Baxter reported third-quarter results that put it on track to meet our $4.68 adjusted EPS estimate for the year, slightly ahead of management guidance of $4.65-$4.67. We’re maintaining our $80 fair value estimate despite branded hemophilia and generic anesthesia and chemotherapy competition that will likely begin to emerge as headwinds in early 2014. We think…
Danaher delivered third-quarter earnings of $0.84 per share, a 9% increase versus the prior year. The company reaffirmed its full-year earnings guidance, which was higher than our full-year estimates. We have increased our fair value estimate to $62 per share to reflect better-than-expected performance and cash earned since our last report. The resiliency of Danaher’s…
Third-quarter profits at Westamerica Bancorporation fell 16% year on year to $16.7 million, or $0.63 a share, from $20.0 million, or $0.73 a share. Earnings decreased largely due to lower net interest income as a result of declining asset yields. While we are not making changes to our narrow moat rating or fair value estimate,…
Nestle’s underlying sales increased 4.4% during the first nine months of fiscal 2013, driven by 3.0% volume growth and 1.4% higher prices. While concerns surrounding slowing growth in some emerging markets have circulated throughout the consumer products industry, Nestle’s performance was again skewed toward developing regions (up 8.8%, and about 45% of consolidated sales), while…
KeyCorp earned $229 million, or $0.25 per diluted share, for the third quarter, up from $211 million, or $0.22 per diluted share, for the same period in 2012. Non interest income grew to $459 million from $429 million in the previous quarter. Reported net interest was $584 million, flat with the previous quarter. Net interest…
Piper Jaffray Companies reported net income applicable to common shareholders of $4.8 million, or $0.33 per diluted share, on $128 million of net revenue for the third quarter of 2013. If $5 million of acquisition-related costs and the results of discontinued operations are excluded, then the company would have reported pro forma earnings per diluted…
