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Aug 05, 2010 (Briefing.com via COMTEX) -- Hourly In Play (R)
Updated: 05-Aug-10 04:00 ET
20:08
VVC Vectren beats by $0.04; guides FY10 EPS in-line (25.27 +0.01)
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $0.11 per share, $0.04 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.07; revenues fell 11.3% year/year to $402.4 mln vs the $392.2 mln consensus. Co guides FY10 EPS in-line; co sees FY10 EPS of $1.60-1.80 vs. $1.68 consensus. Within this overall range, the projected earnings from the Utility Group are now expected to be within a range of $1.43-1.53 per share (revised from $1.30-1.40 per share), and projected earnings from the Nonutility Group are now expected to be within a range of $0.17-0.27 per share (revised from $0.30-0.40 per share).
20:04
ENTG Entegris' over-molding patent upheld in Korea (4.86 +0.04)
Co announced that the Intellectual Property Tribunal (IPT) of the Republic of Korea granted Entegris full patent rights to proprietary over-molding technology claims.
20:00
ES EnergySolutions wins second major new-build contract in China (5.66 +0.46)
Co announced that it has been selected to provide waste management systems to new AP1000 reactors being built as a part of the extensive nuclear new build program in China.
19:59
CSU Capital Senior beats by $0.01 (5.24 -0.11)
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $0.05 per share, $0.01 better than the First Call consensus of $0.04; revenues rose 7.0% year/year to $50.5 mln vs the $50.3 mln consensus.
19:54
RLH Red Lion Hotels misses by $0.11; lowers 2010 direct hotel operating margin guidance; lowers EBITDA guidance (7.56 +0.13)
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $0.00 per share, $0.11 worse than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.11; revenues fell 11.3% year/year to $42.5 mmln vs the $46.5 mln consensus. Co reaffirms 2010 RevPAR for Co owned and leased hotels is expected to be down 1% to up 2% when compared to 2009 annualized RevPAR; co lowers 2010 direct hotel operating margin guidance, which is expected to range from down 50 basis points to up 50 basis points, down from flat to up 100 basis points; and lowers EBITDA guidance, which is expected to be $26-28 mln, before any special items, down from $28-30 mln
19:48
Futures are lower after hours with S&P 500 futures 0.1 points below fair value of 1124.41 and Nasdaq 100 futures 2.87 points below fair value of 1908.37</p>
19:46
TEG Integrys Energy beats by $0.05; guides FY10 EPS in-line; guides FY11 EPS in-line (48.80 +0.17)
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $0.47 per share, excluding non-recurring items, $0.05 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.42. Co issues in-line guidance for FY10, sees EPS of $2.89-3.17, excluding non-recurring items, vs. $3.07 Thomson Reuters consensus. Co issues in-line guidance for FY11, sees EPS of $3.24-3.57, excluding non-recurring items, vs. $3.33 Thomson Reuters consensus.
19:42
ETH Ethan Allen beats by $0.01, beats on revs (16.04 +0.52)
Reports Q4 (Jun) earnings of $0.16 per share, excluding non-recurring items, $0.01 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.15; revenues rose 17.7% year/year to $163.3 mln vs the $161.3 mln consensus.
19:38
IEP Icahn Enterprises reported Q2 ($1.35) vs. $1.56 in the same quarter last year; revs fell 21.4% to $1.89 bln (38.70 -0.47)
19:34
AIN Albany Intl beats by $0.13 (19.03 +0.41)
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $0.50 per share, excluding $0.26 in charges, $0.13 better than the First Call consensus of $0.37 revenues rose 7.0% year/year to $227.5 mln vs the $227.5 mln consensus. The outlook for AEC revenue, both short- and long-term, continues to be robust.
19:26
NKA Niska Gas Storage reports Q1 earnings of $0.5 mln vs. ($14.7 mln) in last year's quarter; reports Q1 ($0.52) loss per unit allocated to common unitholders; revs grew 35.9% to $41.6 mln (19.42 +0.12)
NKA's Board also approved a cash distribution of $0.173 per unit, payable on August 13, 2010 to unitholders of record on August 10, 2010. This distribution is equal to the Minimum Quarterly Distribution of $0.35 set forth in NKA's prospectus, prorated for the portion of the quarter after May 17, 2010, the date of the Closing of NKA's Initial Public Offering.
18:44
FSC Fifth Street Finance reports Q2; guides Q4 EPS below consensus (10.98 +0.22) -Update-
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $0.26 per share, in-line with consensus of $0.26. Co sees Q4 EPS of $0.20-0.25 vs. $0.27 consensus.
18:40
WGL WGL Holdings misses by $0.09, beats on revs; lowers FY10 EPS in-line (37.09 +0.19)
Reports Q3 (Jun) loss of $0.07 per share, ex non-recurring items, $0.09 worse than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.02; revenues rose 7.7% year/year to $459.7 mln vs the $425.7 mln consensus. Co lowers guidance for FY10, sees EPS of $2.21-2.33 vs. $2.33 Thomson Reuters consensus, down from $2.25-2.37.
18:34
FBN Furniture Brands beats by $0.12, misses on revs (6.13 +0.26)
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $0.09 per share, $0.12 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of ($0.03); revenues rose 0.4% year/year to $289.5 mln vs the $303.5 mln consensus.
18:23
ROCK Gibraltar Industries misses by $0.05, beats on revs (11.38 +0.34)
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $0.13 per share, excluding non-recurring items, $0.05 worse than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.18; revenues rose 0.5% year/year to $191.8 mln vs the $189.9 mln consensus.
18:19
BMA Banco Macro Bansud reports Q2 (38.96 +1.02)
Co reports the Bank's net income totalled Ps.222.1 mln in 2Q10. This result was 36% higher than the Ps.163.2 million posted for Q2 2009 and 10% lower than result accounted for Q1. The annualized first half 2010 ("1H10") return on average equity and return on average assets were 26.8% and 3.3%, respectively.
18:16
FSC Fifth Street Finance reports prelim Q4 net investment income at $0.20-0.25 vs. $0.27 Thomson Reuters consensus (10.98 +0.22)
18:13
CIB Bancolombia S.A. reports Q2 (58.95 +0.05)
Reports Q2 (Jun) $0.77 ADR per share, $0.81 worse than the Thomson Reuters ADR consensus of $0.85). Net loans grew 4.92% compared to 1Q10. There was still a reduction of 2% in net loans with respect to 2Q09; however, the positive trend in credit demand that began to show at the end of 1Q10 became stronger during 2Q10. There was less deterioration of the loan portfolio in 2Q10 vs. 1Q10.
18:11
SHEN Shenandoah Telecom misses by $0.06 (19.29 +0.28)
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $0.19 per share, $0.06 worse than the Thomsonconsensus of $0.25; revenues rose 5.3% year/year to $42.3 mln vs the $42.36 mln consensus06
18:09
ATW Atwood Oceanics misses by $0.08, reports revs in-line (29.77 +0.91)
Reports Q3 (Jun) earnings of $0.91 per share, $0.08 worse than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.99; revenues rose 11.6% year/year to $166.6 mln vs the $165 mln consensus.
18:07
HVT Haverty Furniture beats by $0.05, reports revs in-line (12.42 +0.28)
Reports Q2 (Jun) loss of $0.03 per share, $0.05 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of ($0.08); revenues rose 11.9% year/year to $145.1 mln vs the $145.1 mln consensus. Gross profit margins for the remainder of the year will be impacted by increased costs as recognized under our LIFO inventory accounting method. We expect that gross profit margins for the full year will be near the second quarter levels.
18:04
STAN Standard Parking beats by $0.01, reports revs in-line; lowers FY10 EPS in-line (16.73 -0.06)
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $0.28 per share, $0.01 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.27; revenues rose 4.4% year/year to $76.2 mln vs the $75.6 mln consensus. Co lowers guidance for FY10, sees EPS of $1.05-1.10 vs. $1.10 Thomson Reuters consensus, down from $1.10-1.20.
18:01
GDP Goodrich Petroleum misses by $0.14, misses on revs (13.27 +0.14)
Reports Q2 (Jun) loss of $0.64 per share, $0.14 worse than the Thomson Reuters consensus of ($0.50); revenues rose 30.0% year/year to $34.2 mln vs the $40.5 mln consensus.
17:59
SLF Sun Life beats by $0.11 (28.15 +0.01)
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $0.36 per share, $0.11 better than the First Call consensus of $0.25.
17:53
KLIC Kulicke & Soffa beats by $0.12, beats on revs; guides Q4 revs in-line (7.20 +0.30)
Reports Q3 (Jun) earnings of $0.65 per share, $0.12 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.53; revenues rose 324.8% year/year to $221.3 mln vs the $205.3 mln consensus. Co issues in-line guidance for Q4, sees Q4 revs of $250-260 mln vs. $226.88 mln Thomson Reuters consensus. "while it is too early to provide December quarter guidance, we can say that we expect that quarter's revenue to be about comparable to September."
17:48
CAR Avis Budget beats by $0.07, misses on revs (12.35 -0.07)</p>
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $0.25 per share, excluding non-recurring items, $0.07 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.18; revenues fell 1.4% year/year to $1.29 bln vs the $1.33 bln consensus. The Co continues to expect year-over-year volume trends to improve over the course of the year and plans to keep the size of its rental fleet in line with rental demand. The Co also expects YoY pricing comparisons to become more challenging because of the substantial leisure price increases achieved last year. The Co estimates its domestic vehicle depreciation costs will decline 8-10% on a per-unit basis in 2010.
17:35
CHSI Catalyst Health Solutions reports EPS in-line, beats on revs; guides FY10 EPS in-line, revs in-line (36.48 +0.38)
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $0.44 per share, in-line with the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.44; revenues rose 24.0% year/year to $890.1 mln vs the $851.3 mln consensus. Co lowers FY10 guidance to low end of its previously stated earnings guidance range of EPS of $1.80-1.88 vs. $1.84 Thomson Reuters consensus; sees FY10 revs of $3.3-3.6 bln vs. $3.46 bln Thomson Reuters consensus. Transaction expenses and financing costs related to the acquisition of FutureScripts and the new credit facility are expected to be $0.06 per diluted share in the second half of 2010. As a result, management now expects 2010 earnings to be at the low end of its guidance range. The Co has also entered into a new five-year $350 million senior credit facility with a lending group led by SunTrust Robinson Humphrey. Catalyst also announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Independence Blue Cross' FutureScripts subsidiaries for $225 mln in cash.
17:33
SINA Sina beats by $0.07, beats on revs; guides Q3 revs above consensus (42.82 -0.17)
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $0.42 per share, excluding non-recurring items, $0.07 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.35. Co issues upside guidance for Q3, sees Q3 revs of $101-104 mln, excluding non-recurring items, vs. $100.80 mln Thomson Reuters consensus, with non-GAAP advertising revenues to be between $80.0 mln and $82.0 mln and non-GAAP non-advertising revenues to be between $21.0 mln and $22.0 mln.
17:22
MFN Minefinders misses by $0.20 (8.88 +0.29)
Reports Q2 (Jun) ($0.01), $0.20 worse than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.19; revenues fell 16.9% year/year to $21.6 mln (No consensus)
17:20
HBHC Hancock Holding names Hugh Harris as Chief Internal Auditor (31.19 +0.13)
17:20
WES Western Gas Partners reports EPS in-line, revs in-line (25.46 +0.62)
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $0.35 per share, in-line with the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.35; revenues fell 6.2% year/year to $88 mln vs the $88.8 mln consensus. As a result, FY10 guidance for Adjusted EBITDA has been increased by $30 mln to a range of $160-180 mln, may not compare to the $147 mln EBITDA consensus. FY10 guidance for total capital expenditures has also been increased by $12-13 mln to a range of $40-45 mln, which reflects an additional $18 mln of post-acquisition capital expenditures for the Wattenberg assets, partially offset by a reduction in capital spending across the remainder of the portfolio of ~$5-6 mln for the balance of the year. Lastly, FY10 guidance for maintenance capital expenditures as a percent of Adjusted EBITDA has been reduced to a range of 13-16%.
17:19
AEC Associated Estates announces "at-the-market" offering program to sell up to $25 mln of its common shares (14.07 -0.07)
17:18
MUR Murphy Oil beats by $0.20, misses on revs (56.73 +0.98)
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $1.41 per share, $0.20 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $1.21; revenues rose 22.7% year/year to $5.59 bln vs the $6.36 bln consensus. Co issues guidance for Q3, sees EPS of $1.10-1.15, may not be comparable to $1.30 Thomson Reuters consensus.
17:17
AEC Associated Estates announces $25 mln 'at-the-market' offering program (14.07 -0.07)
17:17
FLS Flowserve awarded 3 major Chinese nuclear valve order from China Nuclear Power Engineering Co, totaling more than $10 mln (103.85 2.34)
17:15
NRP Natural Resource beats by $0.08, beats on revs; guides FY10 EPS in-line, revs in-line (25.30 +0.24)
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $0.38 per share, $0.08 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.30; revenues rose 33.8% year/year to $79.6 mln vs the $69.3 mln consensus. Co narrows EPS guidance for FY10, sees EPS of $1.00-1.20 vs. $1.20 Thomson Reuters consensus, from $0.75-1.25; raises FY10 revs of $265-295 mln vs. $267.36 mln Thomson Reuters consensus, from $235-285 mln
17:15
FLS Flowserve announced three orders totaling more than $10 mln from China Nuclear Power Engineering Company (103.85 +2.34)
17:14
KRA Kraton Performance Polymers reports 2Q10 EPS of $1.24 vs. $0.66 Thomson Reuters consensus; revenue increased 36.2% to $332.1 mln vs. $311.8 mln consensus (24.06 -0.24)
17:13
Earnings Movers
Biggest Gainers: NDN +3.3%, NWSA +2.2%, ALL +1.9%
Biggest Decliners: HIG -3.4%
17:11
MMLP Martin Midstream misses by $0.26, misses on revs (32.91 -0.21)
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $0.13 per share, excluding non-recurring items, $0.26 worse than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.39; revenues rose 52.2% year/year to $211.9 mln vs the $217.6 mln consensus.
17:11
CHSI Catalyst Health Solutions and Independence Blue Cross Announce Agreement on Sale of Pharmacy Benefit Management Company FutureScripts (36.48 +0.38)
Catalyst Health Solutions, Inc., (CHSI) and Independence Blue Cross (IBC) announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement for Catalyst to acquire IBC's pharmacy benefit management subsidiaries, FutureScripts, LLC and FutureScripts Secure, LLC, for $225 million, which includes the value of a future tax benefit for Catalyst based on the structure of the transaction.
17:10
KND Kindred Healthcare beats by $0.05, misses on revs; reaffirms FY10 EPS guidance, revs guidance (13.13 +0.22)
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $0.41 per share, $0.05 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.36; revenues rose 0.7% year/year to $1.08 bln vs the $1.1 bln consensus. Co reaffirms guidance for FY10, sees EPS of $1.20-1.35 vs. $1.31 Thomson Reuters consensus; sees FY10 revs of approx $4.4 bln vs. $4.4 bln Thomson Reuters consensus. Sees Q3 EPS of $0.10 vs $0.08 Thomson Reuters consensus. Management's estimated third quarter earnings range includes the expected impact of a $3 million favorable income tax adjustment.
17:09
WR Westar Energy beats by $0.06, reports revs in-line; guides FY10 EPS in-line (24.19 +0.04)
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $0.47 per share, $0.06 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.41; revenues rose 5.9% year/year to $495.2 mln vs the $499.6 mln consensus. Co issues in-line guidance for FY10, sees EPS of $1.65-$1.80 vs. $1.71 Thomson Reuters consensus.
17:08
LHCG LHC Group misses by $0.02, reports revs in-line; guides FY10 EPS in-line, revs in-line (22.70 -0.27)
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $0.68 per share, $0.02 worse than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.70; revenues rose 15.9% year/year to $154.2 mln vs the $154.5 mln consensus. Co issues in-line guidance for FY10, sees EPS of $2.75-2.85 vs. $2.80 Thomson Reuters consensus; sees FY10 revs of $615-625 mln vs. $621.62 mln Thomson Reuters consensus.
17:07
KRG Kite Realty reports EPS in-line, misses on revs (4.77 +0.19)
Reports Q2 (Jun) funds from operations of $0.11 per share, in-line with the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.11; revenues fell 17.6% year/year to $24.8 mln vs the $25.3 mln consensus.
17:07
PCTI PC-TEL Board of Directors authorizes $5 mln stock buyback (6.58 +0.33)
17:06
CELL Brightpoint beats by $0.01, misses on revs (7.70 -0.15)
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $0.16 per share, excluding non-recurring items, $0.01 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.15; revenues rose 11.4% year/year to $788.6 mln vs the $833 mln consensus. Units handled were 22.3 million for the second quarter of 2010, an increase of 18% compared to the second quarter of 2009 and a decrease of 1% compared to the first quarter of 2010.
17:06
VTAL Vital Images misses by $0.04, reports revs in-line (13.62 -0.34)
Reports Q2 (Jun) loss of $0.11 per share, $0.04 worse than the Thomson Reuters consensus of ($0.07); revenues rose 4.5% year/year to $14 mln vs the $14.1 mln consensus.
17:05
FARO FARO Techs misses by $0.07, reports revs in-line (22.46 +0.92)
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $0.11 per share, $0.07 worse than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.18; revenues rose 32.1% year/year to $45.7 mln vs the $46 mln consensus. EPS includes $0.08 per share of foreign currency transaction losses related to the weakening of the Euro on the value of intercompany account balances. Gross margin for the second quarter of 2010 was 59.3%, compared to 56.1% in the second quarter of 2009.
17:05
HCN Health Care REIT beats by $0.01; guides FY10 FFO in-line (46.01 -0.02)
Reports Q2 (Jun) funds from operations of $0.80 per share, $0.01 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.79. Co issues in-line guidance for FY10, sees FFO of $3.13-3.20, up from $3.10-3.20, vs. $3.17 Thomson Reuters consensus.
17:04
CCRN Cross Country beats by $0.01, misses on revs; guides Q3 EPS below consensus, revs below consensus (9.67 +0.71)
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $0.04 per share, $0.01 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.03; revenues fell 20.9% year/year to $117.8 mln vs the $119 mln consensus. Co issues downside guidance for Q3, sees EPS of $0.01-0.04 vs. $0.06 Thomson Reuters consensus; sees Q3 revs of $114-117 mln vs. $122.73 mln Thomson Reuters consensus.
17:04
IPI Intrepid Potash misses by $0.07, misses on revs (24.81 +0.64)
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $0.05 per share, $0.07 worse than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.12; revenues fell 12.4% year/year to $64.3 mln vs the $65.6 mln consensus.
17:04
BRS Bristow Group misses by $0.11, misses on revs (33.64 -0.22)
Reports Q1 (Jun) earnings of $0.57 per share, $0.11 worse than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.68; revenues rose 0.6% year/year to $292.2 mln vs the $297.4 mln consensus. "We continue to expect a sequential improvement in our financial results for the second quarter of this fiscal year and we also anticipate a much stronger second half compared to the first half of fiscal year 2011."
17:03
HT Hersha Hospitality Trust reports EPS in-line, beats on revs (5.45 +0.06)
Reports Q2 (Jun) funds from operations of $0.13 per share, in-line with the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.13; revenues rose 27.1% year/year to $75.9 mln vs the $67.6 mln consensus.
17:03
HCN Health Care REIT announces $817 mln partnership with Merrill Gardens (46.01 -0.01)
Co announces that it will form a $817 mln partnership with Merrill Gardens to own and operate a portfolio of 38 combination senior housing and care communities located primarily in desirable West Coast markets. Health Care REIT will own an 80% partnership interest and Merrill Gardens will own the remaining 20% interest and continue to manage the communities.
17:01
LIA Liberty Acquisition amend terms of business combination, announce commitment of institutional investors (10.44 +0.49)
Holders of co common stock who elect to receive Prisa shares in the business combination will receive 1.5 Prisa Class A ordinary shares, 3.0 Prisa Class B non-voting convertible shares, and $0.50 in cash in exchange for each share of co common stock held. Prisa is expected to issue the Prisa Class A and Class B shares in the form of American Depositary Shares evidenced by American Depositary Receipts. Each NVCS is mandatorily convertible in 3.5 years and is entitled to receive EUR0.175 of minimum dividends per annum, which are cumulative until mandatory conversion subject to the existence of distributable profits or Class B share premium reserve.
17:01
TS Tenaris beats by $0.07, beats on revs (41.62 +0.24)
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $0.48 per share, $0.07 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.41; revenues fell 5.4% year/year to $1.98 bln vs the $1.84 bln consensus. "In the second half, we expect revenues to increase driven by higher sales in the United States and Canada and a recovery of shipments in our Projects operating segment in the fourth quarter. Sales in other regions should remain stable. We also expect to maintain our operating margins as a percentage of sales at current levels as like-for-like price increases offset the impact of higher raw material and labor costs and a less favorable seamless/welded product mix."
17:01
ACM Aecom Tech to acquire McNeil Technologies for $355 million in cash (25.22 +0.07)
17:00
RAE RAE Systems reports Q2 EPS of $0.04 vs. ($0.03) in 2Q09; revs rose 17% YoY to $23.3 mln - no ests (0.70 -0.01)
"Although our first half revenue exceeded that of 2009 by nearly 8%, we are maintaining our full year 2010 revenue guidance of between $83 and $85 million, due to the weaker than expected revenue contribution from China. However, we now expect to generate a small profit for the year."
16:59
AGO Assured Guaranty announces new 2 mln share repurchasing program, replacing a prior program completed in 5/2010. (15.81 -0.34)</p>
16:58
FPIC FPIC Insurance reports 2Q10 operating earnings per share of $0.71 vs. $0.66 Thomson Reuters consensus; revenue increased 7.4% y/y to $49.3 mln vs. $46.4 mln consensus (29.87 -0.14)
16:57
AFL AFLAC prices $750 mln of senior notes (51.05 +1.24)
Co announced today that it has priced $300 million (par value) of five-year senior notes with a coupon of 3.45%, and $450 million (par value) of thirty-year senior notes with a coupon of 6.45%. The five-year notes will be issued at a price of 99.926 to yield 3.466% and the thirty-year notes will be issued at a price of 99.499 to yield 6.488%.
16:57
NANX Nanophase Tech reports Q2 EPS of ($0.01) vs. ($0.06) in 2Q09; revs rose 100% YoY to $3.3 mln - no ests (1.31 -0.07)
16:56
BRKS Brooks Automation appoints Stephen Schwartz to the position of President and Chief Executive Officer upon retirement of Robert Lepofsky (8.10 +0.22)
16:54
TFSL TFS Financial reports in-line (12.44 -0.19)
Reports Q3 (Jun) earnings of $0.03 per share, in-line with the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.03. The Co recorded a provision for loan losses of $30.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010, compared to $20.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009.
16:50
BEBE bebe stores names Emilia Fabricant as new president (6.07 +0.12)
16:50
AUY Yamana Gold misses by $0.03, misses on revs (9.72 +0.17)
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $0.12 per share, $0.03 worse than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.15; revenues rose 1.5% year/year to $351.4 mln vs the $405.5 mln consensus.
16:50
NSIT Insight Enterpr beats by $0.20, beats on revs; raises FY10 EPS guidance above consensus (14.45 )
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $0.58 per share, $0.20 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.38; revenues rose 23.2% year/year to $1.28 bln vs the $1.16 bln consensus. Co raises guidance for FY10, sees EPS of $1.30-1.40 vs. $1.10 Thomson Reuters consensus, up from $1.05-1.15.
16:49
TE TECO Energy names John Ramil, formerly COO, as CEO; former chairman and CEO to serve executive chairman through 12/2012 (16.96 0) -Update-
16:47
TACT Transact Tech beats by $0.04; co sees 2H10 EPS above 1H10 (7.06 -0.09)
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $0.12 per share, $0.04 better than the First Call consensus of $0.08; revenues rose 15.5% year/year to $16.4 mln vs the $15.5 mln consensus. For the second half of 2010, TransAct expects both revenue and gross margin improvement compared to 2009 based on the current backlog of orders and forecasts of order flow provided by some of the co's customers. The co continues to expect its EPS for the second half of 2010 to be better than the first half. (Briefing.com note: First half EPS equals $0.19; second half consensus is $0.22).
16:41
AWK American Water beats by $0.06, beats on revs; guides FY10 EPS above consensus (21.63 +0.10)
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $0.42 per share, $0.06 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.36; revenues rose 9.5% year/year to $671.2 mln vs the $658.7 mln consensus. Co issues upside guidance for FY10, sees EPS of $1.42-$1.52 vs. $1.40 Thomson Reuters consensus.
16:40
PVA Penn Virginia's operational update (19.05 -0.12)
Co annouces an update of its oil and gas operations, including second 2Q10 results: 1) production of 10.5 bln cubic ft of natural gas equiv. or 115.1 mln cubic ft per day, 2) equipment-relayed delays in well completions led to ~0.7 Bcfe shortfall in production compared to co's expectation, 3) Granite Wash drilling program has last 7 completion have IP rates ranging 11.1-19.2 MMcfe/day, 4) Haynesville Shale drilling program has last 4 completions (excluding 1 well with mech. problems) with IP ranging 10.0-15.3 MMCF/day (11.9 MMcf/day), 5) Cotton Vally drilling program with first 2 completion with IP rates of 3.0 and 4.9 MMcfe/day, and 6)avg daily production of 133.0 MMcf/day in 6/10, which is the 4th best production month in co's history.
16:38
ICLK interCLICK reports Q2 in-line; guides Q3 revs above consensus, guides FY10 revs above consensus (3.85 -0.02)
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $0.00 per share, in-line with the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.00; revenues rose 103% year/year to $21.7 mln vs the $21.7 mln consensus. Co issues upside guidance; co sees Q3 revs exceeding $23 mln vs. $22.6 mln consensus; co sees FY10 revs exceeding $90 mln vs. $88.1 mln consensus.
16:36
THG The Hanover Insurance Grp reports 2Q10 net income per share of $0.05 vs. $0.04 Thomson Reuters consensus; net premiums written increased 21% y/y to $802 mln (44.60 +0.30 )
16:34
FRT Federal Realty Invst Trust beats by $0.02, reports revs in-line; raises guidance for FY10 FFO (81.54 +0.58)
Reports Q2 (Jun) funds from operations of $0.98 per share, $0.02 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.96; revenues rose 2.7% year/year to $133.8 mln vs the $132.6 mln consensus. Co issues raises guidance for FY10, sees FFO of $3.84-3.89 vs. $3.85 Thomson Reuters consensus.
16:34
VRSK Verisk Analytics reports EPS in-line, misses on revs (29.43 +0.61)
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $0.33 per share, excluding non-recurring items, in-line with the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.33; revenues rose 9.2% year/year to $281.7 mln vs the $285.9 mln consensus.
16:34
NPSP NPS Pharm beats by $0.05, beats on revs (7.29 +0.28)
Reports Q2 (Jun) loss of $0.11 per share, $0.05 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of ($0.16); revenues rose 5.3% year/year to $24 mln vs the $23.1 mln consensus. The company's net cash burn was $33.3 million for the first half of 2010. NPS continues to expect its 2010 cash burn to be in the range of $75 to $90 million. The company's cash burn is defined as the net change in cash, cash equivalents, and marketable investment securities, excluding proceeds from external financing activities (approximately $91.6 million).
16:33
STSA Sterling Financial announces merger of Golf Savings Bank into Sterling Savings Bank, effective 8/2/2010. (0.60 -0.04)
16:33
CNL CLECO Corp beats by $0.03, beats on revs; raises FY10 EPS in-line (29.31 +0.29)
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $0.56 per share, excluding non-recurring items, $0.03 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.53; revenues rose 33.2% year/year to $275.9 mln vs the $250.2 mln consensus. Co raises guidance for FY10, sees EPS of $2.10-2.20, excluding non-recurring items, vs. $2.15 Thomson Reuters consensus, up from $2.05-2.15.
16:33
CHDN Churchill Downs misses by $0.20, misses on revs (37.24 +0.67)
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $1.85 per share, $0.20 worse than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $2.05; revenues rose 11.4% year/year to $200.5 mln vs the $209.7 mln consensus.
16:32
MTZ MasTec beats by $0.03, beats on revs; guides Q3 EPS below consensus, revs below consensus (11.05 -0.09)
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $0.18 per share, $0.03 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.15; revenues rose 27.6% year/year to $495 mln vs the $462.9 mln consensus. Co issues downside guidance for Q3, sees EPS of $0.28 vs. $0.37 Thomson Reuters consensus; sees Q3 revs of $550-575 mln vs. $620.56 mln Thomson Reuters consensus.
16:32
BEE Strategic Hotels & Resorts reports 2Q10 FFO of $0.02 vs. $0.01 Thomson Reuters consensus; revenue increased 5.6% to $195.9 mln vs. $198.6 mln consensus (4.67 -0.02)
16:32
IRDM Iridium Communications receives commitments for $1.8 bln credit facility for construction of Iridium NEXT (10.44 -0.06) -Update-
Co announces that it has received in excess of $1.8 bln of commitments from a syndicate of international banks in connection with the credit facility that will be used to finance the construction of the company's next-generation satellite constellation, Iridium NEXT. The facility will bear an interest rate below 6%, the majority of which will be fixed rate and will have a repayment term from 2017 through 2024.
16:32
KGC Kinross Gold announces Brant Hinze as New COO, effective 10/1/2010 (15.72 +0.27)
16:32
IO ION Geophysical beats by $0.01, misses on revs (4.70 +0.15)
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $0.01 per share, $0.01 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of ($0.00); revenues fell 15.6% year/year to $75.4 mln vs the $85.1 mln consensus. "We communicated during our first quarter earnings call that we expected our first quarter results to be the low point for the year, and we strongly believe that the second half of 2010 will be considerably better than the first half. We continue to anticipate a profitable year for ION in 2010, excluding any one-time charges. Our current expectations are that we will experience increasing momentum in all of our businesses as the year unfolds, which will likely carry into 2011." (Consensus is for 2010 EPS of $0.06)
16:31
KGC Kinross Gold reports EPS in-line (15.72 +0.27)
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $0.16 per share, excluding non-recurring items, in-line with the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.16; revenues rose 16.5% year/year to $696.6 mln vs the $677.5 mln consensus.
16:31
ESE Esco Tech announces the acquisition of Crissair, a manufacturer of high-quality hydraulic, fuel and pneumatic system components for the aerospace industry (34.01 +3.80) -Update-
Co has annual revenues of approx $27 mln. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
16:31
AMR AMR Corp reports July traffic (7.25 -0.10)
American Airlines reported a July load factor of 87.0%, a decrease of 0.3 points versus the same period last year. Traffic increased 2.7% and capacity increased 3.1% year over year. Domestic traffic decreased 0.4% year over year on 0.8% more capacity. International traffic increased by 7.8% relative to last year on a capacity increase of 6.5%. Co boarded 8.1 million passengers in July. American Eagle reported that its July traffic increased 8.2% year over year as capacity increased 10.6%. July load factor was 76.1%, a decrease of 1.7 points compared to the same period last year. American Eagle boarded 1.7 million passengers in July.
16:30
ATML Atmel beats by $0.05, beats on revs (5.19 +0.05)
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $0.11 per share, excluding non-recurring items, $0.05 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.06; revenues rose 38.2% year/year to $393.4 mln vs the $374.2 mln consensus.
16:30
TE TECO Energy names John Ramil Chief Executive Officer (16.96 0.00)
Ramil was named co's President and COO in July 2004, and since that time has been responsible for operations at co's four business units: Tampa Electric, Peoples Gas, TECO Coal and TECO Guatemala.
16:29
RWT Redwood Trust misses by $0.04 (15.90 -0.04)
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $0.35 per share, $0.04 worse than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.39. At June 30, 2010, GAAP book value was $12.71 per share, a decrease of $0.13 per share from March 31, 2010, and management's estimate of non-GAAP economic value was $13.37 per share, an increase of $0.05 per share from March 31, 2010.
16:29
EXM Excel Maritime Carriers beats by $0.03, beats on revs (6.03 +0.01)
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $0.15 per share, $0.03 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.12; revenues rose 8.7% year/year to $107 mln vs the $103.7 mln consensus.
16:28
PRE PartnerRe beats by $0.19, beats on revs (73.55 +0.71)
Reports Q2 (Jun) operating earnings of $1.92 per share, $0.19 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $1.73; revenues rose 4.2% year/year to $1.32 bln vs the $1.06 bln consensus.
16:28
EXLS ExlService reports EPS in-line, beats on revs; guides FY10 revs at high end of previous guidance (18.51 )
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $0.16 per share, in-line with the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.16; revenues rose 42.9% year/year to $60.6 mln vs the $58.4 mln consensus. Co issues in-line guidance for FY10, sees FY10 revs at top end of previous guidance of $235-240 mln vs. $237.91 mln Thomson Reuters consensus. Co announces two strategic contract wins with a leading european insurance company and a leading U.S. Insurance co
16:27
PVA Penn Virginia misses by $0.06, misses on revs (19.05 -0.12)
Reports Q2 (Jun) loss of $0.21 per share, excluding non-recurring items, $0.06 worse than the Thomson Reuters consensus of ($0.15); revenues fell 2.5% year/year to $38.8 mln vs the $42.9 mln consensus.
16:27
ANEN Anaren Microwave beats by $0.02, beats on revs; guides Q1 EPS in-line, revs in-line (17.22 +0.37)
Reports Q4 (Jun) earnings of $0.32 per share, excluding non-recurring items, $0.02 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.30; revenues rose 3.4% year/year to $45.3 mln vs the $43.2 mln consensus. Co issues in-line guidance for Q1, sees EPS of $0.29-0.33, excluding non-recurring items, vs. $0.30 Thomson Reuters consensus; sees Q1 revs of $42-46 mln vs. $43.37 mln Thomson Reuters consensus.
16:27
CBEH China Integrated Energy beats by $0.03, beats on revs (8.92 +0.09)
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $0.30 per share, $0.03 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.27; revenues rose 60.1% year/year to $104.4 mln vs the $91.7 mln consensus. The Company plans to expand its current biodiesel production capacity of 100,000 tons to 200,000 tons by bringing a new 50,000 ton biodiesel production facility in Tongchuan City online by the end of third quarter and completing an acquisition for 50,000 tons of biodiesel production capacity, which is anticipated to close before or on September 30, 2010. The Company anticipates spending approximately $31.5 million in capital expenditures to accomplish this goal. China Integrated Energy has secured adequate raw materials to accommodate this new capacity, including new feedstocks, and will continue to work towards securing more long-term sources of raw materials.
16:26
ONNN ON Semiconductor beats by $0.02, beats on revs; guides Q3 revs in-line (6.95 +0.16)
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $0.24 per share, $0.02 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.22; revenues rose 38.9% year/year to $583.3 mln vs the $573.8 mln consensus. Co issues in-line guidance for Q3, sees Q3 revs of $585-$610 mln vs. $593.90 mln Thomson Reuters consensus. Sees Q3 gross margins of 42.5%-43%. "Backlog levels at the beginning of the third quarter of 2010 were up from backlog levels at the beginning of the second quarter of 2010 and represent over 90 percent of our anticipated third quarter 2010 revenues. We expect that average selling prices for the third quarter of 2010 will be approximately flat when compared to the second quarter of 2010."
16:26
JOE St. Joe Company files lawsuit against Halliburton (HAL) for role in Deepwater Horizon oil spill (27.64 +0.40)
The lawsuit charges Halliburton with having been grossly negligent in the performance of its duties, and that Halliburton (HAL) was a key participant in a number of systemic failures that contributed to the incident.
16:25
DIVX DivX beats by $0.03, beats on revs; guides Q3 EPS above consensus, revs above consensus (7.69 +0.07)
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $0.02 per share, excluding non-recurring items, $0.03 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of ($0.01); revenues rose 28.9% year/year to $19.6 mln vs the $17.6 mln consensus. Co issues upside guidance for Q3, sees EPS of $0.02-0.04, excluding non-recurring items, vs. $0.00 Thomson Reuters consensus; sees Q3 revs of $20-21 mln vs. $18.55 mln Thomson Reuters consensus.
16:25
PAA Plains All Amer beats by $0.07, beats on revs (62.91 +0.88)
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $0.65 per share, $0.07 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.58; revenues rose 43.0% year/year to $6.12 bln vs the $5.74 bln consensus.
16:25
OSUR OraSure Tech beats by $0.07, beats on revs; guides Q3 EPS in-line, revs below consensus (4.47 +0.03)
Reports Q2 (Jun) loss of $0.01 per share, $0.07 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of ($0.08); revenues rose 11.0% year/year to $19.2 mln vs the $17.5 mln consensus. Co issues mixed guidance for Q3, sees EPS of ($0.04)-(0.03) vs. ($0.04) Thomson Reuters consensus; sees Q3 revs of $17.5-18.0 mln vs. $21.20 mln Thomson Reuters consensus.
16:25
AMSF Amerisafe beats by $0.09, reports revs in-line (18.69 +0.46)
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $0.54 per share, $0.09 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.45; revenues fell 18.2% year/year to $60.1 mln vs the $60.6 mln consensus. Gross premiums written decreased 13.2% to $62.9 mln, net premiums earned declined 19.5% to $52.9 mln.
16:24
BBND Bigband Networks beats by $0.02, misses on revs; guides Q3 EPS in-line (3.23 +0.03)
Reports Q2 (Jun) loss of $0.07 per share, $0.02 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of ($0.09); revenues fell 32.3% year/year to $26.4 mln vs the $26.9 mln consensus. Co issues in-line guidance for Q3, sees EPS of ($0.09)-($0.06) vs. ($0.06) Thomson Reuters consensus.
16:23
UNTD United Online beats by $0.01, misses on revs; guides Q3 revs below consensus (6.39 +0.04)
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $0.27 per share, excluding non-recurring items, $0.01 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.26; revenues fell 6.9% year/year to $242.7 mln vs the $249.7 mln consensus. Co issues downside guidance for Q3, sees Q3 revs of $185-191 mln vs. $205.96 mln Thomson Reuters consensus.
16:23
ENOC EnerNOC beats by $0.01, misses on revs; guides Q3 EPS above consensus, revs above consensus; guides FY10 EPS in-line, revs in-line (34.80 -0.19)
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $0.04 per share, $0.01 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.03; revenues rose 56.8% year/year to $66.5 mln vs the $69 mln consensus. Co issues upside guidance for Q3, sees EPS of $1.45-1.55 vs. $1.38 Thomson Reuters consensus; sees Q3 revs of $157-164 mln vs. $143.23 mln Thomson Reuters consensus. Co issues in-line guidance for FY10, sees EPS of $0.32-0.42 vs. $0.38 Thomson Reuters consensus; sees FY10 revs of $273-285 mln vs. $280.18 mln Thomson Reuters consensus.
16:23
HIG Hartford Financial beats by $0.21; lowers FY10 EPS below consensus (23.84 +0.40)
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $0.92 per share, excluding non-recurring items, $0.21 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.71. Co lowers guidance for FY10, sees EPS of $2.10-2.30 vs. $2.71 Thomson Reuters consensus, down from $2.70-3.00 previously. This guidance assumes the following: U.S. equity markets produce an annualized return of 9.0% (including 7.2% stock appreciation and 1.8% dividends) from the S&P 500 level of 1,102 on July 30, 2010; a pre-tax underwriting loss of $206 million from other operations in property and casualty; a property and casualty catastrophe ratio of 4.75% to 5.25%; an annualized yield on limited partnerships and other alternative investments of 0% for the remaining two quarters of 2010. "Book value per share grew 6% sequentially (to $41.29) and net unrealized losses declined by more than 50%. The company showed good sales momentum in many segments. Small commercial written premium* grew 3% over the prior year with strong profitability in a competitive market."
16:22
AEL American Equity Investment Life beats by $0.03 (10.95 +0.13)
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $0.48 per share, $0.03 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.45.
16:22
UDRL Union Drilling misses by $0.05, misses on revs (6.37 +0.38)
Reports Q2 (Jun) loss of $0.23 per share, $0.05 worse than the Thomson Reuters consensus of ($0.18); revenues rose 12.3% year/year to $43.7 mln vs the $50.2 mln consensus.
16:22
MIPS MIPS Tech beats by $0.07, beats on revs
Reports Q4 (Jun) earnings of $0.15 per share, excluding non-recurring items, $0.07 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.08; revenues rose 84.9% year/year to $23.3 mln vs the $17.8 mln consensus.
16:21
CXW Corrections Corp beats by $0.04, reports revs in-line; guides Q3 EPS above consensus; guides FY10 EPS above consensus (20.36 +0.52)
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $0.34 per share, excluding non-recurring items, $0.04 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.30; revenues rose 1.6% year/year to $419.4 mln vs the $417 mln consensus. Co issues upside guidance for Q3, sees EPS of $0.31-0.33 vs. $0.30 Thomson Reuters consensus. Co issues upside guidance for FY10, sees EPS of $1.26-1.30 vs. $1.21 Thomson Reuters consensus.
16:21
PRSC Providence Service Corp beats by $0.17, reports revs in-line; guides Q3 EPS below consensus, revs below consensus; raises FY10 EPS above consensus, revs in-line (14.41 +0.54)
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $0.54 per share, $0.17 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.37; revenues rose 15.7% year/year to $222 mln vs the $220.7 mln consensus. Co issues downside guidance for Q3, sees EPS of $0.04-$0.06 vs. $0.12 Thomson Reuters consensus; sees Q3 revs of $210 mln vs. $216.91 mln Thomson Reuters consensus. Co raises guidance for FY10, sees EPS of $1.55-$1.59 vs. $1.48 Thomson Reuters consensus, and vs. prior guidance of $1.38-$1.41; sees FY10 revs of $870-$900 mln vs. $878.43 mln Thomson Reuters consensus, and prior guidance of $860-$880 mln.
16:21
CECO Career Education beats by $0.19, reports revs in-line (23.99 +0.27)
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $0.81 per share, $0.19 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.62; revenues rose 20.6% year/year to $527.9 mln vs the $531 mln consensus. Total new student starts grew 18% YoY to 28,820.
16:21
RIG Transocean reports Q2 (Jun) results, misses on revs; provides DoJ update (53.56 +3.17)
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $2.22 per share, may not be comparable to the Thomson Reuters consensus of $1.68; Q2 results included increased expenses associated with the Macondo well incident of $82 mln, or $69 mln after tax at our Annual Effective Tax Rate. These expenses include insurance deductibles, legal costs, increased insurance premiums, internal investigation costs and professional fees. In addition, second quarter 2010 results were favorably impacted by $249 mln, after tax. A $267 million gain resulting from insurance recoveries associated with the loss of Deepwater Horizon. Revenues fell 13.1% year/year to $2.5 bln vs the $2.56 bln consensus.... DoJ Update: On June 28, 2010, we received a letter from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) asking us to meet with them to discuss our financial responsibilities in connection with the Macondo well incident and requesting that we provide them certain financial and organizational information. The letter also requested that we provide the DOJ advance notice of certain corporate actions involving the transfer of cash or other assets outside the ordinary course of business. After preliminary discussions with the DOJ, we have voluntarily agreed to provide them with 30 days notice prior to repurchasing any additional shares under our share repurchase program and prior to making substantial cash payments out of our U.S. entities, other than in the ordinary course of business. We expect to engage in further discussions with the DOJ in the future.
16:21
PACR Pacer Intl reports EPS in-line, beats on revs
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $0.04 per share, in-line with the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.04; revenues rose 6.5% year/year to $401 mln vs the $380.4 mln consensus.
16:19
SONE S1 Corp misses by $0.12, misses on revs (5.63 -0.15)
Reports Q2 (Jun) loss of $0.03 per share, $0.12 worse than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.09; revenues fell 14.9% year/year to $51.8 mln vs the $59.1 mln consensus.
16:17
MMUS MakeMusic announces monthly subscription results for SmartMusic: 26 increase from prev month and 28% increase YoY (5.50 -0.36)
16:17
CATM Cardtronics beats by $0.05, reports revs in-line (13.09 -0.21)
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $0.26 per share, $0.05 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.21; revenues rose 6.7% year/year to $132.9 mln vs the $134.2 mln consensus.
16:16
PRA ProAssurance reports EPS in-line, misses on revs (59.35 +0.28)
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $1.29 per share, excluding non-recurring items, in-line with the Thomson Reuters consensus of $1.29; revenues fell 7.8% year/year to $161.5 mln vs the $173 mln consensus.
16:16
TTEC TeleTech reports EPS in-line, revs in-line; guides FY10 revs in-line (13.50 +0.34)
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $0.24 per share, ex-items, in-line with the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.24; revenues rose 0.2% year/year to $272 mln vs the $272.6 mln consensus. Co issues in-line guidance for FY10, sees FY10 revs of $1.10 bln vs. $1.1 bln Thomson Reuters consensus. Sees operating margin will range between 8-9%, excluding any unusual charges.
16:16
ARG Airgas sends letter to stockholders saying Board has rejected Air Product's (APD) revised $63.50 per share offer (65.62 +0.35)
Co's Board has unanimously rejected Air Products' revised $63.50 and recommends that stockholders vote against Air Product's proposal to amend the Company's By-Laws and disregard any Gold proxy cards they receive from Air Products.
16:14
EGLE Eagle Bulk Shipping beats by $0.08, beats on revs (4.83 -0.09)
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $0.18 per share, $0.08 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.10; revenues rose 23.8% year/year to $65.6 mln vs the $59.7 mln consensus.
16:13
RRTS Roadrunner Transportation beats by $0.02, beats on revs (14.79 +0.19)
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $0.18 per share, $0.02 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.16; revenues (less purchased transportation costs) were unchanged from the year-ago period at $35.3 mln.
16:13
GCA Global Cash Access misses by $0.03, misses on revs; guides FY10 EPS below consensus (4.20 +0.05)
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $0.16 per share, $0.03 worse than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.19; revenues fell 9.1% year/year to $157.2 mln vs the $165 mln consensus. Co issues lowers guidance for FY10, sees EPS of $0.69-0.72 vs. $0.77 Thomson Reuters consensus. The company's initial guidance was based on a stabilization of the segment trends in the first half of 2010 with modest improvement in the second half of 2010. Results through July now indicate that while the rate of same store declines has slowed, the Company is now forecasting continued declines for the remainder of 2010.
16:13
HIL Hill International misses by $0.01, beats on revs (4.56 +0.04)
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $0.07 per share, $0.01 worse than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.08; revenues rose 3.7% year/year to $108.2 mln vs the $99.2 mln consensus.
16:12
TTEC TeleTech announces increased authorization for share repurchases from $13 mln to $38 mln (13.50 +0.34)
Co annouces that its Board has approved an increase of $25 mln in the funding available for share repurchases, bring the current amount available for repurchase to ~$38 mln from $13 mln. During the first half of the year, co repurchased 2.4 mln shares of common stock for approximately $37 mln.
16:11
ALL Allstate beats by $0.12 (28.61 +0.06)
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $0.81 per share, $0.12 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.69; revenues fell 9.8% year/year to $7.66 bln which may not be comparable to the $6.61 bln consensus. Book value per share grew to $33.24 at June 30, 2010 compared to $32.26 at March 31, 2010 and $27.87 at June 30, 2009. Combined ratio is 88.1 compared to 87.2 in prior year.
16:11
AGO Assured Guaranty announces 2 mln share repurchase program (15.81 -0.34)
16:11
CBOU Caribou Coffee beats by $0.03, reports revs in-line (10.08 -0.06)
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $0.12 per share, $0.03 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.09; revenues rose 9.5% year/year to $68.9 mln vs the $68.3 mln consensus. Comparable coffeehouse store sales for the quarter increased 4.8%. As a percentage of revenue, cost of sales were 44.4% in the second quarter of 2010 versus 43.4% in the second quarter of 2009. This increase as a percentage of sales was due to an overall mix change with a higher percentage of sales coming from the commercial and franchise segments.
16:11
LNUX Geeknet Board of Directors approves 1 for 10 reverse stock split subject to shareholder approval (1.44 -0.01)
16:10
PRU Prudential beats by $0.19 (56.71 -0.41)
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $1.51 per share, ex-items, $0.19 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $1.32; revenues rose 38.7% year/year to $8.74 bln vs the $7.28 bln consensus. GAAP book value for Financial Services Businesses, $28.2 billion or $59.94 per Common share at June 30, 2010, compared to $24.2 billion or $51.52 per Common share at December 31, 2009.
16:10
SMSI Smith Micro Software beats by $0.02, reports revs in-line; reaffirms FY10 revs guidance (9.30 -0.75)
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $0.20 per share, excluding non-recurring items, $0.02 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.18; revenues rose 20.7% year/year to $31.4 mln vs the $31.2 mln consensus. Co reaffirms guidance for FY10, sees FY10 revs of $125-135 mln vs. $133.28 mln Thomson Reuters consensus.
16:10
LNUX Geeknet announces departure of President and CEO Scott Kauffman; Ken Lagone named Executive Chairman and Interim CEO (1.44 -0.01)
16:09
INAP InterNAP beats by $0.04, misses on revs (4.82 +0.04)
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $0.03 per share, excluding non-recurring items, $0.04 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of ($0.01); revenues fell 6.0% year/year to $60.5 mln vs the $61.3 mln consensus.
16:07
NDN 99 Cents Only beats by $0.05, reports revs in-line (16.67 +0.35)
Reports Q1 (Jun) earnings of $0.24 per share, $0.05 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.19; revenues rose 7.7% year/year to $346.5 mln vs the $349.4 mln consensus. "Overall for fiscal 2011, we believe that we will exceed our previously announced pre-tax profit margin goal of 7.5% of sales."
16:07
GOV Government Properties Income Trust announces proposed public offering of 7 mln common shares (27.05 -0.50)
Co announces that it has commenced a proposed public offering of 7 mln common shares. Co expects to use net proceeds to repay amounts outstanding under its $250 mln revolving credit facility and to fund general business activities.
16:07
PPO Polypore Intl beats by $0.09, beats on revs (24.19 +0.50)
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $0.33 per share, $0.09 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.24; revenues rose 27.0% year/year to $150.1 mln vs the $138.1 mln consensus. Co said, "We are pleased that the positive trends that began in the third quarter of last year continue in 2010. We remain encouraged by dynamics across our businesses, including robust growth of lead-acid battery separators in Asia, improvements in consumer electronics, sales into EDVs, continued application proliferation in filtration and emerging longer term opportunities in healthcare. Those dynamics affirm our confidence in the investments we're making to drive growth in 2011 and beyond".
16:06
MEAS Measurement Specialties beats by $0.17, beats on revs (16.95 +0.17)
Reports Q1 (Jun) earnings of $0.43 per share, excluding non-recurring items, $0.17 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.26; revenues rose 40.0% year/year to $61.2 mln vs the $58.1 mln consensus. "Our book to bill was 1.06 for the quarter, a little below the prior 3 quarters, supporting the general belief that economic growth is slowing as global supply chains stabilize inventory levels. Based on bookings, we expect Q2 will be comparable to Q1, with the potential for modest contraction in the second half of the fiscal year. While we remain cautious about our second half."
16:06
CRBC Citizens Rep Bancorp announces appointment of Lisa McNeely as CFO (0.91 -0.01)
16:06
CLWR Clearwire and Cbeyond (CBEY) announce new wholesale agreement to bring 4G Service to small businesses (7.20 +0.40)
Co and Cbeyond announce a new wholesale agreement whereby Cbeyond will offer bundled 4G mobile Internet services to small businesses in early 2011 using Clearwire's 4G mobile broadband network. This partnership will give small businesses the ability to leverage faster Internet speeds in the office or on the go.
16:05
HYC Hypercom reports EPS in-line, misses on revs (4.09 +0.05)
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $0.05 per share, excluding non-recurring items, in-line with the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.05; revenues rose 5.2% year/year to $103.9 mln vs the $107.1 mln consensus.
16:05
GHDX Genomic Health beats by $0.05, misses on revs; guides FY10 revs below consensus (13.74 +0.26)
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $0.03 per share, $0.05 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of ($0.02); revenues rose 18.6% year/year to $43.4 mln vs the $44.2 mln consensus. Co issues downside guidance for FY10, sees FY10 revs of $174-178 mln vs. $182.05 mln Thomson Reuters consensus.
16:05
MDAS MedAssets reports EPS in-line, beats on revs; reaffirms FY10 EPS guidance, revs guidance (24.50 +0.07)
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $0.17 per share, in-line with the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.17; revenues rose 12.9% year/year to $95.1 mln vs the $94.1 mln consensus. Co reaffirms guidance for FY10, sees EPS of $0.86-$0.96 vs. $0.92 Thomson Reuters consensus; sees FY10 revs of $390-$400 mln vs. $394.73 mln Thomson Reuters consensus.
16:05
COT Cott Announces announces intention to offer $64 mln in common shares and$375 mln senior notes due 2018 to fund Cliffstar Acquisition (5.90 +0.01)
16:04
CENT Central Garden misses by $0.04, misses on revs (10.30 +0.30)
Reports Q3 (Jun) earnings of $0.40 per share, $0.04 worse than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.44; revenues fell 3.5% year/year to $465.5 mln vs the $470.4 mln consensus.
16:04
MOH Molina Healthcare beats by $0.10, reports revs in-line; announces common stock offering (31.72 +0.68)
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $0.41 per share, $0.10 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.31; revenues rose 7.8% year/year to $999.3 mln vs the $1000.2 mln consensus. The co also announced a 4 mln share common stock offering.
16:03
RGS Regis Board to evaluate strategic alternatives to enhance shareholder value (15.66 +0.52)
Co announced that its Board of Directors has authorized the exploration of strategic alternatives to enhance shareholder value. There can be no assurance that the review of strategic alternatives will result in any agreement or transaction. The co does not intend to disclose developments with respect to this review unless and until the Board of Directors has approved a specific course of action.
16:03
HNSN Hansen Medical misses by $0.01, misses on revs (1.83 +0.08)
Reports Q2 (Jun) loss of $0.22 per share, $0.01 worse than the Thomson Reuters consensus of ($0.21); revenues rose 136.4% year/year to $7 mln vs the $7.3 mln consensus.
16:03
EQY Equity One beats by $0.01, beats on revs; reaffirms FY10 FFO guidance (17.28 +0.12)
Reports Q2 (Jun) funds from operations of $0.26 per share, excluding non-recurring items, $0.01 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.25; revenues rose 5.8% year/year to $71.3 mln vs the $70.2 mln consensus. Co reaffirms guidance for FY10, sees FFO of $1.02-1.10 vs. $1.03 Thomson Reuters consensus.
16:03
MPET Magellan Petroleum announces Walter McCann will step down as Chairman of the Board, the board intends to elect J. Robinson West as replacement (1.89 +0.03)
16:03
NAVG Navigators Group beats by $0.09 (43.95 +0.86)
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $0.73 per share, excluding non-recurring items, $0.09 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.64.
16:02
ANDE Andersons beats by $0.19, misses on revs
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $1.36 per share, $0.19 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $1.17; revenues were unchanged from the year-ago period at $811 mln.
16:02
CNW Con-way ,isses by $0.04, beats on revs (33.39 +0.78)
Co reports Q2 EPS of $0.26 per share, $0.04 worse than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.30; revenues rose 23.7% y/y to $1.31 bln compared to Thomson Reuters consensus of $1.26 bln.
16:02
COT Cott beats by $0.01, misses on revs (5.90 +0.01)
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $0.28 per share, $0.01 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.27; revenues fell 3.2% year/year to $424.7 mln vs the $432.2 mln consensus.
16:01
ONXX Onyx Pharma beats by $0.02, beats on revs (26.65 -0.16)
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $0.05 per share, $0.02 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.03; revenues rose 14.3% year/year to $68.8 mln vs the $67.7 mln consensus. For the second quarter 2010, Onyx reported revenue from its Nexavar collaboration agreement of $68.8 million compared to $60.2 million for the same period in 2009. The increase in revenue from collaboration agreement between periods resulted from higher global net sales of Nexavar.
16:01
CRM Salesforce.com settles patent infringement cases with Microsoft (MSFT) (103.63 +2.56)
Co announces that it has settled the patent infringement cases brought by Microsoft before the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington and by co in the U.S. District Court of Delaware. The cases have been settled through a patent agreement in which cp will receive broad coverage under Microsoft's patent portfolio for its products and services as well as its back-end server infrastructure during the term. Also as part of the agreement, Microsoft receives coverage under co's patent portfolio for Microsoft's products and services.
16:01
MOH Molina Healthcare announces common stock offering of 4 mln shares (31.70 )
16:00
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