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BUSINESS BRIEFS.(TO THE POINT)
FINANCE
Options exchange tops forecasts
International Securities Exchange, an electronic exchange for options trading, said Q4 EPS jumped 50% to 27 cents ex items, beating views by a penny. Sales rose 15% to $40.1 mil, driven by higher trading volumes. Full-year '05 profit rose 21% to 93 cents a share. The exchange, which went public in April, said it has plans to expand through joint ventures with other exchanges and exchange-to-exchange trading bridges. Shares rose 1.5% to 37.15.
Archipelago beats before merger
The electronic stock exchange, being bought by the NYSE, reported after hours that earnings rose 8% to 28 cents a share, excluding merger costs, topping views by 3 cents. Archipelago's revenue rose 44% to 184.9 mil. The merger is expected to close in a couple of weeks, turning the NYSE into a publicly traded, for-profit company. Archipelago rose in late trading.
Countrywide profit disappoints
The large residential mortgage lending firms reported Q4 earnings rose 68% to $1.03 a share, missing views ...
- BUSINESS BRIEFS.(TO THE POINT)
- Magazine article from: Investor's Business Daily July 23, 2004 700+ words
...sales climb 20% The world's largest insurer's earnings rose 19% ex items to $3 bil in Q2, or $1.14 per share, 2 cents...33.93 after it reported making 48 cents a share ex items, a 46.6% drop from the year-ago profit. It...
- AFTER THE CLOSE.(TO THE POINT)
- Magazine article from: Investor's Business Daily November 17, 2005 700+ words
...Q4 EPS fell 37% to 17 cents ex items, beating views by 3 cents...Gymboree rose. ZUMIEZ's earnings rose 37% to 37 cents a share...Shares rose. MEN'S WEARHOUSE earnings rose 52% to 38 cents ex items in Q3, 3 cents over views...
- BUSINESS BRIEFS/IN BRIEF.(TO THE POINT)
- Magazine article from: Investor's Business Daily November 2, 2005 700+ words
...Colgate-Palmolive's earnings rose 16% to 67 cents a share ex items, as expected. Sales rose...views by 6 cents with 52 cents ex items, 33.3% over a year ago...conglomerate, earned 47 cents ex items, 20% over a year ago and...
- IBD'S TOP 10.(A)
- Magazine article from: Investor's Business Daily May 14, 2003 700+ words
...firm's Q2 profit was flat at 3 cents a share ex-items, a penny over views. Sales fell 4% to...war coverage costs. The media giant's Q1 earnings rose 28% to 23 cents a share ex-items, 3 cents over views. Sales rose 14% to...
- IN BRIEF.(TO THE POINT)
- Magazine article from: Investor's Business Daily February 3, 2006 700+ words
...Alliant Techsystems, a maker of ammunition, smart bombs and rocket propulsion systems, said Q3 earnings rose slightly to $1.18 per share ex items, 2 cents under views. Sales rose 12.5% to $770 mil. Shares fell 6% to 74.03. For The...
- Dow Chemical Q3 EPS ex-items 98 cents; announces 2 bln usd buyback UPDATE.
- News wire article from: Europe Intelligence Wire October 26, 2006 700+ words
(From AFX Europe (Focus)) (Updating with detail of share buyback) MIDLAND, Michigan (AFX) - Dow Chemical Co reported third-quarter earnings excluding special items of 98 cents per share, up from 82 cents a year ago and above a First Call estimate of 92 cents, on record third-quarter sales of 12.4
- Pharmacy Boots H1 op. ex-items falls 24% to GBP204m.
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire October 28, 2004 700+ words
(From CBS Marketwatch (Pulses)) Byline: MARK JEWELL LONDON (CBS.MW) -- U.K. pharmacy chain Boots said Thursday first-half operating profit excluding exceptional items fell 24 percent to 204 million pounds ($374 million) on price cuts and new promotions. "Gross margin was down 180 basis points, a
- Heinz sees Q1 EPS ex-items up 20 pct yr-on-yr.
- News wire article from: Europe Intelligence Wire August 9, 2006 700+ words
(From AFX UK (Focus)) LONDON (AFX) - H.J. Heinz Company said it expects a 20 pct increase in earnings per share excluding special items in the first quarter of the fiscal year, compared to the year-earlier period. The food giant was updating its first-quarter outlook before its results announcement
- Dow Chemical Q3 earnings ex-items 98 cents per share vs 82 cents.
- News wire article from: Europe Intelligence Wire October 26, 2006 700+ words
(From AFX Europe (Focus)) MIDLAND, Michigan (AFX) - Dow Chemical Co reported third-quarter earnings excluding special items of 98 cents per share, up from 82 cents a year ago and above a First Call estimate of 92 cents, on record third-quarter sales of 12.4 bln usd. The result excludes an
- Flextronics net down 21%; profit ex-items tops estimate.
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire July 26, 2005 700+ words
(From CBS Marketwatch (Pulses)) SAN FRANCISO (MarketWatch) -- Flextronics International on Tuesday said fiscal first-quarter net income fell 21% to $58.7 million, or 10 cents a share, from $74.3 million, or 13 cents, a year ago. Sales were flat at $3.9 billion. Excluding one-time charges, the