All Posts Tagged With: "RAD"

(WAG) Walgreens 2012 First Quarter Earnings Scorecard

Subsequent to the announcement of Walgreen’s (WAG) first quarter 2012 (ended November 30) results on December 21, 2011, majority of the analysts have reduced their estimates for the forthcoming period.

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9Jan2012 | | 0 comments | Continued

(WAG) Walgreen Posts Encouraging Quarter

Walgreen (WAG) reported adjusted earnings of 57 cents per share in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 55 cents and were 38.3% higher than the year-ago quarter.

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7Oct2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(AMD) Company News for September 30, 2011 – Corporate Summary

•    Share prices of commercial insurer Harleysville Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HGIC) rocketed up 87.06% to $58.96 after Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. announced its decision to buy Harleysville for $1.63 billion

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2Oct2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(WAG) Walgreen Unveils Flu Impact Report

Walgreen Co. (WAG), the largest drugstore chain in the US, recently came up with findings from the first of a two-part Walgreens Flu Impact Report series. The study reveals the impact of flu and related illness...

24Sep2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(WAG) Walgreen Joins U.S. Cardiac Program

Walgreen (WAG), the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have teamed up in a campaign...

14Sep2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(RAD) Rite Aid Corporation Reports Marginal Rise in Same Store Sales

Leading drugstore chain operator Rite Aid Corporation (RAD) reported a marginal increase of 1.8% in same-store sales for the four weeks ended June 25, 2011. Results improved somewhat from a growth of 1.3%...

5Jul2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(RAD) Rite Aid First Quarter 2012 Earnings Scorecard

Rite Aid Corporation (RAD), the third largest retail drugstore in the U.S. based on revenues and number of stores, posted its first-quarter 2012 results.  Street analysts had nearly a week to ponder on the...

1Jul2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(RAD) Rite Aid Narrows Loss

Leading drugstore chain operator Rite Aid Corp. (RAD) posted a net loss of $63.1 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2012 compared with a loss of $73.7 million in the year-ago period. The quarterly loss...

24Jun2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(CAG) U.S. Labor Department Reports Weak Jobless Claims

Stocks will likely continue to reflect what Fed Chair Bernanke said, or didn’t say, on Wednesday even as we got another negative labor market report this morning. The weak growth picture emerging out of the Fed chief’s news conference and today’s Jobless...

23Jun2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(RAD) Rite Aid Corporation Earnings Preview

Rite Aid Corporation (RAD), the third largest retail drugstore in the U.S. based on revenues and number of stores, is scheduled to report its first-quarter financial results to be ended on May 28, 2011 before...

21Jun2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(LLY) Eli Lilly Launches Type II Diabetes Treatment Tradjenta

Eli Lilly and Company (LLY) and partner Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. recently announced that their type II diabetes treatment, Tradjenta (linagliptin) is now available in pharmacies across the...

17Jun2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(RAD) Rite Aid 2011 Fourth Fiscal Quarter Earnings Scorecard

The third largest retail drugstore in the U.S. based on revenues and number of stores, Rite Aid Corporation (RAD), recently posted its fourth-quarter 2011 results.

Street analysts have had nearly a...

13Apr2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(RAD) Rite Aid Fourth Quarter 2011 Earnings Preview

Rite Aid Corporation (RAD), the third largest retail drugstore in the U.S. based on revenues and number of stores, is scheduled to report its fourth-quarter 2011 financial results before the opening bell on...

10Apr2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(RAD) Rite Aid Comp Store Sales Slip

Leading drugstore chain operator Rite Aid Corp. (RAD) reported a minimal decline of 0.1% in same-store sales for the four weeks ended March 26, 2011.

Results moderated from an increase of 1.0% in February...

3Apr2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

($WMT) Easy Comparisons Help Retail Sales

Easy comparisons and relatively favorable weather helped increase same-store sales in the typically weak month of October for retailers, up 1.8% from the year-earlier level but below the 2% growth expectation. Results for this series, which...

7Nov2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

(RAD) Rite Aid Corporation – Bear of the Day

Management at Rite Aid Corporation (RAD) was executing a turnaround strategy centered on increasing the profitability of the existing store base. However, the acquisition of Brooks Eckerd prior to a convincing turnaround in profitability has increased the...

20Oct2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

(RAD) Rite Aid Corporation – Bear of the Day

Management at Rite Aid Corporation (RAD) was executing a turnaround strategy centered on increasing the profitability of the existing store base.

However, the acquisition of Brooks Eckerd prior to a convincing turnaround in profitability has increased...

14Oct2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

(ODP) Office Depot Introduces Flu Kit

Office Depot Inc. (ODP), the global supplier of a range of office products and services, recently teamed up with Acme United to offer ‘Fight the Flu Kit’. With the spread of swine flu (H1N1 virus), more and more businesses are taking measures to prevent...

14Oct2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

(AZO) Earnings Preview for Sep 21 – 25 – Earnings Preview

We will get another look at initial third-quarter results with 11 S&P 500 companies reporting. Included in this group are AutoZone (AZO), Bed, Bath & Beyond (BBBY), General Mills (GIS), KB Home (KBH),...

18Sep2009 | | 0 comments | Continued