Month: April 2017

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. ( MMC reported first-quarter 2017 operating earnings per share of $1.08, which surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 99 cents. Earnings improved 17.4% year over year due to a benefit from the required change in accounting for share-based awards […]

Phillips 66 PSX posted adjusted first-quarter 2017 earnings of 56 cents per share that comfortably surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 3 cents. The bottom line, however, deteriorated from the year-ago quarter figure of 67 cents. […]

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. HMC reported consolidated income of ¥95.9 billion ($841.2 million) or ¥53.24 per share (47 cents per ADR) in the fourth quarter (ended Mar 31, 2017) of fiscal 2017. Earnings per share surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 21 cents. […]

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After reporting in-line earnings in the preceding two quarters, Colgate-Palmolive Co. CL delivered positive earnings surprise in the first quarter of 2017. […]

Houston-based energy company Cheniere Energy, Inc. LNG recently announced that it has closed a deal to supply liquefied natural gas (‘LNG’) to Poland-based energy company, Polish Oil & Gas (“PGNiG”). […]

Skyworks Solutions Inc. SWKS reported second-quarter fiscal 2017 non-GAAP earnings of $1.45 per share, which increased 16% from the year-ago quarter but declined 9.9% on a sequential basis. Further, the figure beat management’s guidance by a nickel. […]

Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. ACOR reported loss of 25 cents per share in the first quarter of 2017 (including the impact of stock-based compensation expenses), wider than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 16 cents. […]

General Motors Co. GM posted record adjusted earnings of $1.70 per share in the first quarter of 2017 that surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.45. […]

Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. SRPT reported narrower-than-expected loss in the first quarter of 2017. Meanwhile, the biotech company increased its 2017 sales outlook for Exondys 51 as patient and physician interest for the drug increased in the first quarter, coupled with progress in the reimbursement programs […]

Mining giant, Vale S.A. ’s VALE first-quarter 2017 adjusted earnings of 41 cents per share missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 48 cents. Share price of the stock dipped nearly 3.6% on Apr 27, reflecting investors’ disappointment toward the weaker-than-expected quarterly earnings […]

Microsoft Corporation MSFT reported third-quarter fiscal 2017 earnings (adjusted for Windows 10 deferrals and currency effect) of 73 cents per share, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 4 cents. Earnings per share (EPS) increased 15% year over year but declined 12% on a sequential basis. Revenues (adjusted for Windows 10 deferrals) of $23.56 billion decreased 9.6% sequentially but increased 6.3% from the year-ago quarter (up 7% in constant currency or CC). […]

EMCOR Group Inc. EME posted record first-quarter 2017 results, as its adjusted earnings from continuing operations of 88 cents per share trumped the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 68 cents by 29.4%. […]

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. HST reported first-quarter 2017 adjusted funds from operations ("FFO") of 44 cents per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 39 cents. Adjusted FFO per share was up 7.3% from the year-ago tally of 41 cents. […]

IDEXX Laboratories Inc. IDXX recorded first-quarter 2017 earnings per share (EPS) of 77 cents, up 51% (up 53% at constant exchange rate or CER) year over year on a reported basis. […]

Shares of Lazard Ltd LAZ declined 2.6% despite its first-quarter 2017 adjusted earnings of 83 cents per share, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 3 cents. The reported figure compared favorably with 50 cents earned in the prior-year quarter. […]

VeriSign Inc. VRSN reported first-quarter 2017 adjusted earnings of 86 cents a share, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Earnings increased from 77 cents reported in the year-ago quarter […]

Cousins Properties Incorporated CUZ reported first-quarter 2017 funds from operations (“FFO”) per share of 16 cents compared with 21 cents in the year-ago period. Excluding $1.9 million of transaction costs, FFO per share for the quarter came in at 17 cents, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 15 cents. The first quarter transaction costs emanated from the company’s merger with Parkway Properties in Oct 2016 and subsequent spin off of the Houston assets of the combined entity into a separate public company, Parkway, Inc […]

Expedia Inc. EXPE reported first-quarter 2017 (including stock-based compensation) loss of 15 cents per share which was narrower than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 30 cents. However, the company posted non-GAAP earnings of a nickel, down 44.4% from the year-ago quarter and 95.7% from the previous quarter, Revenues were up 15% year over year and 4.6% sequentially to $2.19 billion, ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.14 billion. […]

Intel Corp INTC reported first-quarter 2017 non-GAAP earnings of 66 cents per share, which surged 22.2% from the year-ago quarter but declined 16.5% sequentially. Earnings per share (EPS) beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny. The strong year-over-year earnings growth was driven by 7.2% increase in revenues, which totaled almost $14.80 billion but missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $14.81 billion. […]