Consumer Goods
(LULU) Lululemon Athletica – Income From Operations Jumped 60%
Lululemon Athletica (LULU) topped Wall Street’s expectations for the sixth time in a row on strong top-line growth as well as improving margins. Company Description Lululemon Athletica is a yoga clothing and equipment company based in Vancouver. Revenues Up 30% On Dec 9...
9Feb2010 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(NSANY) Nissan Motors Results Improve
Nissan Motor Co. (NSANY) has revealed a net income of ¥45 billion ($480 million) for the third quarter of its fiscal ended December 31, 2009, in sharp contrast to a loss of ¥83.2 billion ($810 million) in the same period a year ago. The improvement was attributable to additional...
9Feb2010 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(ANDE) The Andersons Beats Street Estimates
The Andersons, Inc. (ANDE) reported fourth-quarter earnings of 88 cents per share, well above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 42 cents and a significant improvement compared to a net loss of $1.84 per share in the fourth quarter of 2008. The company’s Grain and Ethanol group...
9Feb2010 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(SLGN) Silgan Holdings Incorporated Outperforms
Silgan Holdings Inc. (SLGN) reported its fourth-quarter earnings last week. The company posted earnings of 63 cents per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 54 cents and up 40.0% from the year-ago earnings of 45 cents per share. Net sales in the quarter declined 4.9%...
8Feb2010 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(TM) Toyota Motor’s Prius Faces Recall
Toyota Motor’s (TM) popular 2010 Prius hybrid automobile faces a recall, adding to the series of the automaker’s recalls in the past few months. Toyota will decide upon the magnitude of the recall this week. In September last year, Toyota recalled the largest-ever U.S. batch...
8Feb2010 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(BG) Bunge Limited Wraps Up Initial Moema Deal
Bunge Ltd. (BG), a leading global agribusiness and food company in the U.S., has recently completed the first phase of 100% acquisition of Usina Moema Participacoes S.A., a holding company that wholly owns one sugarcane mill in Brazil and has ownership interests in five others. With...
8Feb2010 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(AXL) American Axle and Manufacturing Swings to Profit
American Axle and Manufacturing (AXL) returned to profitability in the fourth quarter of 2009 after reporting losses since the first quarter of 2008. The company has posted a net income of $8.3 million or 14 cents per share (before special items), compared to a loss of $42.6...
8Feb2010 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(NWL) Newell Rubbermaid – Bear of the Day
Newell Rubbermaid’s (NWL) susceptibility to the global economic downturn is adversely affecting its top-line growth. The company recorded a 14% decline in net sales during 2009 amid a drastic squeeze in consumer disposable income and corporate spending. Moreover, intense...
8Feb2010 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(WATG) Wonder Auto Technologies Incorporated – Analysts Expect 20% Earnings Growth
Wonder Auto Technologies, Inc. (WATG), the Chinese-based automotive parts manufacturer, has gotten a little cheaper since I last reviewed it in June 2009. The company has a PEG ratio of just 0.54. Analysts expect earnings growth of 20.20% in 2009. The Zacks Consensus Estimate...
8Feb2010 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(RAI) Reynolds American’s Profits Miss Forecasts
Reynolds American Inc. (RAI) reported fourth quarter earnings of $1.10 per share, down from the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.15 and the last year’s earnings of $1.27. The quarterly decline in earnings was the result of higher pension expenses. For the full-year 2009, the...
5Feb2010 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(K) Kellogg Company’s Earnings Report Misses Consensus Estimates
Kellogg Company (K) reported fourth-quarter results with earnings of 46 cents per share. Earnings were below the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 48 cents and down 2.1% year over year. Quarterly net sales declined 1.1% to $2.9 billion driven by benefits from price/mix (+3.3%) and...
5Feb2010 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(PBI) Pitney Bowes Earnings Exceed Consensus Estimates
Pitney Bowes Inc. (PBI) reported fourth quarter 2009 earnings per share from continuing operations of 64 cents per share, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 61 cents. Revenue for the quarter was $1.5 billion, a decline of 6% compared with the prior year, while on a constant...
5Feb2010 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(HAIN) Hain Celestial Group’s Earnings In-Line
The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (HAIN) recently reported second-quarter 2010 results buoyed by strong profit generation at its North American and Continental European operations. The quarterly earnings of 31 cents a share were in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate, and soared...
5Feb2010 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(F) Ford Motor Company – Balance Sheet Improving – Sales Were up 22% From Last Year
Ford Motor Co. (F) is pressuring its 52-week high on a bevy of good news that includes a return to profitability in its recent Q4 results and strong January sales data. Company Description Ford Motor Company designs, manufactures and services cars and trucks worldwide. The company...
5Feb2010 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(SNE) Sony’s Third Quarter Profit Jumps
Sony Corp. (SNE) recently reported fiscal third quarter results. The company recorded earnings of ¥79.2 billion ($861 million), which was sharply higher compared to ¥10.4 billion in the year-ago quarter. The growth was primarily driven by strong Financial Services revenue,...
5Feb2010 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(CZZ) Shell and Cosan Strike A Sweet Deal
by Tony Daltorio, Investment U Research Friday, February 5, 2010 With its newly announced partnership with Cosan ADR (NYSE: CZZ), the world’s third largest sugar producer, Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE: RDSA) has taken a bigger step into biofuels than any oil major has ever attempted. The...
5Feb2010 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued(TSN) Tyson Foods Beats Consensus Estimates
Tyson Foods Inc. (TSN) reported results for the first quarter of fiscal 2010 with earnings of 42 cents per share. Earnings were well above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 18 cents, and were up compared to a net loss of 27 cents per share in the prior-year quarter. Revenue for...
5Feb2010 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(HMC) Honda Motor’s Profits Jump to $1.5 Billion
Honda Motor Co. (HMC) has posted a profit of ¥134.6 billion ($1.5 billion) for the third quarter of its fiscal ended December 31, 2009, a huge increase of 565.1% from the same period in 2008. This was equivalent to earnings per share of ¥74.19 (81 cents), an increase of ¥63.03...
4Feb2010 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(RL) Ralph Lauren Corporation Beats Expectations – Issues Warning
Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. (RL) reported results for the third quarter of fiscal 2010 with earnings of $1.10 per share. Earnings were ahead the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.00 and were up 4.8% year-over-year. The better-than-expected performance was primarily driven by higher...
4Feb2010 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(IP) International Paper’s Earnings Beat by 1 Cent
International Paper Co. (IP) reported fourth-quarter EPS of 24 cents, slightly above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 23 cents and up 14% from EPS of 21 cents reported in the prior-year quarter. Earnings growth in the quarter was primarily a result of the company’s overhead...
4Feb2010 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(HUBB) Hubbell Incorporated Beats Estimates – 2010 Looks Murky
Hubbell Inc.’s (HUBB) fourth quarter earnings beat the Zacks Consensus by $0.10. Total Revenue Revenue for the period was $591.9 million, flat sequentially (down 0.3%) and down 9.2% year over year. Core revenue excluding the contribution from acquisitions and negative currency...
4Feb2010 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(CLX) The Clorox Company Beats Expectations – Raises Guidance
The Clorox Co. (CLX) recorded 28% growth in fiscal second-quarter earnings to $110 million from $86 million in the year-ago quarter. Earnings per share came in at 77 cents, which topped the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2 cents. Net sales for the quarter rose by 5.2% to $1.3 billion...
4Feb2010 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(AVP) Avon Products Reports Modest Results
Avon Products Inc. (AVP) reported fourth-quarter results with earnings of 62 cents per share. Earnings were below the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 68 cents but up 14.8% from 54 cents reported in the prior-year period. Total revenue increased 13.4% year over year to $3.1 billion,...
4Feb2010 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(SLE) Sara Lee’s Earnings Beat Expectations
Sara Lee Corp. (SLE) reported strong operating income growth for the second quarter of fiscal 2010, driven by significant improvement in operating segment income across the company, particularly in the North American Retail and International Beverage business segments, and lower...
4Feb2010 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(K) Initial Jobless Claims Rise Again!
Bad news on the Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance front. Last week initial claims rose for the third week in a row, rising 8,000 to 480,000. In addition, last week’s numbers were revised up by 2,000. The 4-week moving average of claims, which given the inherent...
4Feb2010 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(F) Fleet Sales Drive Autos in January
Sales in the U.S. auto industry grew 6% to 698,990 vehicles in January, driven by strong fleet sales (sales to rental companies as well as corporate and government houses) and redesigned vehicles in the market. Ford Motor Co. (F) ruled among the U.S. automakers, while Nissan...
4Feb2010 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(MAT) Barbie is Back – And She’s Going Global
by Tony Daltorio, Investment U Research Wednesday, February 3, 2010 In 1959, Barbie Millicent Roberts made a name for herself at the New York toy fair and five decades later, she’s still around; though she goes by just Barbie these days. It’s a name that Mattel (Nasdaq:...
3Feb2010 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued(WHR) Whirlpool Corporation – Earnings Surprised By 26.15% in the Fourth Quarter
Whirlpool Corporation (WHR) recently reported fourth quarter sales growth of 12.72% as the emerging markets in Latin America and Asia boosted the bottom line. It was Whirlpool’s fourth big beat in a row. Company Description Whirlpool manufactures home appliances, such as...
3Feb2010 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(PBG) Pepsi Bottling Group Swings to Profit
The Pepsi Bottling Group Inc. (PBG) reported fourth-quarter results before the opening bell on Tuesday. The company swung to a net income of $90 million from a net loss of $271 million in the year earlier quarter. Excluding certain special items, earnings per share came in at...
2Feb2010 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(GIS) General Mills: Happy Employees, A Healthy Business And a Solid Stock
by Jeannette Di Louis, Investment U Research Tuesday, February 2, 2010 Despite the recession and mass of corporate cost-cutting measures that have resulted in America’s unemployment rate shooting to 10%, here’s a company that is bucking the trend. Not only that, it’s...
2Feb2010 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued