US food group Campbell Soup Co. has recorded a drop in first-half profits as costs related to its acquisition of Bolthouse Farms hit earnings. Earnings in the six months ended 27 January fell to US$430m, a 7.3% decline on last year, the ...
Global snacks giant Mondelez International has affirmed confidence in its ability to increase sales by at least 5% on an organic basis in 2012 amid concerns on Wall Street. Better management of input costs and higher sales in emerging ...
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There is a lot yet to be told about how going private will change Dell, but one thing it won't change is its enterprise strategy. With its $24.4 billion buyout, Dell's enterprise strategy "does not change," Jess Blackburn, a spokesman for ...
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VF Corporation reported financial results for its fourth quarter and full year ended December 29, 2012. All per share amounts are presented on a diluted basis. All references to “Timberland” include the Timberland and Smartwool ...
Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, announced full-year sales 2012 from continuing operations of CHF 6.038 billion compared to CHF 5.571 billion in the previous-year period. This corresponds to an increase of 8% in local ...
True Religion Apparel, Inc. announced financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2012. “As we start 2013, our plan is to enhance our men’s merchandise offering with sportswear innovation and re-establish the ...
After falling 10% last quarter, for fiscal third-quarter 2013 (to 28 December 2012) Advanced Photonix Inc of Ann Arbor, MI, USA (which designs and makes APD, PIN, and FILTRODE photodetectors, HSOR high-speed optical receivers, and T-Ray ...
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Optical networking and associated semiconductor technology firm JDSU of Milpitas, CA, USA has reported a modest improvement in sales performance during its fiscal second-quarter 2013 (ended 29 December 2012). On a non-GAAP basis, net ...
AU Optronics (AUO) has announced that its consolidated revenues in the fourth quarter of 2012 were NT$99.4 billion (US$3.42 billion), down 3.3% from the previous quarter. Gross profit was US$97 million, with a gross margin of 2.8% while ...
Despite a gloomy industry-wide expectation for Q1, the foundries appear to be flourshing. TSMC’s January sales were 37% up on January 2012 at $1.6bn. UMC’s were up 6.87% on January 2012 at $316m. TSMC’s December sales ...
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THE WOODLANDS, Texas — Driven by a 54% increase in furniture and bedding sales, specialty retailer Conn's Inc. said net sales rose 9.9% to $208.4 million in the quarter ended Jan. 31. In a preliminary financial report issued ...
Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based service center Metals USA reported Wednesday that net sales for Q4 2012 were $437.5 million, down from $455.7 million in Q4 2011. Q4 2012 shipments of 353,000 tons were 8 percent higher in the same quarter a ...
For fourth-quarter 2012, Infinera Corp of Sunnyvale, CA, USA, a vertically integrated manufacturer of digital optical network systems incorporating its own indium phosphide-based photonic integrated circuits (PICs), has reported revenue of ...
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For its fiscal third-quarter 2013 (ended 29 December 2012), radio-frequency component and compound semiconductor firm RF Micro Devices, of Greensboro, NC, USA has reported significantly improved financial results.Revenue was $271.2m, up ...
China's economic growth slowed down in 2012, and the growth rates of shipbuilding, construction steel structure, oil and gas pipeline industries decreased to varied extent, thus causing the weakened demand for welding & cutting equipment. ...
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