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- Dairy Firm Robert Wiseman Warns on Profits
- LONDON (Reuters UK) - Scottish dairy group Robert Wiseman RWD said on Monday profits this financial year would be hit by a combination of rising energy and wage costs and a delay in increasing selling prices. The group said the costs and delays could hit operating...
- News items 2008-05-12
- Takeda Sees Big Profit Slump on Millennium Costs
- By Edwina Gibbs TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd posted a 77 percent drop in quarterly operating profit as it spent to boost its pipeline, and forecast a sharp fall in annual income linked to the costs of its $8...
- News items 2008-05-09
- Thomson Reuters Posts Quarterly operating profit
- NEW YORK (Reuters UK) - Global news and information company Thomson Reuters Corp TRI TRIL posted an operating profit for the first quarter on Thursday, and forecast 2008 revenue growth of 6 percent to 8 percent, pushing its shares up 5 percent. Chief Executive Tom...
- News items 2008-05-01
- Thomson Reuters Posts Quarterly operating profit
- NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global news and information company Thomson Reuters Corp TRI TRIL posted an operating profit for the first quarter on Thursday, and forecast 2008 revenue growth of 6 percent to 8 percent, pushing its shares up 5 percent....
- News items 2008-05-01
- Takeda Sees Big Profit Slump on Millennium Costs
- TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd posted a 7.7 percent fall in annual operating profit on Friday and forecast a sharp drop for the current year on costs for its $8.8 billion purchase of U.S. biotech firm Millennium...
- News items 2008-05-08
- Nissan operating profit Falls 14 Percent
- TOKYO (Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co reported a 13.7 percent drop in fourth quarter operating profit on Tuesday and forecast a sharp fall in annual profits this year due to a weaker dollar, rising commodities prices and sinking U.S. demand....
- News items 2008-05-12
- Nissan Down, Sees Sharp 08/09 Decline
- By Chang-Ran Kim, Asia auto correspondent TOKYO (Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co reported a 14 percent drop in fourth-quarter operating profit and forecast a sharp fall in annual profits this year due to a weaker dollar, rising commodity prices and sinking U.S....
- News items 2008-05-13
- Nikon Profit Up, Strong Yen Hits Outlook
- By Mayumi Negishi TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikon Corp said its quarterly operating profit rose 48 percent thanks to sales of advanced cameras and chip-making equipment, but it predicted a fall in operating profit this year. A strong yen is taking a...
- News items 2008-05-12
- Lafarge Profits Beat Forecasts
- PARIS (Reuters) - Lafarge LAFP, the world's largest cement maker, reported a 48 percent rise in first-quarter operating profit on Wednesday as the acquisition of Orascom Cement, cost savings and strong prices earnings. Lafarge, which also supplies concrete, gypsum, sand and ...
- News items 2008-05-06
- Centrica Sees Lower operating profit
- By Mike Elliott LONDON (Reuters UK) - Energy company Centrica CNA said that, as expected, first-half group operating profit would be materially below that of last year due to lower profitability at its British Gas retail business, hitting its shares. Britain's biggest domestic energy supplier said...
- News items 2008-05-12
- The Outlook For Contract 2007 Negotiation
- The CEOs' view, which is confirmed by the accompanying data, is that the Companies that dominate the entertainment industry are doing extremely well, much better than the average of Companies in other industries, and that the prospects for the future economic growth and profitability of the Companies are extremely bright....
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- Tyco Int'l Quarterly operating profit Rises
- NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tyco International Ltd TYC reported higher quarterly profits from continuing operations on Thursday as four of the industrial conglomerate's five divisions, including its ADT security unit, posted double-digit increases in operating income. Income from continuing operations was...
- News items 2008-05-01
- Assessing Economic Value Added
- Economic value added EVA expresses a company’s true profit, once taxes and the cost of supporting capital have been taken into account. It helps to identify whether a business or project is earning more or less than the capital originally invested in it.If it’s earning more, it’s adding value—which is...
- Articles 2007-10-16
- Stock Option Expensing: The Battle Has Been Won; Now Comes the Aftermath
- The decision by many companies to curtail or eliminate ESO issuance, combined with double-digit operating profit growth over the past two years, means that the earnings impact from mandatory ESO expensing will not be as significant as it would have been three or four years ago. This paper estimates that...
- White papers 2005-03-17
- Creating Market Value in the Industrial and Electrical Equipment Industry
- Most companies subscribe to the common wisdom that a company's operating profit is a primary influencer on its market value. However, at Accenture, it is believed that operating profit may be an inaccurate indicator of industrial and electrical equipment companies' financial performance. The research indicates that a more accurate snapshot...
- White papers 2004-03-24
- Impact of Ranch and Market Factors on an Index of Agricultural Holding Period Returns
- This study develops nominal and real holding period return indices for operating ranches. The indices contain two components, monthly ranch operating profit and capital appreciation. A regression model that determines the effect of various attributes on total market value is used to estimate capital appreciation, and a second model determines...
- White papers 2000-04-04
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- Income rises 88% in 1Q for Tulsa-based Magellan Midstream Partners
- Double-digit operating margin growth by its pipelines and terminals led Magellan Midstream Partners to record quarterly net income and operating profit, beating Wall Street expectations. Those results led general partner interest-holder Magellan Midstream Holdings to a 53-percent first-quarter net income. "MMP's very strong performance...
- Articles 2008-05-07
- At annual meeting, Maryland-based Under Armour asks for patience
- Under Armour Inc. executives asked shareholders -- who have seen the company's stock drop as much as 46 percent this year -- to be patient and focus on the future during the company's annual meeting Tuesday morning in Baltimore. "We're committed to investing over the long term,"...
- Articles 2008-05-07
- Metso acquires MAPAG Valves GmbH in Germany
- Metso Corporation Company release on May 7, 2008 at 3.30 p.m. localtime Metso Automation and the Linde Group have signed a purchase agreementregarding MAPAG Valves GmbH, a manufacturing company of highperformance butterfly valves for the petrochemical, air separationand liquefied natural gas LNG industries. The enterprise value isEUR 36 million....
- Articles 2008-05-07
- TVI Corporation Reports First Quarter 2008 Financial Results
- GLENN DALE, Md. -- TVI Corporation (NASDAQ: TVIN), an international supplier of military and civilian emergency first responder and first receiver products, personal protection products, quick-erect shelter systems and event shelter and equipment rentals, today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2008. First...
- Articles 2008-05-07
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