Coors Brewing Company – Earnings Surprise | FindTheBest Revenues and Operating Profits Net sales, including excise tax, increased marginally by 0.9% to $1.19 billion in the second quarter driven by positive pricing and mix, which made up for the beer volume decline in the quarter. […]

Liberty Global plc. ( LBTYA ) declared disappointing financial results for the second quarter of 2014. Both the top and the bottom failed to meet the respective Zacks Consensus Estimate […]

Symmetry Medical Inc. ( SMA ) posted a 60.0% rise in adjusted earnings per share to 16 cents in the 2014-second-quarter ended Jun 28, 2014, from 10 cents reported in the same quarter of 2013. Adjusted earnings per share also surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 12 cents by 33.3%. […]

Portfolio Recovery Associates Inc. ( PRAA ) reported second-quarter 2014 earnings per share of 87 cents that lagged the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 90 cents per share. […]

Offshore oil and gas-focused engineering and construction firm, McDermott International ( MDR ) reported second-quarter adjusted loss per share of 17 cents from continuing operations, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. However, the reported loss was narrower than the year-ago adjusted loss of 56 cents. The improvement is attributable to much lower operating expenses. […]

Health Net Inc .’s ( HNT ) second-quarter 2014 operating income, which comprised combined net earnings from the Western Region Operations and Government Contracts segments, came in at 62 cents per share. The figure surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 56 cents and year-ago earnings of 52 cents per share. […]

AMETEK Inc. ’s ( AME ) second quarter earnings of $61 cents per share beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by two cents and were better than management’s guidance. Earnings also increased 6.7% sequentially and 16.3% on a year-over-year basis […]

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc ’s ( IFF ) adjusted earnings came in at $1.37 per share in second-quarter 2014, reflecting an increase of 20.2% from $1.14 earned in the year-ago quarter. The bottom-line result surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.35 per share. Including one-time items, the company reported Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) earnings of $1.35 per share, up 8.9% year over year. […]

Mondelez International, Inc. ’s ( MDLZ ) second-quarter 2014 results were weaker than the last quarter, with the snacking giant beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings only by a penny and missing the same for revenues. […]

Continuing with its upbeat bottom-line performance since the last three consecutive quarters, the luxury apparel retailer, Ralph Lauren Corporation ( RL ) once again posted better-than-expected earnings result for the first quarter of fiscal 2015. The company’s earnings for the quarter came at $1.80 per share and surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.75. However, quarterly earnings were approximately 7.2% lower than the year-ago quarter’s earnings of $1.94 per share […]

Shares of PGT, Inc. ( PGTI ) gained over 29% and closed at $9.55 on Aug 5, following its impressive second-quarter 2014 results on Jul 28. Earnings per share of PGT improved 14.3% year over year to 16 cents in the reported quarter, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 12 cents. […]

Shares of Rock-Tenn Company ( RKT ) fell nearly 3% and closed at $97.95 on Aug 5, after the company reported third-quarter fiscal 2014 (ended Jun 30, 2014) results on Jul 29. Adjusted earnings declined around 9% year over year to $1.97 per share. […]