earnings results

Shares of Chinese solar wafer maker LDK Solar (NYSE: LDK) fell about 7% in pre-market trading after the company missed the fourth-quarter profit consensus expectations. For the fourth quarter, LDK reported a net loss of $7.3 million, or $0.07 per American depository share (ADS), as compared with...

Lululemon (NASDAQ: LULU) has announced its Q4 EPS at $0.40, compared to consensus expectations of $0.29. LULU’s revenues for the quarter came at $160.6 million, surpassing the Street view of $143.54 million. Lululemon has projected its FY10 EPS at $1-$1.05, which is way beyond the $0.71 that was...

GameStop (NYSE: GME) is surging ahead in pre-market trading session. GME has announced its fourth-quarter net income at $215.9 million, or $1.29 a share, down from $232.3 million, or $1.39 a share, in the year-ago period. GME’s revenues for the quarter rose to $3.52 billion from $3.49 billion....

The world's largest brewer, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA (NYSE: BUD), said today that its fourth quarter profits jumped to $1.28 billion, driven by cost cutting initiatives and price hikes. The company’s beer sales were stagnant during the quarter and are unlikely to improve in 2010. The Leuven,...

Warehouse club operators Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) and BJ's Wholesale Club (NYSE: BJ) posted their earnings for the latest quarter short of Wall Street expectations. Leading US warehouse club operator COST earned $299 million, or $0.67 per share, for its fiscal second quarter ended February...

Impax Laboratories, Inc (NASDAQ: IPXL) has reported its strongest financial results in its history, driven by record sales from its Global products sales channel. IPXL’s net income rose to $38.1 million, or $0.61 per diluted share, compared to $9.0 million, or $0.15 per diluted share, in the prior...

Transocean LTD (NYSE: RIG) has posted its Q4 earnings at $2.24 per share, reflecting a 4% drop in quarterly profits. Excluding one-time items, earnings per share stood at $2.21, which were significantly short of the consensus expectations of $2.56 per share. RIG’s revenues for the quarter came in...

Clearwire (NASDAQ: CLWR) has reported its Q4 losses at $0.47 per share as compared to the consensus expectations of losses of $0.45 per share. CLWR’s revenues for the quarter came in at $79.91 million versus the Street view of $76.4 million. CLWR has projected a flat ARPU for FY10. The company...

The fourth-quarter profits of the largest US home-improvement retailer Home Depot Inc (NYSE: HD) topped consensus expectations. HD has hiked its dividend for the first time since 2006. The Atlanta-based company said that its net income totaled $342 million, or $0.20 a share, in the three months...

Campbell Soup (NYSE: CPB) has reported its Q2 EPS at $0.74 as compared to the consensus expectations of $0.74. CPB’s revenues for the quarter stand at $2.15 billion, falling short of the Street view of $2.23 billion. The company has lowered its revenue forecasts for FY10 to 2.5%-3.5% from 4%-5%....

The second-largest US drugmaker Merck & Co (NYSE: MRK) said today that its quarterly profits matched analysts’ estimates. The company also reiterated its goal of achieving massive savings from its recently completed $41-billion merger with rival drugmaker Schering-Plough. The Whitehouse Station...

Kraft Foods (NYSE: KFT) posted higher-than-expected quarterly profits and said that its long-term growth will be enhanced by its recent acquisition of British chocolatier Cadbury. The Northfield, Illinois-based company said its fourth-quarter earnings rose to $710 million, or $0.48 a share, from $...

NorthWestern (NYSE: NWE) has reported its Q4 EPS at $0.70 as compared to the consensus expectations of $0.61. NWE has forecasted its EPS for FY10 at $1.95-$2.10 versus the Street view of $1.92. The company has also hiked its quarterly dividend by 1.5% to $0.34 per share. NWE’s President and CEO,...

Ingersoll-Rand (NYSE: IR) has posted its Q4 earnings ex-items at $0.48 per share, as compared to the consensus of $0.53. IR’s revenues for the quarter came at $3.13 billion, versus the Street view of $3.34 billion. Ingersoll-Rand has forecasted its Q1 EPS at $0.15-$0.20 ex-items on revenues of $3...

Fourth-quarter profits at the world’s largest soft-drink maker, Coca-Cola Co (NYSE: KO), jumped 55% on rising volume in markets such as China and India. Lower costs also played a critical part in giving a boost to KO’s profits. The Atlanta-based company said its net income for the quarter rose to $...