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2013/05/24 12:22
2013/05/24 12:22
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Leopold's mention of margins was also noteworthy, which suggests increased profitability while Cisco endeavors to build its SDN business. Leopold was proven right as Cisco just posted a solid...
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2013/05/24 09:22
2013/05/24 09:22
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This is important, especially as the company strives to sustain long-term defense demand. Management also spoke about growing its bottom line both domestically and globally while being careful not to...
2013/05/23 10:22
2013/05/23 10:22
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The question here is, how much of Wal-Mart's first-quarter results should be blamed on recent macro events such as the 2% increase in the Social Security payroll tax rolled out at the beginning of the...
2013/05/23 10:22
2013/05/23 10:22
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While it's true that Wendy's earned $12.4 million, or 3 cents per share, a year ago, last year's earnings were also boosted by $18 million gain on an investment sale. Plus, Wendy's earnings dropped...
2013/05/22 10:22
2013/05/22 10:22
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I will concede there is now less competition in TI's core analog business, which should propel better margins in the long term. But it doesn't appear as if such robust margin leverage is imminent,...
2013/05/21 11:22
2013/05/21 11:22
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However, on a sequential basis, upstream profits jumped 8%, helped by a slightly better-than-expected average price per barrel of crude and natural gas liquids in the U.S. of $94. Here, too, Chevron...
2013/05/21 10:22
2013/05/21 10:22
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While the 30% profit decline is a pretty significant drop -- especially since North America is Baker Hughes' largest market -- it was nonetheless encouraging there was a slight 2% uptick sequentially....
2013/05/20 18:22
2013/05/20 18:22
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This cost absorption has affected Nvidia's near-term margins and is one of the reasons why the Street continues to have doubts about this company. For instance, although the overall sales numbers look...
2013/05/20 17:23
2013/05/20 17:23
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That should bode well for BB&T's stock, especially if BB&T can reverse its weakness in residential and commercial lending. BB&T also has to perform better in its cost-cutting measures. While...
2013/05/17 11:22
2013/05/17 11:22
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Meanwhile, profitability wasn't any better. Restaurant level operating margin was 26.3% falling 110 basis points year over year. Here again, the company shows increased signs of struggle from higher...
2013/05/17 10:22
2013/05/17 10:22
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Same-store sales in China fell this quarter by 20%, which include a 24% decline at the KFC and 2% decline at Pizza Hut Casual Dining. But it wasn't all bad news, though. In fact, I think management...
2013/05/16 09:22
2013/05/16 09:22
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So, the economic slowdown, while significant, only accelerated the pace of the decline Office Depot and OfficeMax are seeing today -- it was not the cause. The idea they would have thrived otherwise,...
2013/05/16 08:22
2013/05/16 08:22
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Hewlett-Packard's performance under Hurd was solid -- including taking the stock from $21 to $42 while also placing the company on a strategic path into areas such as networking and mobility. These...
2013/05/15 15:00
2013/05/15 15:00
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... next area for Apple to dominate could be your wallet,” Richard Saintvilus writes for TheStreet. “There are too many growth capabilities in mobile payments for Apple to ignore. EBay’s recent...
2013/05/15 12:22
2013/05/15 12:22
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Remarkably, though, when adjusting out the charges related to the recalls, which amounted to $40 million, the company was able to beat Street estimates by 2 cents. For that matter, management deserved...
2013/05/14 16:22
2013/05/14 16:22
9d
Accordingly, Cisco has spent a good portion of its cash on recent acquisitions for the likes of Meraki, Cariden and BroadHop. So, as the hardware businesses continue to erode, Wall Street is...
2013/05/14 15:22
2013/05/14 15:22
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Granted, the first-quarter report wasn't USB's best performance. However, it's hard to get too discouraged given the subpar performance within the sector. Plus, it was also encouraging USB's...
2013/05/13 11:22
2013/05/13 11:22
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On the profits side, Chesapeake was hot. Net income was $15 million, or 2 cents per share. This compares favorably to last year's net loss of $71 million, or 11 cents per share. When excluding some...
2013/05/13 10:22
2013/05/13 10:22
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It's worth noting here that management has now outlined steps to turn cash-flow positive by the second half of the year. But given AMD's persistent declining revenue and margins, it may require more...
2013/05/10 11:22
2013/05/10 11:22
14d
These are two important ARM components that set the company apart from rivals. However, profitability was a bit mixed. Gross margin was virtually flat year over year -- that's being generous -- while...