Hovnanian Enterprises Earnings Call, Third Quarter 2008
Sep 07, 3:00 PM ET |
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| Firm focused on generating sufficient liquidity to weather the housing downturn and take advantage of opportunities at the bottom of the cycle. |
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| The homebuilder reported revenues of $716.5 million, down 34.9% from $1.1 billion in the prior year as deliveries, excluding unconsolidated joint ventures, were 2,185 homes, down 31%. As the housing crisis takes its toll, the loss available to common stockholders deteriorated to $202.5 million, or $2.67 per common share, compared with a net loss of $80.5 million, or $1.27 per common share in the prior year. |
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Joy Global Earnings Call, Third Quarter 2008
Sep 07, 2:59 PM ET |
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| Optimistic long term strength for equipment demand as clients expand mine production to fill the gap between available supply and growing demand. |
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| The firm that manufacturers, distributes and services equipment for surface mining reported a 32% increase in sales to $904 million as bookings totaled $1.5 billion, an $872 million increase over bookings in the prior last year. This increase was a result of a $410 million and a $350 million increase in new orders, for the surface mining equipment business and the underground mining equipments business respectively. Consequently, income strengthened 54% to $113 million or $1.03 per share. |
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Toll Brothers Earnings Call, Third Quarter 2008
Sep 07, 2:56 PM ET |
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| Weak consumer confidence and tough mortgage lending standards has kept many potential buyers from the current buyers market. |
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| The luxury home builder reported a net loss of $29.3 million or 18 cents a share diluted, from net income of $26.5 million or 16 cents a share in the prior year due to weaker sales as revenues fell 34% to $797.7 million from $1.21 billion in 2007 as backlog of $1.75 billion was down 52%. With land teams’ intact and significant capital available, Toll believes it is prepared, as in prior downturns, to take advantage of opportunities that will arise from the industry’s distress. |
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Oshkosh Earnings Call, Third Quarter 2008
Sep 06, 7:16 AM ET |
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| Solid Q3 results in the core businesses were helped by strong sales of defense products and aerial work platforms amidst very tough end markets. |
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| The leading manufacturer of specialty vehicles and vehicle bodies generated quarterly net sales of $1,969.3 million compared with net sales of $1,847.3 million in the third quarter of 2007. The company posted, excluding impairment charges, EPS of $1.19 compared with $1.21 for the third quarter of fiscal 2007. The management has revised its fiscal 2008 EPS estimate range, excluding impairment charges, to between $3.15 and $3.30 compared with EPS of $3.58 in fiscal 2007. |
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Petsmart Earnings Call, Second Quarter 2008
Sep 05, 6:17 PM ET |
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| Top line strength emanates from an ability to pass inflation through to the customer but traffic weaknesses are offsetting some of that benefit. |
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| The specialty pet retailer of services and solutions delivered earnings of $37 million or 30 cents a share, down 21% from $47.1 million or 35 cents a share in 2007 on higher interest expenses. Revenue totaled $1.2 billion up 11.2% from last year as comparable store sales grew 4%. The firm has taken the decision to slow store and PetsHotel growth going forward to balance the investment between the productivity of the current asset base and driving market share gains. |
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The Knot Earnings Call, Second Quarter 2008
Sep 05, 6:14 PM ET |
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| The firm continues to make significant investments in its systems and operations which has hurt margins and reduced profitability. |
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| The lifestage media company reported flattish revenues at $28.7 million as net income fell 53% to $2.3 million or 7 cents a share, from $4.8 million or 15 cents per share in the prior year on higher operating costs. The firm is lowering is revenue guidance from the mid teens to 9% to 11% despite considerable progress towards completing the platform investments and upgrades. |
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Kenneth Cole Productions Earnings Call, Second Quarter 2008
Sep 05, 6:11 PM ET |
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| Higher levels of sales dilution, poor results from the department store channel and a generally sluggish environment drove weak results. |
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| The retailer reported a 7% drop in consolidated net revenues to $111.2 million down 6.6% compared to $118.9 million in the year ago quarter driven nearly entirely by softness in the wholesale business. The net loss was $2.1 million or 11 cents a share compared to a net gain of $3.3 million or 16 cents a share in the prior year due to lower revenue. The firm has used $54 million in the share back program. |
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Manitowoc Earnings Call, Second Quarter 2008
Sep 05, 6:08 PM ET |
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| The firm delivered another quarter strong performance benefitting from its global expansion. |
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| The crane, food services and marine firm posted sales of $1.3 billion, an increase of 28% from the prior year pushing earning up by 37.3% to close at $133.9 million or $1.01 a share from $97.5 million or 76 cents a share last year. Backlog stood at $3.52 billion an increase of 70% versus $2.07 billion last year second quarter reflecting a high demand in each geographic region as well as an increase in after market parts and services. |
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Zale Earnings Call, Fourth Quarter 2008
Sep 04, 6:45 AM ET |
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| Stronger online presence is expected to have an even greater impact offline as the firm drives more traffic to the brick and mortar stores. |
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| The specialty jewelry retailer reported a loss of $4.9 million or 15 cents a share, down from income of $700,000 or 1 cent a share in 2007 despite a 6% increase in sales to $456 million. The lower earnings position was driven by lower margins. To improve performance over the current fiscal year and beyond, Zale is concentrating on improving customer focus, enhancing operational effectiveness and maintaining financial discipline. |
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Marvell Technologies Earnings Call, Second Quarter 2009
Sep 04, 6:42 AM ET |
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| The firm continued to expand its presence and share in many target markets as its technology investments continue to gain traction in the market. |
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| The developer of storage, communications and consumer silicon solutions realized a 28% rise in revenues to $843 million from $657 million in 2007 reflecting an ability to deliver products that meets customers'' needs and enables them to be successful. Consequently, income was $154 million or 24 cents a share, up 288%. Marvell continued to realize recurring benefits from improved efficiency which enabled it to achieve increased growth in gross and operating margins. |
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