Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reported Q4 earnings that were well ahead of analysts’ estimates. The ship- and submarine builder said its adjusted diluted earnings rose nearly 28% to $1.66, exceeding the $1.22 average estimate from analysts polled by Capital IQ, if comparable. On a non-adjusted basis, diluted net earnings rose to $91 million from $50…
Sturm, Ruger & Company (NYSE:RGR) is lower in after hours trading after the company reported mixed financial results for Q4 and declared a quarterly dividend of $0.54 per share. Shares are down 4.91% at $65.01, with a 52-week range of $44.76 – $85.93. The firearms company reported Q4 earnings of $1.33 per share, compared with…
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…
Northern Trust reported net income of $203 million ($0.84 per diluted share) for the third quarter, which included a $32.6 million gain on the sale of an office building. Excluding this, earnings per share would have been $0.76 per share, down 3% sequentially but up 4% quarter over quarter. Underlying return on equity was 9.6%,…
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…
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…
