US food group Hormel Foods has booked an increase in third-quarter profits as all five of its business segments reported earnings growth. In the three months ended 29 July, profit climbed 13% to US$111.2m, the company reported yesterday ...
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TORONTO — Leon's Furniture reported its net earnings per share fell 18.8% in the second quarter, driven in part by rising marketing costs, sagging housing starts and waning consumer confidence. Leon's said system-wide sales were ...
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Epileds, a Taiwan-based maker of AlGaInP and InGaN LED chips for use in LED lighting, on August 13 released financial report for the second quarter of 2012, with net operating profit of NT$61 million (US$2.0 million) hiking on quarter by ...
Wajax Corporation, Toronto, Ontario, announced a 12 percent increase in 2012 second quarter earnings. Second Quarter Highlights Consolidated second quarter revenue of $386.6 million increased $52.5 million, or 16 percent compared to last ...
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Brazilian food company BRF Brasil Foods has reported that its net earnings for the second quarter totaled BRL6.4m($3.16m),compared to BRL498m($246m)for the same period in 2011. The company posted 8.7%increase in net sales to ...
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US private-label food group Ralcorp Holdings has reported an increase in third-quarter profits, helped by higher sales and a gain from hedging contracts. Ralcorp, which makes cereals, sauces and pasta for US retailers, booked net earnings ...
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5N Plus'revenue falls 14%in Q2 5N Plus Inc of Montreal,Quebec,Canada,a producer of specialty metal and chemical products,has reported results for second-quarter 2012,with numbers for the comparable period to end-May 2011 restated to ...
US dairy firm Land O'Lakes has recorded a drop in first-half earnings as the company continued to face economic challenges and "volatile" markets. In the six-month period, net earnings fell 21.5% to US$6.9bn, the company reported today ...
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Weyerhaeuser Co., one of the industry’s largest supplier of wood products, reported net sales from continuing operations of $1.8 billion for its second fiscal quarter, a 12.5% increase over net sales from continuing operations of $1.6 ...
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An increase in sales has helped quarterly profits to grow at US pretzel manufacturer J&J Snack Foods. The company booked a 12% increase in underlying net earnings to US$18.7m for the three months to 23 June, the third quarter of its ...
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16 May 2012 5N Plus'revenue grows 8.5%in Q1 5N Plus Inc of Montreal,Quebec,Canada,a producer of specialty metal and chemical products,has reported results for first-quarter 2012,with numbers for the comparable period to end-February 2011 ...
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Kraft Foods has reported an increase in first-quarter earnings as price increases and an earlier Easter than last year boosted sales. Kraft yesterday (3 May) reported a 1.8% increase in net earnings to US$819m for the three months to the ...
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Underlying Sales Growth Remains Solid For the quarter,The Estée Lauder Companies reported net sales of$2.25 billion,a 4%increase compared with$2.17 billion reported in the prior-year quarter.Excluding the impact of foreign ...
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Stanley Black & Decker announced first quarter 2012 financial results. -- 1Q'12 Revenues Increased 12% To $2.7 Billion; Organic Revenues Up 3% -- 1Q'12 Diluted GAAP EPS, Including M&A Charges, Was $0.72 -- Excluding M&A Charges, 1Q'12 ...
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Epistar, a Taiwan-based maker of LED chips, will distribute a cash dividend per share of NT$1.1 for its 2011 operation, 96.43% in excess of the corresponding net earnings per share of NT$0.56, according to the company. The cash dividend per ...
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