For its fiscal second-quarter 2015, fiber-optic communications component and subsystem maker Finisar Corp of Sunnyvale, CA, USA has reported revenue of $297m, up 2.2% on $290.7m a year ago but down 9.4% on $327.6m last quarter (its first ...
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It is always a challenge to anticipate the USDA's quarterly estimate of corn stocks, but the estimate of the December 1 inventory, to be released on January 12, 2015, is a special challenge. Not only is there the usual uncertainty about the ...
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Smith & Wesson reported earnings slid 70.3 percent in the second quarter, to $5.05 million, or 9 cents a share. Revenues slumped 22.1 percent. Net sales for the second quarter were $108.4 million, a decrease of 22.1 percent from net sales ...
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$2.8 million of non-recurring charges drove net loss higher from a year ago quarter at speciality apparel retailer, New York & Company, in the third quarter ended November 1, 2014. New York & Company said GAAP net loss for the third ...
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Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. announced today that net sales from continuing operations for the third quarter of fiscal 2014 ended November 1, 2014, were $212.3 million versus net sales from continuing operations of $202.8 million for ...
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Tilly’s, Inc. reported third-quarter earnings slid 16.4 percent to $5.1 million, or 18 cents per share as selling, general and administrative costs grew 15.4 percent, or more than twice as fast as net sales, which grew 6.1 percent. ...
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Gildan Activewear Inc., which is the largest supplier of branded athletic socks in the United States, reported record fourth quarter adjusted earnings per share of $1.00, up 20.5 percent compared to last year, but projected a loss for the ...
Driven by wholesale and direct-to-consumer segments sales, revenues at fashion retailer Vince Holding, surged 20 per cent year on year for the third fiscal quarter ended November 1, 2014. Vince said in third quarter of 2014, its net sales ...
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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has given the clearest indication yet that the firm hasn’t been deterred by the failure of the much-maligned Amazon Fire Phone. Speaking at the Business Insider Ignition conference, Bezos claimed it will take ...
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On Cyber Monday, the biggest online shopping day of the year, Amazon revealed its newest generation DC utilizing robotics, cand high-end technology to speed up order delivery times for customers Amazon.com has unveiled its ‘eighth ...
LED lighting vendors and players in the retail channel in the Greater China market, due to high inventory levels, are expected to reduce prices to promote sale before the 2015 Lunar New Year in late February, according to Taiwan-based ...
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YoungTek Electronics, which provides backend services for LED and IC testing and sorting, is expected to post an up to 10% sequential decrease in fourth-quarter revenues due to a seasonal slowdown in demand, according to market watchers. ...
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EBITDA at the largest down apparel company in China, Bosideng International rose 11.9 percent from a year ago period, but operating profit slipped 10.7 per cent in the six months to September 30, 2014 period. Bosideng said, as a result of ...
Believe it or not, the fourth quarter is traditionally a slow period for the diamond trade. That may be a stark realization for some, especially on the eve of Thanksgiving weekend that signals the start of the Christmas shopping season. ...
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Worldwide PC shipments are expected to fall by 2.7% in 2014, an improvement from the previous forecast of negative 3.7%, according to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker. Although third-quarter results were a few points ahead of forecast ...
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