Month: May 2015

Driven by higher advisory revenues, Legg Mason Inc. LM delivered positive earnings surprise of 4% in fourth-quarter fiscal 2015 (ended Mar 31). Adjusted earnings of $1.03 per share outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 99 cents […]

CVS Health Corporation CVS reported first-quarter 2015 adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.14, up a solid 11.8% year over year. The bottom line also outshone the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 5.6% and exceeded the company-provided guidance range of $1.06 to $1.09 per share. The adjustments exclude intangible asset amortization related to acquisition activities in the reported quarter and the same period a year ago […]

Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. PEG or PSEG reported first-quarter 2015 operating earnings of $1.04 per share, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 6.1%. Quarterly earnings exceeded the year-ago figure of $1.01 by 2.97%. […]

Sanofi SNY reported first-quarter 2015 business earnings of 74 cents per American Depositary Share (ADS), a penny below the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Earnings were up 12.8% on a reported basis and 2.6% at constant exchange rates (CER). Sanofi’s shares were down 1.3% after announcing its first-quarter results […]

Charter Communications Inc. CHTR reported disappointing first-quarter 2015 financial results. […]

The Clorox Company CLX posted mixed third-quarter fiscal 2015 results, wherein the top line fared better than expected but the bottom line failed estimates. The company’s earnings of $1.08 per share from continuing operations fell 5.3% from the year-ago quarter, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.10. The Clorox Company – Earnings Surprise | FindTheCompany The disappointing earnings was accountable to higher selling & administrative expenses, unfavorable exchange rates, increased manufacturing and logistics expenses and incremental investments made to build demand […]

Bayer ’s BAYRY net income during the first quarter of 2015 came in at €1.3 billion (roughly $1.5 billion) compared with €1.4 billion (approximately $2.0 billion) in the year-ago period. Bayer’s first-quarter revenues of €12.1 billion were up 14.8% year over year. […]

Diversified energy company FirstEnergy Corp . FE reported first-quarter 2015 operating earnings of 62 cents per share, outpacing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a dime. Earnings improved 59% year over year. […]

BOK Financial Corporation BOKF gained 2% after the company delivered a positive earnings surprise in its first-quarter 2015 earnings, released on Apr 29, before the market opened. The company reported earnings per share of $1.08, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.03. However, the reported figure was down from the prior-year quarter earnings of $1.11. […]

PerkinElmer Inc PKI reported first-quarter 2015 earnings of 50 cents per share, which surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 4 cents. Earnings per share (EPS) increased almost 6.4% year over year driven by margin expansion. […]

Shares of KBR, Inc. KBR gained 10.1% during the regular trading session on Apr 30, since its first-quarter 2015 results announcement on Apr 29. The company reported impressive earnings per share of 33 cents (excluding pre-tax U.S […]

Aon plc ’s AON first-quarter 2015 operating earnings of $1.37 per share exceeded the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.29, thereby marking the eighth straight quarter of a positive earnings surprise. The results also increased 7% from the year-ago quarter. […]

V.F. Corporation VFC posted first-quarter 2015 earnings of 67 cents a share that came in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate and remained flat compared with the year-ago quarter. […]

JDS Uniphase Corporation ’s JDSU third-quarter fiscal 2015 (ended Mar 28, 2015) earnings of 7 cents per share (including stock-based compensation expense) steered ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 3 cents. Adjusted earnings were also a penny higher than the year-ago quarter. […]