Listed companies in Japan saw average pretax profits rise 2% on the year in the April-June quarter, despite April’s consumption tax hike. Automakers and consumer electronics companies were among the top performers in a Nikkei pretax ...
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For its fiscal first-quarter 2015 (to 28 June 2014), RF Micro Devices Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA has reported record revenue of $316.3m, up 23.6% on $256m last quarter and up 8% on $293m a year ago (and well above the $305m forecast at the ...
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The U. S. Department of Defense has awarded a $20 million contract to Abbott Laboratories to improve traumatic brain injury testing for military personnel, according to a Pentagon report. The report details that the $19.5 million ...
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For fiscal third-quarter 2014 (ended 27 June), Skyworks Solutions Inc of Woburn, MA, USA (which manufactures analog and mixed-signal semiconductors) has reported revenue of $587m, up 22% on $481m last quarter and 34.6% on $436.1m a year ...
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For its fiscal third-quarter 2014 (to end-May), LED chip and component maker SemiLEDs Corp of Hsinchu, Taiwan has reported revenue of $4.6m, up 11% on $4.2m last quarter and 31% on $3.5m a year ago. Revenue from LED chips fell by 44% ...
Driven by strong performances at its Anthropologie and Free People brands, NASDAQ-listed Urban Outfitters, Inc., a garment retailer was able to post record sales in the fiscal quarter ending July 31, 2014. Net sales for the second quarter ...
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For the 13 weeks or second fiscal quarter ended August 2, 2014, net income at apparel and accessories retailer – Dillard’s slipped $2 million from the same period a year ago, but was able to hike its EPS by $0.01 per share. ...
American Tire Distributors Holdings Inc. posted a net loss of $49.5 million on net sales of more than $1.2 billion for its second quarter ended July 5, 2014. That compares to a loss of $5.8 million on sales of nearly $1 billion for the same ...
Aditya Birla Nuvo managed - Pantaloons Fashion & Retail Ltd will invest Rs 150 crore to add 18-20 more new stores in this fiscal year. At present, Pantaloons operates and manages 83 large format stores across India. Pantaloons will also ...
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MALVERN, Pa.–BUSINESS WIRE– Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. NYSE: VSH, one of the worlds largest manufacturers of discrete semiconductors and passive components, today announced its results for the fiscal quarter and six fiscal ...
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AVX Corporation (NYSE: AVX) today reported preliminary unaudited results for the first quarter ended June 30, 2014. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, John Gilbertson, stated, “We saw improved first quarter operating results ...
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MALVERN, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH), one of the world’s largest manufacturers of discrete semiconductors and passive components, today announced its results for the fiscal quarter and six ...
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TOKYO — Textile maker Toray Industries saw net profit rise 11% to 14.7 billion yen ($142 million) in the April-June quarter on strong demand for carbon fibers that offset goodwill amortization expenses. Operating profit jumped 19% ...
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Monro Muffler Brake Inc. reported net income of $16.9 million on net sales of $217.5 million for its first quarter ended June 28, 2014. That compares to income of $13.6 million on sales of $206.2 million for the same period last year. The ...
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Titan Internaltional Inc. posted a net loss of $20.5 million on net sales of $523.7 million for the its second quarter ended June 30, 2014. That compares to net income of $23.2 million on sales of $593.3 million for the same period last ...
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