Category: Consumer Goods

Consumer Goods, Finance, Financial, Popular, Services Sector

HDFC Exceeds Consensus Estimates in Fiscal First Half

HDFC Bank’s first-half 2014 earnings were up 29% on the prior comparable period, with pretax, pre-provision earnings up 27%. These results exceeded expectations, with growth in provisions and operating expenses (up 4% and 17%, respectively) significantly trailing the 22% growth in net revenues. However, this divergence between income and cost growth is not unusual given that loan loss provisions typically lag loan origination by around … Continue reading HDFC Exceeds Consensus Estimates in Fiscal First Half

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ResMed Sees Impressive Growth in Q3

ResMed delivered another impressive performance in the third quarter of fiscal 2013. Revenue rose 10% to USD 384 million, operating income increased 26% to USD 96.1 million and net income was 31% higher at USD 84.9 million. Diluted earnings per share rose 32% to USD 0.58 and over the nine months to 31 March 2013 are 36% higher than in the corresponding nine months in … Continue reading ResMed Sees Impressive Growth in Q3

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PNC Poised For Strong Third Quarter

PNC Financial Services Group reported net income of $1.1 billion, or $1.99 per diluted share, for second quarter 2013 compared with $1.0 billion or $1.76 per diluted share for first quarter 2013. There were some one-time items, including securities gains ($61 million), gains on sale of Visa V stock ($83 million), and lower loss provision due to the better than expected improvement in commercial credit … Continue reading PNC Poised For Strong Third Quarter

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Boart Longyear Struggles Evident in Half Year Report

Boart Longyear announced a disappointing first-half 2013 result, incurring an operating net loss after tax, or NPAT of USD 60 million, after reporting a profit of USD 98 million in first-half 2012. In addition, Boart incurred USD 269 million of post tax, mainly non-cash restructuring charges and asset impairments. The result reflected a weak operating environment with significantly reduced demand for drill rigs and related … Continue reading Boart Longyear Struggles Evident in Half Year Report

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America Movil Announces Plans to Move on From KPN Deal

On Wednesday, America Movil announced that while it has received the necessary approval from the Netherlands Authority of Financial Markets to make a public cash offer for KPN, it will not proceed with the deal given KPN’s Independent Foundation is blocking the deal. Back in late August, the foundation chose to exercise its options to acquire 50% of KPN’s voting stock in order to impede … Continue reading America Movil Announces Plans to Move on From KPN Deal

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First-Quarter Earning Surge at Arch Capital

A benign quarter of weather-related catastrophe events as well as strong favorable reserve development provided a surge in first-quarter earnings at Arch Capital Group. Both primary and reinsurance lines reported favorable reserve development, but the reinsurance segment provided the bulk of it, reducing the combined ratio by 16 points to 79%. Favorable reserve development also helped the primary insurance combined ratio dip below 100%, resulting … Continue reading First-Quarter Earning Surge at Arch Capital

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