Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Fourth Quarter Earnings Call
Feb 26, 4:47 AM EST |
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| The net income was NT$34.48 billion or NT$1.31 per share, representing an increase of 23.5% and 24.3% respectively from last year. |
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| The Taiwanese maker of integrated circuits and semiconductor devices reported record revenue of NT$93.86 billion, an increase of 25% from NT$74.96 billion in prior year. During the fourth quarter 2007, the firm completed its share buyback plan and repurchased 800 million or 3% of its outstanding common shares. Based on the current business conditions, for the first quarter, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing expects its consolidated revenue to come in between NT$87 billion and NT$89 billion. |
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Baidu.com Fourth Quarter Earnings Call
Feb 26, 4:24 AM EST |
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| The profit increased 79% over the prior year to $30.5 million, on strong growth in online marketing revenue. |
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| The leading Chinese language internet search service provider reported revenue of $79.3 million, an increase of 110% over prior year. The online marketing revenue grew 111% over last year to $79.1 million, driven by traffic growth, increase in the number of active online marketing customers and nearly 6% sequential increase in per-customer spending. For the first quarter of 2008, Baidu currently expects total revenues to be between RMB533 million and RMB548 million. |
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Chiquita Brands International Fourth Quarter Earnings Call
Feb 25, 3:29 AM EST |
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| The net loss, including a restructuring charge of $26 million, narrowed down to $26 million as against a loss of $42 million in prior year. |
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| The distributor and marketer of bananas and fresh produce reported revenue of $1.2 billion, up 6% over prior year, on higher banana pricing in core European and North American markets and favorable foreign exchange rates. Chiquita Brands is exploring strategic alternatives for its German distribution business, Atlanta AG, including a possible sale. The firm believes that it is on track to deliver $60 million to $80 million cost savings in fiscal 2008, as a result of its restructuring efforts. |
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Chesapeake Energy Fourth Quarter Earnings Call
Feb 23, 5:46 PM EST |
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| Income of $158 million or 33 cents a share was down 65% from $446 million or $2.93 a share in 2006 due to higher operating costs. |
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| The natural gas producer reported an 11% increase in revenues to $2.1 billion, from $1.9 billion in the prior year on production of 204 billion cubic feet of natural gas equivalent (bcfe). The firm made progress in implementing the various elements of the enhanced financial plan that should enable it to deliver superior growth and financial returns without accessing the public capital markets for the foreseeable future and has assured customers of long term supply of natural gas. |
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Terex Fourth Quarter Earnings Call
Feb 23, 1:52 PM EST |
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| Income from operations was $240 million or $1.67 a share, up 42%, from $169 million or 97 cents a share in 2006 on revenue growth. |
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| The diversified global manufacturer reported a 27% increase in sales to $2.59 billion, from $2.03 billion in the prior year as global infrastructure spending continues to drive increased demand in most of the product categories. The end markets for the firm continue to be strong on average as the trend to improve global infrastructure drives the basic demand for products. |
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EMC Fourth Quarter Earnings Call
Feb 23, 3:30 AM EST |
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| Earnings were $525.7 million or 24 cents a share, up 33% from $388.8 million or 18 cents in 2006 including 4 cents from VM Ware on revenue growth. |
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| The developer and provider of information infrastructure technology and solutions reported a 19% increase in revenues to $3.83 billion, from $3.21 billion in 2006 on double-digit revenue growth across the company’s segments and its four major geographies. The firm is organized around the ‘One EMC’ initiative to interlock and drive more technology and product integrations and focus on innovation and R&D is enabling it to tackle emerging customer priorities such as Web 2.0. |
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Hewlett-Packard First Quarter Earnings Call
Feb 22, 3:51 AM EST |
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| The earnings were $2.13 billion or 80 cents per share, up 38% from $1.55 billion or 55 cents per share in previous year. |
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| The leading technology company reported revenue of $28.5 billion, up 13% over the prior year, with the international operations accounting for 69% of the total revenue. Notebook revenue for the quarter grew 37% over the prior-year period, while desktop revenue grew 15%. Hewlett-Packard paid dividend of 8 cents per share in the first quarter, resulting in cash usage of $206 million. The company expects second quarter GAAP EPS of 77 cents to 78 cents. |
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Marchex Fourth Quarter Earnings Call
Feb 22, 3:39 AM EST |
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| GAAP net loss was $774,000 or 2 cents per share as against net income of $5 million or 1 cent loss per diluted share for the same period of 2006. |
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| Marchex, a search and media company, recorded revenue of $37 million as against $32.6 million in the prior year, on strength in local advertising services business and strength in revenue from proprietary traffic sources. During the quarter, Marchex added more than 5,000 new advertisers through its aggregator partnerships and direct sales channel. In Q4, the firm used $8.5 million to acquire 770,000 shares. The firm anticipates revenue to be $35.5 million in the first quarter of 2008. |
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The Dow Chemical Company Fourth Quarter Earnings Call
Feb 21, 3:39 PM EST |
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| Income was $472 million or 49 cents a share, down 52% from $975 million or $1 a share in 2006 due to restructuring activities. |
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| The diversified chemical company reported a 16% increase in sales to $14.2 billion from $12.2 billion in the prior year due to higher prices and volume growth. During the period, the entire organization responded with speed and discipline to an unprecedented run-up in feedstock and energy costs, raising price to mitigate much of the $1.7 billion year over year increase. |
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Whole Foods Market First Quarter Earnings Call
Feb 21, 3:29 PM EST |
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| Sales increased 31% to $2.5 billion from $1.87 billion in 2006, driven by ending square footage and comparable store sales growth. |
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| The natural and organic foods supermarket realised a 27% drop in income to $39.1 million or 28 cents a share, from $53.8 million or 38 cents a share in the prior year due to an increase in direct store expenses and interest charges, despite sales growth. In addition, the firm’s income was negatively impacted by Wild Oats to the tune of $11.9 million, or 8 cents a share. The firm reaffirmed its sales growth guidance for the year of at least 7.5%. |
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