ExlService Holdings Inc. (EXLS: chart), business service outsourcing company, said that its third-quarter net earnings rose to $4.1 million, or 19 cents per share, compared with $1.1 million, or 5 cents per share, in the same period last year. Revenue jumped 94% to $35.7 million from $18.4 million during the same quarter a year earlier.
Claire''s Stores Inc. (CLE: chart), costume jewelry retailer, said that its third-quarter net income declined to $36.6 million, or 39 cents per share, versus $38.1 million, or 38 cents per, earned during the same period a year ago. Quarterly sales for the Pembroke Pines, jumped 6% and reached $347.6 million, compared with $327.3 million a year earlier, while gross margin narrowed to 52.4% from 53.7%.

New York & Co. Inc. (NWY: chart), apparel retailer, reported third-quarter income of $9.6 million, or 16 cents per share, compared with $4.2 million, or 7 cents per share, a year ago. Revenue jumped to $270.9 million from $254.4 million during the same quarter a year ago, while sales at stores open at least a year, gained 0.5%.

Trans World Entertainment Corp. (TWMC: chart), music, videos and videogames retailer, said that its fiscal third-quarter net loss was similar to the net loss in the year-earlier period on 23% higher sales. Quarterly net loss was $11.4 million, or 37 cents per share, compared with $11.5 million, or 36 cents per share a year ago. Revenue climbed to $297.7 million from $241.4 million during the third quarter last year.

Helmerich & Payne Inc. (HP: chart), drilling rigs, equipment, personnel, and camps provider, said that its fourth-quarter earnings rose to $98.5 million, or 93 cents per share, compared with a year-ago profit of $36.1 million, or 34 cents per share. Revenue climbed to $358.8 million from $233.2 million in the same period a year earlier. Helmerich & Payne announced that it had signed separate three-year term agreements with three exploration and production companies to operate a total of seven new FlexRigs.

Stein Mart Inc. (SMRT: chart), discount retailer, said that its third-quarter earnings declined to $237,000, or a penny per share, versus a year-ago profit of $1.4 million, or 3 cents per share. Sales bounded 0.8% higher to $339.2 million from $336.5 million a year earlier. Same-store sales at the Jacksonville, Fla., fashion merchandise retailer climbed 0.2% for the latest quarter.

Williams-Sonoma Inc. (WSM: chart), home furnishings retailer, reported third-quarter net income of $29.1 million, or 25 cents per share, compared with $37.1 million, or 31 cents per share, in the year-ago period. Non-GAAP earnings declined to 29 cents per share from 31 cents per share a year earlier. Revenue increased 3% to $852.8 million from $827.6 million last year.

Sears Holdings Corp. (SHLD: chart), operates as a retailer, reported third-quarter net income of $196 million, or $1.27 per share, compared with $58 million, or 35 cents per share in the same quarter a year ago. Excluding items, the company earned 83 cents per share versus 48 cents per share in the year-ago period. Total revenue declined to $11.94 billion from $12.2 billion.