Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria announced that it is reducing its 15% stake in China CITIC Bank to 9.9% in order to increase its Basel III capital ratio. Because it will be below 10%, the CITIC stake will no longer be considered a “significant” investment, which alters the accounting methodology. The accounting will change from the equity method to available for sale, which requires marking to market. … Continue reading BBVA Cuts Stake to 9.9% in CITIC Bank
Zions Bancorporation’s earnings more than tripled in the third quarter, rising to $210 million, or $1.12 per diluted share, from $62 million, or $0.34 per share, a year earlier. A preferred stock redemption lifted the latest profit tally by $126 million, or $0.68 per share. We are not changing our fair value estimate or our economic moat rating at this time. Net interest income fell … Continue reading Zions Bancorp’s Earnings Triple in Q3
On Tuesday, Plains All American Pipeline PAA announced the negotiated terms of its proposed merger with its natural gas storage subsidiary, PAA Natural Gas StoragePNG. PNG’s public unitholders are to receive 0.445 common unit of PAA, higher than the proposal of 0.435 common unit announced in August. The amount is equivalent to about $23.27 per PNG unit, or 2.3% higher than before. The increase probably resulted from … Continue reading Plains All American Pipeline Announces Plans of Proposed Merger
Caltex reported a 13% decline in first-half 2013 replacement cost net profit to AUD 171 million, in line with expectations. Revenue fell 2.5% to AUD 23.6 billion due to lower sales volumes and lower average prices. Marketing and distribution earnings before interest and tax, or EBIT, was in line with the record first-half 2012 result of AUD 367 million, as lower sales were favourably offset … Continue reading Caltex Reports Significant First Half Declines
Exelon is the largest U.S. competitive power generator with roughly 35 gigawatts of power generation, including the nation’s largest nuclear fleet with 19 GW of capacity, as a result of its all-stock merger with Constellation Energy, which closed in 2012. Exelon is also the nation’s secondlargest regulated distributor of electricity and gas (6.6 million customers) and one of the largest retail energy suppliers in the … Continue reading EXC May Need to Watch Obama Administration
