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		<title>(ACAS) American Capital Reports Quarterly Earnings In Line</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/03/acas-american-capital-reports-quarterly-earnings-in-line/80517</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 15:32:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[American Capital Ltd.’s (ACAS) second-quarter 2011 operating income of 20 cents per share was in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. However, results outpaced the prior-year quarter’s earnings of 9 cents per share. The favorable outcome was due to a drop in operating expenses, though partially offset by a decline in interest and dividend income in the reported quarter. Net earnings for the quarter were $410 million, or $1.13 per share, significantly up from $281 million or 84 cents per share in the prior-year quarter. Performance in Detail Total interest and dividend income for the quarter was $131 million, down 5% from $138 million in the prior-year quarter. The weighted average effective interest rate on the company&#8217;s private finance debt investments as of June 30, 2011 was 10.5%, up 20 ]]></description>
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		<title>(ACAS) American Capital Analyst Stays Neutral on Shares</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/08/acas-american-capital-analyst-stays-neutral-on-shares/78655</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 20:51:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We maintain our Neutral recommendation on American Capital Ltd. (ACAS) as first-quarter 2011 earnings outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The results were also ahead of the prior-year quarter’s earnings. In May, American Capital reported first-quarter 2011 operating earnings of 23 cents per share, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 5 cents. The results were also ahead of the prior-year quarter’s earnings of 17 cents per share. The favorable outcome was due to a drop in operating expenses, partially offset by a decline in interest and dividend income in the reported quarter. American Capital is focused on de-leveraging and de-risking its balance sheet. The company met the goal of reducing leverage and operated with an average debt-to-equity ratio of about 0.6 to 1.0 at the end of 2010 followed by 0.4 ]]></description>
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		<title>(ACAS) American Capital Quarterly Report Runs Ahead Estimates</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/05/acas-american-capital-quarterly-report-runs-ahead-estimates/73239</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 15:46:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[American Capital Ltd.’s (ACAS) first-quarter 2011 operating income of 23 cents per share surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 5 cents. The results were also ahead of the prior-year quarter’s earnings of 17 cents per share. The favorable outcome was due to a drop in operating expenses, though partially offset by a decline in interest and dividend income in the reported quarter. Net earnings for the quarter were $434 million, or $1.21 per share, significantly up from $187 million or 65 cents per share in the prior-year quarter. Performance in Detail Total interest and dividend income for the quarter was $146 million, down 3% from $150 million in the prior-year quarter. The weighted average effective interest rate on the company&#8217;s private finance debt investments as of March 31, 2011 was ]]></description>
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		<title>(AGNC) American Capital Agency Announces Secondary Offering</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/23/agnc-american-capital-agency-announces-secondary-offering/69418</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 07:42:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[American Capital Agency Corp. (AGNC), a leading real estate investment trust (REIT) that focuses on investments in mortgage pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs), has recently announced a secondary offering of 28 million common shares totaling $780 million of gross proceeds. The company will also grant the underwriters a 30-days option to purchase an additional 4.2 million shares to cover any over-allotments. BofA Merrill Lynch – the investment banking and wealth management division of Bank of America Corporation (BAC); Citigroup Global Markets Inc. – the brokerage and securities arm of Citigroup Inc. (C); Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC – the investment banking division of Credit Suisse Group (CS); and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. – the U.S. investment banking and securities arm of Deutsche Bank AG (DB) are acting as ]]></description>
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		<title>(AGNC) American Capital Agency Corporation Announces Secondary Offeringg</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/22/agnc-american-capital-agency-corporation-announces-secondary-offeringg/69453</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 04:44:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[American Capital Agency Corp. (AGNC), a leading real estate investment trust (REIT) that focuses on investments in mortgage pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs), has recently announced a secondary offering of 28 million common shares totaling $780 million of gross proceeds. The company will also grant the underwriters a 30-days option to purchase an additional 4.2 million shares to cover any over-allotments. BofA Merrill Lynch – the investment banking and wealth management division of Bank of America Corporation (BAC); Citigroup Global Markets Inc. – the brokerage and securities arm of Citigroup Inc. (C); Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC – the investment banking division of Credit Suisse Group (CS); and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. – the U.S. investment banking and securities arm of Deutsche Bank AG (DB) are acting as ]]></description>
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		<title>(ACAS) American Capital Earnings Report Runs Ahead of Estimates</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/02/18/acas-american-capital-earnings-report-runs-ahead-of-estimates/67057</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 16:42:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[American Capital Ltd.’s (ACAS) fourth-quarter 2010 operating income of 19 cents per share surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2 cents. The results were also ahead of the prior-year quarter’s earnings of 7 cents per share. The favorable outcome was due to a drop in operating expenses, though partially offset by a decline in interest and dividend income in the reported quarter. For fiscal 2010, operating income of 62 cents per share outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 60 cents. The results were also ahead of the prior-year’s earnings of 56 cents per share. Net earnings for the quarter were $381 million, or $1.08 per share, significantly up from $107 million or 38 cents per share in the prior-year quarter. For fiscal 2010, net income was $998 million, or $3.02 ]]></description>
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		<title>(ACAS) American Capital&#8217;s Earnings for Second Quarter 2010 Fall Short</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/06/acas-american-capitals-earnings-for-second-quarter-2010-fall-short/46714</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 17:03:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[American Capital Ltd’s (ACAS) second quarter operating income of 9 cents per share had fallen short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 5 cents. The results were negatively affected due to a rise in debt refinancing costs. Last year, the results were in line with the earnings. Total interest and dividend income for the quarter was $138 million, up 9% from $127 million in the prior-year quarter. The increase in interest and dividend income resulted from a 40 basis point spike in the weighted average effective interest rate on debt investments from December 31, 2009. Total asset management and other fee income for the quarter was $13 million. Total operating income in the second quarter of 2010 was $151 million, up 8.0% from $140 million in the prior-year quarter, attributed ]]></description>
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		<title>(ACAS) American Capital Has Debt Rating Downgraded by Fitch Ratings</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/07/05/acas-american-capital-has-debt-rating-downgraded-by-fitch-ratings/42184</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 16:13:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ratings of American Capital Ltd. (ACAS) have been downgraded by Fitch Ratings on Tuesday following its debt restructuring. Fitch has lowered issuer default and senior unsecured debt ratings of American Capital to “RD&#8221; &#8211; restricted default. The RD rating implies that the issuer has suffered an uncured default payment on a material financial obligation but has avoided bankruptcy filings, receivership, liquidation or any such termination procedures and has not otherwise closed down its business. According to Fitch, the debt exchange was coercive, given the fact that there was a bankruptcy threat if the bondholders did not approve the exchange. Based on the debt exchange terms and the American Capital’s prospects after the restructure, Fitch has assigned a &#8220;B+&#8221; issuer default rating, reflecting a significant risk of default backed by restrictive ]]></description>
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		<title>(GWW) W.W. Grainger Makes Another Acquisition</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/12/04/gww-w-w-grainger-makes-another-acquisition/22051</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 01:51:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, Acklands-Grainger Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of W.W. Grainger Inc. (GWW), acquired assets of the K&#38;D Pratt Industrial Division. This division, which was earlier owned and operated by K&#38;D Pratt Group Inc., distributes industrial and safety products. K&#38;D Pratt Industrial Division is a leading distributor in Atlantic Canada. The division’s strong customer relationships will further strengthen Grainger’s presence in this region. This is the third acquisition announcement by Grainger since the beginning of fourth quarter 2009. In October, Grainger announced an all cash acquisition of Imperial Supplies, LLC from American Capital Ltd. (ACAS). The company said that the acquisition will be accretive to its 2010 earnings by 3?5 cents a share Incorporatedluding product and transportation cost savings. Again in mid November, Grainger announced the acquisition of Alliance Energy Solutions. ]]></description>
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		<title>(ACAS) American Capital Restructures Debt</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/11/11/acas-american-capital-restructures-debt/20288</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:21:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, American Capital (ACAS) announced its debt restructuring deal. Pursuant to the agreement, the company has reached a deal with lenders to restructure its revolving line of credit, which would provide for restructuring all of its $2.4 billion worth of unsecured debt by pledging substantially all of the company’s assets. This $2.4 billion of unsecured debt involves $1.4 billion in unsecured revolving credit facility, $550 million in public bonds and $415 million in private notes. The announcement came in as American Capital reported gain of 12 cents in third quarter 2009, compared with earnings of 74 cents in the similar period a year earlier. During 2008 and in the first three quarters of 2009, the company had been adversely affected by the unprecedented global financial crisis and economic downturn. ]]></description>
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		<title>(ACAS) American Capital&#8217;s Earnings Report Lags by a Penny</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/11/09/acas-american-capitals-earnings-report-lags-by-a-penny/20046</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:26:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[American Capital’s (ACAS) third quarter operating income of 12 cents per share was a penny short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Last year, the company had reported earnings of 74 cents per share. The results were negatively affected due to interest expense for “make-whole&#8221; interest accruals and dilution from stock dividend. Total interest and dividend income for the quarter was $177 million, down 30% from $253 million in the prior-year quarter. The decline in interest and dividend income was due to a decline in the weighted average effective interest rate on debt investments due to a decrease in LIBOR and an increase in non-accrual loans. Total asset management and other fee income for the quarter decreased 36% year over year to $16 million. Operating expenses increased 30% year over year ]]></description>
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		<title>(GWW) W.W. Grainger Beats Estimates &#8211; Focuses on Growth</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/10/16/gww-w-w-grainger-beats-estimates-focuses-on-growth/17718</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:06:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW) reported third-quarter EPS of $1.88 per share. This includes a one-time gain of 37 cents per share from the step-up of its investment in MonotaRO Co. Ltd. after Grainger became a majority owner in September. Excluding the one-time gain, Grainger’s third quarter EPS was $1.51, which was above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.34, but 15% down from last year’s EPS of $1.77. The company has surpassed market expectations for the seventh consecutive quarter. The company posted revenue of $1.6 billion, down 13.6% from $1.8 billion in the third quarter of 2008. GWW is experiencing weak demand as the economic slowdown is driving Grainger’s customers to idle or close facilities and delay purchases. In the United States segment, Grainger witnessed a 14% drop in sales as ]]></description>
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		<title>(ACAS) American Capital Sells Axygen BioScience</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/18/acas-american-capital-sells-axygen-bioscience/15569</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:02:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[American Capital (ACAS) received proceeds of $400 million with the sale of its portfolio company Axygen BioScience Inc. ? including its subsidiaries Axygen Inc. and Sorenson BioScience Inc. ? to Corning Incorporated on Sep 15. American Capital invested in the One Stop Buyout™ of Axygen Inc. in September 2006. It invested in debt and equity of the latter. American Capital&#8217;s total inception to date realized gains on this investment were $36 million and its compounded annual rate of return Incorporatedluding interest and fees earned over the life of its investment was 22%. The sale is vital for American Capital, which has entered into forbearance agreements with some of its lenders after receiving notices of acceleration on $393 million of privately placed notes. Earlier this week, American Capital said that it ]]></description>
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		<title>(ACAS) Standard and Poor’s Rating Services Cuts American Capital</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/25/acas-standard-and-poor%e2%80%99s-rating-services-cuts-american-capital/13283</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:08:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Standard and Poor’s Rating Services (S&#38;P) recently downgraded American Capital’s (ACAS) long-term counterparty credit rating to &#8220;B-&#8221; from &#8220;BB-&#8221;. The outlook is negative. S&#38;P expressed concern about the rapid decline in the company’s realized earnings, debts and the deteriorating performance of its portfolio companies. American Capital has been significantly hurt by the financial downturn. It reported a loss of $2.52 per share in the second quarter compared with a loss of 34 cents in the year-ago period. Realized loss per share was $1.41 in the quarter compared with a gain of 95 cents a year earlier. It also defaulted on $2.3 billion of debt repayments. On an operating basis, American Capital earned 9 cents per share in the second quarter compared to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 20 cents. According ]]></description>
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		<title>(ACAS) American Capital Offering $1.5 billion in Stock</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/20/acas-american-capital-offering-1-5-billion-in-stock/12998</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:42:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a filing with the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC), American Capital (ACAS) has said that it may offer up to $1.5 billion aggregate of common stock, preferred stock and debt in one or more offerings from time to time. The filing was done on Wednesday. Like other entities, American Capital has been facing the fallout in the financial markets and as such, this step would help to preserve its capital. The company intends to use the proceeds from the offerings for general corporate purposes. These may include investment in middle market companies in accordance with the company’s investment objectives, repayment of indebtedness, acquisitions and other general corporate purposes. American Capital has been significantly impacted by the negative developments in the financial world. Last month, the company reported a loss of ]]></description>
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