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revenues outpaced the mid-point of the guided range by 2.4%.
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the company reaffirmed its earlier eps guidance of $5.60–$5.80 for 2017.
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xbox hardware revenues jumped 94% (96% at cc).
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net sales (operational metric) are projected in the band of $465–$515 million.
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the segment delivered an operating income of $16.1 million, up 43% year over year owing to higher gross profit margin.
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recent news dividend updateon may 16, avalonbay’s board of directors announced second-quarter 2019 dividend of $1.52 per share.
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in jul 2016, energizer holdings acquired handstands holding corporation from trivest partners for $340 million.
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the deal detailsspecifically, per the agreement, kindred has the option to acquire some or all of the 36 snfs operated by kindred for $700 million on orbefore oct 31, 2018.
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during the first-quarter of 2016 small and medium business (“smb”) solutions revenues dipped 6% year over year to $449 million.
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net sales in timberlands (accounting for 26.2% of total net sales) during the first quarter were $556 million, declining 12% from the year-ago figure of $632 million.
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net sales advanced almost 9% to $354.7 million, cruising ahead of the consensus mark of $333 million.
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the company recorded first-quarter net realized gains on securities of $1.61 per share after tax and acquisition costs (dac) that consist of $1.40 in after tax post dac against the prior-year quarterly net realized losses of 82 cents.
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notably, earnings per share guidance for fiscal 2018 is raised to $3.51-$3.61 per share from $3.40-$3.50 per share.
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operating income at the segment declined 3.3% to $84.4 million.
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in the second quarter of 2019, the company’s sales lagged estimates by 5.28% while declined 9.1% on a year-over-year basis due to weakness in consumer spending.
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over the past year, the company fell 31%, underperforming the 23.5% decline for the industry.
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apple returned more than $21 billion in the reported quarter through dividend payouts and share repurchases.
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the company generated $128.5 million in cash from operating activities in the reported quarter.
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in 2018, gross profit in its aggregates segment grew 16%, unit profitability advanced 6% and margins expanded, given solid growth in shipments, compounding pricing improvements and operating efficiencies.
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amid lower rates, keycorp’s net interest margin (nim) declined to 3.04% in 2019 from 3.17% in both 2018 and 2017.
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the segment’s adjusted operating income totaled $48 million, down from $52 million in the year-ago quarter.
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gross margin, excluding acquisition and integration costs, is now expected to be in the range of 42.5-42.9%.
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earlier, the company projected gross margin to decline 400-440 bps to a range of 41.7-42.3%.
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still, gross margins are likely to increase by approximately $5 million sequentially.
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last earnings report westlake chemical’s earnings & sales top estimates in q3 westlake chemical recorded a profit of $308 million or $2.35 a share for third-quarter 2018, up from $211 million or $1.61 earned a year ago.
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in the reported quarter, the company returned $6.1 billion to shareholders in the form of share repurchases and dividends.
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the company anticipates same-store cash noi growth of 1.5–2.5% in 2017.
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for 2017 (results not yet released), the company anticipates earnings to be $5.78-$5.83 per share, reflecting 12 cents increase at mid-point compared with the previous guidance of $5.63-$5.75.
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average price realization for crude oil and condensates fell 67% year over year to $20.40 per barrel.
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last earnings report eastman chemical tops q1 earnings and sales estimates eastman chemical logged profit of $258 million or $1.89 per share for the first quarter of 2020, up roughly 23% from the year-ago profit of $209 million or $1.49.
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the company posted adjusted earnings of $1.10 per share surpassing the zacks consensus estimate by a penny.
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batteries segment contributed 89.2% of revenues in fiscal 2018.
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the ott segment (34.4%, 1.6%) includes specialty metal implants for surgery of the upper and lower extremities, skin and wound repair products and bone grafts and nerve and tendon repair products.
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variable marketing margin is projected to be $101-$104.5 million, up from previously mentioned $96-$102 million.
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world wrestling entertainment reports its operating results under the following segments: media (64% of fiscal 2016 revenues): this segment comprises network, television, home entertainment and digital media.
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walmart allocated $1,505 million toward dividends and made share buybacks worth $3,249 million during the fourth quarter.
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citizens financial’s net interest income increased 11% year over year to $1.03 billion.
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over the period 2017–2021, the company expects to invest capital of $13.5 billion, reflecting an improvement of 12.5% from what was initially planned for the 2016-2020 period.
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corporate and other: the segment reported operating income of $16 million as against the year-ago loss of $7 million.
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this will likely boost its liquidity to more than $4 billion.
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the company is well positioned to deliver 2019 ongoing earnings in the range of $2.60-$2.65 per share.
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the company expects $190-$210 million in operating loss for 2018.
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the company reported adjusted earnings of $0.07, beating the zacks consensus estimate by penny and also improved sharply from the year-ago quarter figure of $0.01.
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q1 highlights united natural’s adjusted earnings of 12 cents per share fell way short of the zacks consensus estimate of 23 cents and tumbled 22.7% year over year.
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the company also raised its earnings per share guidance for fiscal 2018 (ending june 2018) from the $3.40- $3.50 per share range to the $3.51-$3.61 per share range.
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declining margins: although gross profit inched up 0.3%, gross margin, an important metric to measure a company’s financial health, contracted 60 basis points to 48.2%.
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during 2017, 33.1% of the company’s energy deliveries were from renewable energy sources, exceeding the annual renewable portfolio standard (rps) target of 27%.
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it estimates net operating earnings in the bracket of $8.35-$8.85 per share for 2019.
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also, the metric declined 40 basis points in fourth-quarter 2017 to 47.7%.
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google’s capital expenditures spiked in 2014 although they were back down to around 13% in 2016.
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the company expects to return at least 50% of its operating cash flows through share repurchases and dividends.
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it had a long-term debt of $5,703.1 million at second quarter-end.
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net interest income is projected to grow in the range of 10-12%.
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capital expenditure for 2019 is expected in the range of $1,100-$1,275 million.
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following the federal reserve’s approval to the capital actions in jun 2017, citizens financial’s board of directors approved a share repurchases of up to $850 million, for a four-quarter period effective jul 2017.
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capital spending will likely be $15- $20 million, down from the earlier $20-$25 million.
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in 2019, the company intends to utilize $1-$1.4 billion for quarterly dividends, strategic acquisitions and share buybacks as well as to deleverage its balance sheet.
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last earnings report american financial q1 earnings lag estimates, fall y/y american financial reported first-quarter 2019 net operating earnings per share of $2.02, missing the zacks consensus estimate by 1.5%.
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selling, general and administrative expenses contracted 1.7% to $174.3 million in the quarter under review, while research and development expenses rose 21.4% to $24.6 million.
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however, average sales price of new orders declined 1% from the prior-year quarter to $369,200, mainly due to a continued shift to smaller and lower-priced products.
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the trading segment recorded an operating income of $0.1 million in the quarter, against an operating loss of $0.2 million reported in the year- ago quarter.
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in 2019, the segment registered 3.3% growth from 2018.
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the number of net signed contracts or orders during the reported quarter was 1,886 units, down 22% year over year.
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dynamics 365 revenues soared 51% (49% at cc).
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wearables’ robust performance wearables, home and accessories sales surged 54% year over year to $6.5 billion and accounted for 10.2% of total sales.
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revenues from traditional home building declined 9% year over year to $1.48 billion and that of city living decreased 56.2% to $36.8 million during the quarter.
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revenues from the imaging solutions segment – 13.4% of the total revenue – came in at roughly ¥85 billion ($747.9 million).
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shares of alliant energy have gained 1.9% against the industry's 3.8% decline in the past 12 months.
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these efficiency initiatives are anticipated to generate pre-tax revenues and expense benefits of $90-$105 million in 2018.
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weak return on equity: the company’s return on equity, a profitability measure reflecting how effectively the company is utilizing its shareholders fund, is negative 9.24%, compared to the industry average of 7.52%.
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at fiscal second quarter-end, it had a backlog of 6,428 homes, representing a 1% year-over-year decrease.
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corporate and eliminations lowered the segment’s revenues by $1,264 million.
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furthermore, crude oil markets continued to be strong, withbrent crude trading near $100 a barrel up to and beyond the date of the spin-off.
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earnings per share of $0.63 topped the zacks consensus estimate of $0.59.
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financial update cash and cash equivalents of wpx energy on jun 30, 2019 were $109 million compared with $3 million as of dec 31, 2018.
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total capital expenditures in the reported quarter was $136.7 million.
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adjusted operating margin expanded 31 bps to 22.1% on a 6.1% rise in adjusted operating profit.
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reasons to buy: share price momentum: the shares of the company gained 27.1% on a year-to-date basis, outperforming the industry which has gained 20.0% during the same period.
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the company’s 2017 capital plan received the federal reserve’s approval, following which it announced a 9.4% hike in its quarterly dividend to 35 cents per share.
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reasons to buy: in last six month's entergy’s share price has gained 15.8%, while its industry gained only 11.8%.
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moreover, television and home entertainment revenues came in at $66.2 million and $2.4 million, up 18% and down 3.2%, respectively.
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outlook: the company expects a 5.9% year-over-year rise in revenues to ¥2,460 billion in fiscal 2018.
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other financial details helen of troy ended the quarter with cash and cash equivalents of $16.9 million, total debt of $300.1 million and shareholders’ equity of $1,023.7 million.
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long-term debt increased 81 bps sequentially to $8,243 million.
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net advertising revenues, excluding tac was up 11.9% sequentially and 18.4% year over year.
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douglas c. yearley, jr., chairman and chief executive officer, said, “our deposits, which typically precede a binding sales contract by about three weeks and represent a leadingindicator of current market demand, were up 13% over the past three weeks versus the same three-week period last year.
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moreover, it has $2 billion available under the unsecured revolver facility.
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balance sheet/cash flow: pilgrim's pride exited the third quarter with cash and cash equivalents of approximately $401.8 million, up from $292.5 million recorded on dec 25, 2016.
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quarter in detail the personal systems segment generated revenues of $8.404 billion, up 12% year over year.
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the company expects to secure synergies worth $50 million over the next two years with the moy park acquisition.
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guidance to preserve liquidity amid the unprecedented economic crisis as a result of the novel coronavirus pandemic, occidental decided to lower 2020 capital expenditure by more than 50% to the range of $2.4-$2.6 billion.
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firstenergy’s debt/capital ratio stands at 74.3% compared with the industry average of 49.7% and the s&p 500’s 41.9%.
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oceaneering expects activity levels and utilization rates to improve going forward and hence has revised up its 2019 ebitda guidance to $150- $180 million.
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earnings estimates for fiscal 2018 have also climbed 3.3% over the last two months.
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also, per management, the high-potential skin biopsies market is worth around $500 million, based upon the company’s targeted average selling price of approximately $1,500.
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non-gaap gross margin is anticipated to be in the range of 63.5-66.5%.
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moreover, the company has a total contracted backlog of $2 billion that reflects more than 20 rig years of work.
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notably, management now expects project refuel to lead to annualized profit growth of nearly $8.0-$9.0 million, up from the old guidance of $8.0 million.
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reasons to buy: on mar 27, 2017, bce inc.’s subsidiary, bell canada , announced plans to invest $854 million in a project that aims to connect millions of homes and businesses in montreal with their fastest broadband fibre technology.
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average capacity utilization increased to 93% from the year-ago level of 83%.
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