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BUSINESS BRIEFS.(TO THE POINT)
MEDICAL
Hospira misses views, tumbles
The hospital goods firm fell 15.5% to 39.70 after it said its Q4 EPS fell 20% to 32 cents ex items, 13 cents below views. Sales fell 8% to $646.2 mil, also sharply under estimates, as hospitals worldwide bought fewer of its products. Hospira forecast '06 profit of $2.05-$2.10 ex items and net sales growth of 4%-6% vs. '06 estimates of $2.25. The company announced plans to buy back $400 mil of stock.
Teva beats on N. American sales
The world's largest generic drug maker reported a 9.8% rise in Q4 earnings to 45 cents a share, beating views by 2 cents, citing strong North American sales. Revenue rose 6% to $1.4 bil, with sales of its proprietary multiple sclerosis treatment Copaxone up 24%. The Israel-based firm will soon launch generic versions of Merck's cholesterol drug Zocor, Bristol-Myers Squibb's cholesterol drug Pravachol, and Pfizer's antidepressant Zoloft. ...
- AFTER THE CLOSE.(TO THE POINT)
- Magazine article from: Investor's Business Daily October 6, 2004 700+ words
...parts supplier sees losing $65 mil-$72 mil ex items. Shares fell. APOLLO made 52 cents ex items in Q4, up 40.5% vs. year ago and trouncing...hurt sales. It stood by its '04 earnings. Shares fell. ZORAN warned its Q3 profit would be 13...
- IN BRIEF.(TO THE POINT)
- Magazine article from: Investor's Business Daily April 6, 2005 700+ words
...s expected to close by the end of fiscal '05. Shares fell 1% to 61.15. Champion Enterprises sold 22 of...food ingredient maker's profit to increase 9% ex items. Shares fell 19% to 20.98. Paxar plunged 17% to 17.69...
- BUSINESS BRIEFS/IN BRIEF.(TO THE POINT)
- Magazine article from: Investor's Business Daily February 27, 2004 700+ words
...views see 65 cents a share. The firm also stood by its previous outlook of $1.55-$1.65 a share ex items for '04. Shares fell 10% to 37.82. IN BRIEF ITT Educational Services CEO Rene Champagne said federal probes of its graduation...
- BUSINESS BRIEFS.(TO THE POINT)
- Magazine article from: Investor's Business Daily October 25, 2004 700+ words
...40-$2.50 ex items vs. $2.59 expected. Shares fell 9 cents to 38...40 cents a share ex items, beating views...886.8 mil. Shares fell 0.5% to 42...1.31 a share ex items, a 29.7% rise...
- IBD'S TOP 10.(A)
- Magazine article from: Investor's Business Daily July 16, 2004 700+ words
...04 EPS target of $2.13 ex items, a cent over views. But its shares fell 4% to 32.58, an 8-month...giant earned $1.02 a share ex items in Q2, up 23% vs. a year...fell 73% to $1.14 bil. Shares fell 2% to 44.21, a 10-month...
- 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