InvesTools Inc. (
IEDU: chart), investor education products and services provider, reported a third-quarter net loss of $9.89 million, or 22 cents per share, compared with a net profit of $4.04 million, or 9 cents per share. Revenue rose to $47 million from $33.1 million in the year-ago period.
Answerthink Inc. (
ANSR: chart), business and technology consulting firm, said that its third-quarter net earnings fell to $513,000, or a penny per share, versus $2.11 million, or 5 cents per share, last year. Revenue climbed 9% to $43.6 million from $40 million in the year-ago quarter.
Sabre Holdings Corp. (
TSG: chart), travel services provider, said that its third-quarter earnings increased to $67.6 million, or 52 cents per share, compared with a year-ago profit of $58.5 million, or 45 cents per share. Revenue jumped 6.6% to $746.1 million from $699.7 million in the same period a year earlier.
Alliant Techsystems Inc. (
ATK: chart), weapons and ammunition maker, said its second-quarter net income was about flat at $39.9 million, or $1.15 per share, compared with $40.2 million, or $1.07 per share a year earlier. Sales rose 8% to $833.1 million from $772.1 million in the year-ago quarter.
Centurytel Inc. (
CTL: chart), phone service provider, reported a 16% drop from the year earlier in its third-quarter earnings. Net income was $76.5 million, or 65 cents per share, compared with $91.4 million, or 68 cents per share, in the year earlier period. Revenue fell 5.6% to $620.1 million from $657.1 million in the year-ago period.
Energizer Holdings Inc. (
ENR: chart), batteries and blades maker, reported fourth-quarter earnings of $39.1 million, or 66 cents per share, versus $51.8 million, or 72 cents per share, a year earlier. Revenue jumped 5% to $830.1 million from $793.7 million in the year-ago period, on higher battery sales.
Centerpoint Energy Inc. (
CNP: chart), electricity and natural gas distributor, said third-quarter net income climbed to $83 million, or 26 cents per share, versus $50 million, or 15 cents per share in the year-ago period. Revenue declined to $1.94 billion from $2.07 billion in the year-ago period.
Morningstar Inc. (
MORN: chart), independent investment research to individual investors and institutions provider, reported third-quarter net income of $13.5 million, or 29 cents per share, compared with $7.5 million, or 17 cents per share a year earlier. Revenue jumped 44% to $81.8 million, including $11.6 million in sales from acquisitions completed in 2006.