Stock Analysts

Deutsche Continues Overhauling, Sells Bad Assets to Goldman

Per Reuters, Deutsche Bank AG DB has come up with the sale of unwanted assets worth $50 billion to Goldman Sachs GS , continuing with its overhauling moves for reviving profitability. The move is part of the bank’s overhaul of emerging-market debt holdings. Part of the company’s restructuring moves included creation of a new Capital Release Unit, also called a bad bank […]

Stock Analysts

Central Garden (CENT) Q4 Earnings Lag Estimates, Sales Beat

Central Garden & Pet Company CENT reported fourth-quarter fiscal 2019 results, wherein the bottom line missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate, while sales surpassed the same. Although net sales improved on a year-over-year basis, earnings per share declined from the year-ago period. Per management, acquisitions of the highly seasonal Bell Nursery business along with sluggishness in animal health businesses affected results, owing to bad weather, inventory write-offs and increase in shares outstanding. […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

Protegis Fire & Safety Acquires Florida Fire Service – Adding Further Coverage in the Florida Market

Protegis Fire & Safety Acquires Florida Fire Service – Adding Further Coverage in the Florida Market Protegis Fire & Safety (“Protegis”), announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Tampa-based Florida Fire Service, Inc. (“Florida Fire”). Like Protegis, Florida Fire provides fire safety service and repair, inspection and installation services for commercial customers in a variety of end markets […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

Medicine Man Technologies, a Key Proponent of Colorado’s HB19-1090, Slated for Record Growth with Passing of Historic "PubCo" Bill

Medicine Man Technologies, a Key Proponent of Colorado’s HB19-1090, Slated for Record Growth with Passing of Historic “PubCo” Bill First publicly traded company files to bring together pioneers of Colorado’s cannabis industry as new bill allows publicly traded companies to own cannabis licenses PR Newswire DENVER, Nov. 27, 2019 DENVER , Nov. 27, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Medicine Man Technologies (OTCQX: MDCL), one of the state’s pioneers in the cannabis industry, entered into term sheets with 12 of Colorado’s cannabis businesses since the recent passing of Colorado’s House Bill 19-1090. […]

Stock Analysts

Is Cigna Corporation (CI) a Solid Value Investor Pick Now?

Value investing is easily one of the most popular ways to find great stocks in any market environment. After all, who wouldn’t want to find stocks that are either flying under the radar and are compelling buys, or offer up tantalizing discounts when compared to fair value? One way to find these companies is by looking at several key metrics and financial ratios, many of which are crucial in the value stock selection process […]

Stock Analysts

Vale Sees $1.6B Charge for Base Metal & Coal Business in Q4

Vale S.A VALE recently announced that it will incur a non-cash impairment charge of approximately $1.6 billion in fourth-quarter 2019 and write-down its New Caledonia mine in connection with annual strategic planning process and comprehensive review of business prospects. Reliability of production and processing of the ore originating from New Caledonian operations has been acting as an impediment to Vale’s Base Metals business so far this year. Consequently, the company has reduced the expected production levels for the remaining life of the mine […]

Stock Analysts

Golar LNG (GLNG) Q3 Loss Wider Than Expected, Revenues Miss

Golar LNG Limited GLNG incurred a loss (excluding 44 cents from non-recurring items) of 37 cents per share in third-quarter 2019, wider than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 25 cents. Moreover, the amount of loss increased year over year. Total operating revenues amounted to $93.07 million, falling short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $101 million. […]