Credit Suisse CS earned CHF 1,026 million (CHF 0.76 per diluted share) in the first quarter compared with CHF 41 million in the year-ago quarter and CHF 221 million in the trailing quarter on better trading results and lower expenses. This quarter’s reported profit, which included CHF 80 million of noncash own-debt losses, amounted to…
Kirby’s KEX first-quarter revenue fell 1% from last year. The decline was driven by anemic demand for United’s pressure pumping units, tempered by solid inland trends and improvement in coastal operations. The marine transportation business (75% of first-quarter sales) saw revenue increase 25%, thanks to persistent petrochemical and crude oil shipment demand, which is supporting…
ARM Holdings reported strong third-quarter earnings and gave investors a solid, but not spectacular, fourth-quarter outlook that was relatively in line with our expectations. We will maintain our moat rating for ARM but may raise our fair value estimate by about 10%. Nonetheless, we still believe the company’s stock price reflects overly optimistic assumptions about…
Shares of HomeAway (NASDAQ:AWAY) are dipping in after-hours trade as the online vacation rental company said it intends to offer $350 million aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes due 2019 in a private placement to qualified institutional buyers, as well as expects to grant the initial purchasers of the notes a 30-day option to…
Sonic (NASDAQ:SONC) reported Q2 earnings of $0.07 per share, up from $0.05 per share last year and a penny better than the analyst consensus on Capital IQ. System-wide same-store sales increased 1.4%, consisting of an increase of 1.5% at franchise drive-ins and an increase of 1.3% at company drive-ins. Total revenue was $109.7 million, down…
NewLead Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:NEWL), an international, vertically integrated shipping and commodity company, announced having executed definitive agreements for the purchase of two eco type 31,800 dwt, Handysize bulk carriers which were built in 2012 for a total attainment price of $37 million.NewLead Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:NEWL) stock performance was -15.99% in last session and finished the…
