Half-year profits at Coles, Australia's second-largest retailer, increased by more than 15%, owner Wesfarmers has reported. Earnings before interest and tax from Coles for the six months to the end of December were up 15.1% at A$755m. ...
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Regional US supermarket group and food distributor Spartan Stores has booked an increase in third-quarter earnings. Net profit in the three months to the end of December amounted to US$5.2m, a 2% increase on the prior-year period. ...
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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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Marsh & McLennan Companies has reported an operating income of $1.8bn, for the full year of 2012, with an increase of 12% from $1.6bn during the same period last fiscal. For the year ended on 31 December 2012, its revenue increased 3% to ...
Interface, Inc. a worldwide carpet tile company and global leader in sustainability, announced results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 30, 2012. Fiscal Year 2012 Financial summary Sales: For the full year 2012, ...
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The administrators of bankrupt 2e2 have demanded upfront cash payments from 2e2 datacentre customers to keep the facilities open and operating. Users have until 5pm today to pledge funds to the administrators, who are seeking £960,000 ...
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In the fourth quarter of 2012, consolidated revenue came in at €2.6 billion, up 17.5% on the same year-ago period as reported and 11.7% on a comparable Group structure and exchange rate basis. For the year as a whole, the main ...
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 ...
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based L.B. Foster Company, a manufacturer, fabricator, and distributor of products and services for rail, construction, energy and utility markets, Friday reported its Q4 2012 operating results which included a 5.2 ...
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Motorola solutions for government business scale in 2012 grew by 12%, accounting for 69% of the total revenue. Motorola Solutions expected that in the first quarter of 2013, the per share earnings of continuing operations would be between ...
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Woolworths Ltd CEO Grant O'Brien has claimed "solid" first-half sales for the Australian retailer and insisted its domestic food and liquor business had increased its market share. The company, Australia's largest retailer, booked a 4.8% ...
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LyondellBasell Industries announced earnings from continuing operations for the fourth quarter 2012 of $645 million, or $1.13 per share. Fourth-quarter 2012 EBITDA was $1,289 million. Full year 2012 income from continuing operations was ...
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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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PPG Industries today announced the successful closing of the previously announced separation of its commodity chemicals business and merger of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Eagle Spinco, with a subsidiary of Georgia Gulf Corporation. ...
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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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