Alcoa Earnings Call, Fourth Quarter, 2006
Jan 23, 7:06 AM EDT |
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| The firm took advantage of opportunities the market offered, driving revenue, mitigating costs, bringing new products and innovation to the market. |
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| The producer and manager of primary aluminum, reported revenues of $7.8 billion which were up 20%, resulting from higher metal prices and sales to the aerospace, building and construction, and industrial product markets. This has been mainly driven by expansion of business and also by some product segments that have been doing very well. Consequently, net income rose 60% to $359 million or 41 cents a share. |
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Pepsi Bottling Group Fourth Quarter Earnings Call
Jan 31, 4:50 AM EDT |
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| Revenue grew 2.8% to $3.8 billion from $3.7 billion in 2005 on increases in volume fueled by strong brand performance across non-carbonated beverages. |
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| The bottling company reported net income of $133 million or 55 cents a share, up 84% from $74 million, or 30 cents a share in 2005, reflecting the impact of spending initiatives, partially offset by the proceeds from the high fructose corn syrup litigation settlement. Pepsi Bottling Group invested $732 million in capital expenditures and repurchased 18 million shares of common stock. The firm expects its worldwide physical case volume to grow marginally on a constant territory basis. |
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