Debenhams plc, the leading international, multi-channel brand, announces full year results for the 52 weeks to 31 August 2013. Financial headlines -Gross transaction value up 2.5%: UK up 2.3%, International up 3.7% -Group like-for-like ...
Tags: multi-channel brand, Apparel
Dillard's, Inc. announced operating results for the 13 and 39 weeks ended November 2, 2013. Highlights of the Company's Third Quarter Performance - Record earnings per share of $1.13 versus $0.96 excluding items - A 1% increase in ...
Shares of Corning Inc. jumped Tuesday after it announced a new tie-up with a Samsung Electronics subsidiary that will boost the glass maker's earnings immediately and guarantees that it will supply Samsung with liquid crystal display glass ...
In the third quarter of 2013, the Etam Group posted sales of €290.1 million, including a negative currency impact of €2.2 million mainly related to the depreciation of the yuan against the euro. Sales were down 1.1% compared with ...
Tags: Etam Group, Apparel
Cintas Corporation reported revenue for its first quarter ended August 31, 2013, of $1.12 billion, a 6.6% increase compared to last year's first quarter. Adjusting for one less workday in this year's first quarter compared to last year's ...
Tags: Apparel, Accessories
Tech companies are hanging onto record amounts of cash, and industry watchers want to see more of it reinvested in the companies or distributed to shareholders. FactSet, a financial research firm, tallied all the cash and marketable ...
Tags: Computer Products, software, webservice
The Qantas Group has reported a profit before tax of $192 million but issued a reasonably cautious outlook, despite which the company's share price rose by 14%. The group has strengthened its financial position, with positive net free ...
Ireland-based biotechnology company Elan has reported a net income of $2.29bn, or $4.28 per share, for the second quarter ended on 30 June 2013 compared to a net loss of $28.5m, or $0.05per share in 2012. Operating loss for the second ...
Canny Elevator Co., Ltd. (SZSE: 002367) revealed repurchase of 10.8698 million shares ended May 31, 2013, representing 2.86% of its share capital. Maximum and minimum prices for the buyback are CNY 10.99 and CNY 9.55 per share. Total costs ...
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DuPont reaffirmed its full year 2013 EPS outlook and announced a 5% dividend increase. DuPont announced first quarter 2013 operating earnings per share (EPS) of $1.56 versus prior year earnings of $1.64. GAAP1 EPS from continuing ...
Tags: Textile
US-based chemicals company DuPont has reported that its net earnings for the first quarter of 2013 increased by 124.1% to $3.34bn, compared with $1.49bn in the same quarter in 2012. The increase in net income was driven by strong ...
WHSmith profit increased five per cent for the six months ending February 28th, 2013. Total group profit before tax rose to £69m, up from last year's £66m. Group profit from trading operations increased four per cent on the ...
Tags: Toys
BP announced Friday an $8 billion share buyback program, following through on a promise to reverse the dilutive effect on earnings from its sale of its stake in TNK-BP. BP, which completed the sale of its 50% stake in TNK-BP to Rosneft on ...
Tags: BP, TNK-BP Proceeds, Chemicals
While Michael Dell struggles to take his eponymously named hardware vendor private, BMC Software is set to be taken private in a takeover by a consortium of private equity interests. BMC, best known for its systems management software, ...
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Shanghai-based Chinese steelmaker Baoshan Iron and Steel Co. Ltd (Baosteel) has announced that as of February 28 it has spent RMB 2.304 billion ($367 million), including commissions, to buy back 492 million of its own shares, paying between ...