Year: 2015

Shares of SunEdison Inc. SUNE gained nearly 10% in last Thursday's shortened trading day after it revealed in a SEC filing that it is likely to secure a new financing. According to the filing, the beleaguered solar company has been in talks with investors and lenders regarding a $650 million second-lien credit facility […]

Toyota Motor Corporation ’s TM total worldwide production improved 3.2% year over year to 856,845 units in Nov 2015. This was backed by a 2.2% rise in production in Japan to 338,628 units, and a 3.9% increase in production outside Japan to 518,217 units. The production figure includes passenger cars, trucks and buses manufactured by Toyota as well as its subsidiaries, Hino Motors, Ltd […]

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. MXIM recently announced changes in its management, per which it appointed William P. Sullivan to its board of directors effective immediately. […]

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. ’s HMC production in Japan surged 16.7% to 72,416 units in November, marking the first increase since Jul 2014. […]

After the big haul in 2014, technology IPOs appeared to take a breather this year. Investors have grown wary of the lofty valuations, especially given the underperformance of some of the most-hyped IPOs of yesteryears including Alibaba, Twitter and King (which agreed to be acquired this year). The government’s decision to raise interest rates, currency pressures and China growth concerns led to further caution. […]

On Dec 28, we issued an updated research report on Crown Castle International Corp. CCI . […]

Dow Chemical DOW has finalized the transaction to divest its ownership interest in the MEGlobal joint venture to EQUATE Petrochemical Company K.S.C. and has received $1.5 billion in pre-tax proceeds. EQUATE is the operator of an integrated world-scale manufacturing plant which produces high-quality petrochemical products that are marketed throughout the Middle East, Asia, Africa and Europe […]

The fall in crude prices crushed energy stocks in 2015, but was a tailwind to the retail and consumer discretionary spaces. The slump in gasoline prices this year is widely expected to continue in the near future. Lower gas prices mean that consumers in the U.S […]

In a bid to enhance its services in India, Twitter, Inc . TWTR recently struck a partnership deal with India-based chat app – Lookup. Users in the country can now tweet on @lookuplite to get information and also make purchases (and book appointments) from a range of retail services. […]

The year 2015 was clearly rough for oil. While the year is drawing to a close, a recap reveals mostly anguish for all players, both major and minor, across the sector. Crude prices are downhill for quite some time now […]

On Dec 24, 2015, we issued an updated research report on TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation AMTD . We believe the company’s sustained organic growth apart from several other factors including a strong capital position and steady trading activities acted as tailwinds. However, in the absence of steady cost control measures, escalating costs will lead to operational inefficiency and might hinder bottom-line expansion. […]

We have issued an updated research report on Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V. CBI on Dec 28, 2015. The company has been riding high on new contract wins since the past few months. […]

On Dec 24, we issued an updated research report on Canadian handset maker BlackBerry Ltd. BBRY . Notably, the company expects to generate positive free cash flow and adjusted EBITDA in fiscal 2016 […]

On Dec 22, 2015, we issued an updated research report on leading oilfield services company, Schlumberger Ltd. SLB . Activity weakness in North America, where Schlumberger has a vast exposure, is likely to depress its share prices going forward […]