Month: August 2015

Thoratec Corp. THOR reported second-quarter 2015 adjusted earnings of 25 cents per share (including share-based compensation), which outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 14 cents but declined 13.8% on a year-over-year basis, primarily due to higher operating expenses. !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^https:/.test(d.location)?’https’:’http’;if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+”://cdn1.findthebest.com/rx/widgets.js”;fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,”script”,”ftb-widgetjs”); The Quarter in Details Product sales increased 9% on a year-over-year basis to $128.7 million, which steered past the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $115 million […]

Dominion Resources Inc. D reported second-quarter 2015 operating earnings of 73 cents per share, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny. Earnings increased 17.7% from 63 cents per share a year ago […]

Louisiana-Pacific Corporation LPX posted mixed second-quarter 2015 results with a narrower loss than the Zacks Consensus Estimate, while revenues missed the same. In response, shares of the company went up 4.5%. […]

Momenta Pharmaceuticals Inc. MNTA reported second-quarter 2015 loss of 4 cents per share, much narrower than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 39 cents and the year-ago loss of 51 cents. […]

Central Garden & Pet Company CENT continued with its positive earnings surprise streak for the fourth consecutive quarter as top and bottom line results for third-quarter fiscal 2015 cruised ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The better-than-expected performance prompted management to provide an upbeat earnings outlook for fiscal 2015. The company’s quarterly earnings of 38 cents a share were 35.7% higher than both the year-ago figure and the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 28 cents […]

Tennessee-based healthcare provider AmSurg Corp. AMSG reported a strong second-quarter 2015 with adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of 92 cents from continuing operations, reflecting a solid 48.4% rise from the year-ago quarter. Adjusted earnings also exceeded the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 15% and the company’s guidance of 81−84 cents. […]

Premium railroads company, LB Foster Co. FSTR reported lower-than-expected results for second-quarter 2015. […]

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company ’s RRD dismal performance continued with the second-quarter 2015 results declining on a year-over-year basis. R.R […]

Harman International Industries Inc. HAR yesterday concluded fiscal 2015 on a strong note with better-than-expected fourth-quarter results. […]

Shares of premium technology, engineering, procurement and construction company KBR, Inc. KBR gained 6.6% to close at $18.39 on Aug 4. […]

Rexnord Corporation RXN reported impressive results for first-quarter fiscal 2016 (ended Jun 30, 2015). Adjusted earnings came in at 30 cents per share, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 21 cents and ahead of the guided range of 26−28 cents per share. […]

STERIS Corp. STE reported first-quarter fiscal 2016 adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of 62 cents, 3.3% ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate and up 14.8% from the year-ago quarter. The year-over-year improvement was primarily driven by solid growth in the top line and an improvement on the margin front. […]

Health Net, Inc. ’s HNT second-quarter 2015 operating income came in at 95 cents per share. The figure exceeded the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 88 cents and improved 53.2% year over year. […]