PepsiCo has posted a fall in full-year profits and sales as a 53rd week in 2011 results left a tough comparison. Net profits were down by 4% to US$6.18bn in 2012, the New York-based company said today (14 February). Net sales slipped by ...
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Dean Foods' share price was down 9% today (13 February) after the US dairy giant issued a cautious outlook for the year. Shares in the group were down to US$16.73 in early morning US trading today, despite the firm booking earnings of ...
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Sales and profits increased in 2012 at flavours groups Givaudan and Sensient Technologies, although rival IFF saw earnings fall. Givaudan's net income jumped from CHF252m (US$274.5m) in 2011 to CHF411 in 2012 amid higher sales. Revenue ...
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Huntsman Corporation released its quarter four and full year 2012 results. Full Year 2012 Highlights -Net income attributable to Huntsman Corporation increased to $363 million compared to $247 million in the prior year period. ...
Gildan Activewear Inc announced record results for the first quarter of a fiscal year, which was slightly in excess of the guidance range which it had previously provided, and reconfirmed its earnings guidance for fiscal 2013 which it had ...
UPM-Kymmene had to put up with an operating loss of €1.350bn in 2012 in spite of a rise in turnover by around 4% to €10,438. In 2011 the group had still booked an operating profit of €459m. UPM-Kymmene blames the losses ...
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Pentair Ltd. announced fourth quarter 2012 sales of $1.8 billion, an increase of 103 percent from the prior year quarter excluding 1 point of foreign exchange impact, reflecting the Flow Control acquisition. Adjusted fourth quarter 2012 ...
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Excluding $51 million in pre-tax transaction charges and a net $69 million tax benefit related to certain U.S. foreign tax credits in the fourth quarter of 2012, net income was $638 million, or $1.49 per fully diluted share, down two ...
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Aluminium can maker Ball reported Q4 income of $60.6m, down from earnings of $77.5m, in the fourth quarter of 2011. Sales were $2.11bn in Q4, compared with sales of $2.05bn in the fourth quarter of 2011. Fourth quarter earnings were ...
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Full year 2012 earnings from continuing operations attributable to the Company were $1.12 per share (diluted), compared with a loss of $3.06 per share in 2011. Excluding certain items management considers not representative of ongoing ...
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Facebook mobile revenues doubled in Q4 2012, beating analyst expectations. Mobile Facebook users have exceeded desktop users for the first time in Q4 2012. In December 31, 2012 the social network had 680 million monthly active users, an ...
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Avery Dennison Corporation announced preliminary, unaudited fourth quarter and full-year 2012 results. All non-GAAP financial measures referenced in this document are reconciled to GAAP in the attached tables. Unless otherwise indicated, ...
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Toyota Material Handling Australia (TMHA) has retained overall national forklift market leadership and achieved a 26th consecutive year of dominance in internal-combustion counter-balance forklifts. Official Australian Industrial Truck ...
On Tuesday, Nucor Corporation announced net earnings of $504.6 million for the full year 2012, down from $778.2 million in 2011. Meanwhile, Q4 2012 income totaled $136.9 million, down slightly from net earnings of $137.1 million in Q4 2011 ...
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Huawei released its preliminary financial performance results for 2012 this week, projecting its global sales revenue to reach $35.5 billion, an 8% year-on-year increase. Net profit is expected to reach $2.4 billion, a 33% increase over the ...
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