Month: August 2014

Appliance and electronics retailer, hhgregg, Inc. ( HGG ) again reported weak results in the first quarter of fiscal 2015. The company missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for sales and reported wider-than-expected losses in the quarter […]

PerkinElmer Inc. ( PKI ) posted adjusted earnings per share of 59 cents in the second quarter of 2014 ended Jun 29, 2014, up from the the year-ago level of 51 cents by 15.7%. Adjusted earnings were in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate […]

On July 30 after market closed, FormFactor Inc. ( FORM ) reported second quarter 2014 earnings of 2 cents per share which missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 4 cents. However, it was up from a loss of 9 cents recorded in the previous quarter […]

Amerisafe Inc. ’s ( AMSF ) second-quarter 2014 operating earnings per share of 67 cents outperformed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 59 cents by 13.6% and was higher than the prior-year quarter figure of 45 cents by 48.9%. The performance was primarily attributable to strong underwriting results. […]

The Western Union Company ( WU ) reported second-quarter 2014 operating earnings of 36 cents per share, which was in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate as well as the year-ago quarter earnings. Though the expense increase overshadowed the revenue improvement, a lower share count negated the downside. The Western Union Company – Earnings Surprise | FindTheBest Total revenue of Western Union came in at $1.41 billion, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2.7%. […]

Hilltop Holdings Inc. ( HTH ) reported second-quarter 2014 operating earnings per share of 30 cents, which surpassed both the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 27 cents and the year-ago quarter figure of 24 cents. Notably, net income soared 13.9% year over year to $27.1 million, primarily due to lower expenses and loan loss provisions. […]

Shares of Ocwen Financial Corp. ( OCN ) plunged nearly 13% after it came out with second-quarter 2014 adjusted earnings of 69 cents (approx) per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 79 cents. Moreover, the reported figure was lower than 93 cents (approx) earned in the year-ago quarter […]

Shares of LinkedIn ( LNKD ) jumped 7.51% in after-hours trade on Thursday after the professional networking company’s adjusted earnings (including stock-based compensation but excluding other one-time items) per share of 4 cents beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a breakeven. LinkedIn’s second-quarter revenues increased 46.8% year over year to $533.9 million, which not only surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $512 million but also beat management’s guided range of $500–$505 million. Segment-wise, revenues from Talent Solutions were up 48.5% from the year-ago quarter to $322.2 million. […]

Meredith Corporation ( MDP ) reported adjusted earnings of 88 cents per share for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014, which was way ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 84 cents and grew 17.3% on a year-over-year basis. Including one-time items, earnings came in at 89 cents, up 19% year over year. For the fiscal, adjusted earnings came in at $2.80 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.76 per share but declining 3.8% year over year. […]

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. ( MTU ) reported net income of ¥240.4 billion ($2.4 billion) for first-quarter (ended Jun 30) of fiscal year ended Mar 31, 2015, down from net income of ¥255.2 billion ($2.6 billion) in the year-ago period. Increase in G&A expenses negatively impacted the results […]