McCormick & Co. today (27 September) upped its forecast for annual earnings on the back of a better tax rate and also reported an increase in third-quarter profits. The US spice manufacturer said it now sees its full-year earnings per ...
Tags: Earnings, profits, net sales, Operating income
Irish food group Glanbia said today (7 November) it expects full-year profits to come in at the upper end of its guidance. In an interim management statement, Glanbia said that earnings per share, excluding currency exchange, are expected ...
Tags: Dairy, profits, nutritionals business
Shares in US retail giant Wal-Mart slid almost 3% in pre-open trading this morning (16 August), despite a 5.7% increase in second-quarter net income and an improved full-year outlook. The company said today that net income in the three ...
UK sausage-skin maker Devrp has warned that its full-year operating profit will likely miss forecasts. The company blamed higher input costs and the negative impact of currency exchange, due to a weak Czech crown. Nevertheless, the ...
Tags: Profit Warning, operating profit, productivity initiatives
Dutch ingredients group CSM said its first-quarter profits were down by more than a quarter today (24 April), as weakness at its bakery supplies unit continued to weigh on the group's results. EBITA excluding one-off costs in the first ...
Tags: Csm Profits, Dutch ingredients group, industry channels
French retail giant Casino has booked a 35% jump in third-quarter sales, boosted by a strong international showing and a contribution from acquisitions. In a sales update released yesterday (15 October), Casino said group sales increased ...
US underwriter MetLife has reported operating earnings of $1.4bn, or $1.32 per share for the third quarter of 2012, up by 47% from $965m, or $0.91 per share during the same period a year ago. For the quarter period ended on 30 June 2012, ...
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American food company HJ Heinz has reported that its net income for the fiscal first quarter ended 29 July 2012 increased 14% to $258.02m, up from $226.11m in 2011, driven by growth in the emerging markets, and strong results in the US and ...
Tags: growth in the emerging markets, Emerging Markets, Heinz
Reinsurance Group of America has registered a second-quarter net income of $141.1m, or $1.91 per diluted share, against a net income of $123.9m, or $1.66 per diluted share in the prior-year quarter. For the current quarter period, its ...
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Following an Air Force Times report that a U.S. servicemember was unable to obtain American-made boots after having been twice issued Chinese-made ones, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) urged the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to step up ...
23.11.2012 − Rougier, showed year-on-year growth in turnover in the third quarter of 2012 of 3.1% to €32.9m. At the same time, turnover in the business division Afrique et International alone increased by 9.3%, partly on account ...
American food company HJ Heinz has posted 22.1% increase in its net income for the second quarter of fiscal 2013 to $289.44m, up from $237m in the same period in 2012, due to growth in emerging markets, favorable tax rate, and strong ...
Tags: HJ Heinz, fiscal 2013, increase, ketchup
The Children's Place Retail Stores Inc.,the largest pure-play children's specialty apparel retailer in North America,announced third quarter net sales increased 3%to$500.9 million for the thirteen weeks ended October 27,2012,compared ...
Tags: Children's Place, Earnings, apparel retailer, net sales
Scandinavian retailer ICA has booked mixed third-quarter numbers, with a surge in operating income offset by a tax settlement that resulted in a net loss for the period. The company said third-quarter operating income increased 13.1% to ...
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The Warnaco Group Inc. reported results for the third quarter ended September 29, 2012. The Company believes it is valuable for users of the Company's financial statements to be made aware of the adjusted financial information; as such ...
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