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Not exact matches
Microsoft — Microsoft came
in 10
cents a share above estimates, with quarterly
profit of 95
cents per share.
After a year, staff are able to buy shares
in the tightly held company and are included
in the
profit - share program, where five per
cent of pre-tax
profits is distributed evenly among the staff.
Analysts on an average had expected
profit of 90
cents per share, according to Thomson Reuters I / B / E / S. (Reporting by Arunima Banerjee
in Bengaluru Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty and Shounak Dasgupta)
Eli Lilly — The drugmaker came
in 21
cents above estimates with first - quarter
profit of $ 1.34 per share.
Sprint reported a
profit of $ 69 million, or 2
cents per share, compared with a loss
of $ 283 million, or 7
cents per share,
in the year - ago quarter.
Henderson - based contractor Civmec lifted
profit to $ S10.4 million ($ A10 million) for the first half
of the financial year, up 59 per
cent, on the back
of a big surge
in revenue.
Apple — Apple came
in 6
cents a share ahead
of estimates, with quarterly
profit of $ 2.73 per share.
Industrial hardware and parts supplier Coventry Group has announced a net
profit of $ 19 million for the year ended June 30, lodging a 6 per
cent increase
in revenue to push it back into the black.
Shares
in national window dressings company Kresta Holdings have soared more than 20 per
cent after raising its
profit forecast on the back
of an improved trading period
in the second half
of 2009.
Waste management and industrial services company Toxfree has reported a 33 per
cent jump
in net
profit to $ 10.5 million for the first half
of the financial year.
The largest oil producer
in North Dakota's Bakken shale formation posted a net
profit of $ 15 million, or 16
cents per share,
in the quarter ended March 31, compared with a loss
of $ 87 million, or 96
cents per share, a year earlier.
IHS believes GM could add about $ 439 million
in profit over the same three - year time period, while Gartner thinks auto makers will be earning up to 10 per
cent of their revenue from connected services by 2020.
For the full year, Quebecor earned a
profit attributable to shareholders
of $ 369.7 million or $ 1.53 per share
in 2017, up from $ 194.7 million or 80
cents per share
in 2016.
Telus (TSX: T) reported Thursday that net
profits in the final three months
of 2015 dropped 16.3 per
cent to $ 261 million from $ 312 million a year earlier, although adjusted net income slipped just 1.2 per
cent to $ 324 million from $ 328 million.
Some publicly traded companies have boasted that their all -
in costs are
in the range
of 70
cents to $ 1.75 per gram which translates into
profit margins
of more than 80 per
cent.
Sandfire Resources has posted a 9 per
cent slide
in half - year
profit to $ 30.5 million on the back
of lower prevailing copper prices.
Gold miner Northern Star Resources has increased its dividend payout after confirming a 65 per
cent jump
in full - year
profit, on the back
of higher gold prices and a reduction
in costs.
Southern Cross Electrical Engineering has reported a $ 9.6 million slump
in full - year
profit to $ 7.7 million on the back
of a 21 per
cent fall
in revenue to $ 218.2 million.
Perth - based trucking company CTI Logistics has flagged an 18 per
cent slide
in half - year
profit on the back
of the economic downturn.
Perth - based Amcom Telecommunications has posted a 16 per
cent slide
in half - year
profit to $ 9.3 million on the back
of a fall
in revenue from its IT services business.
This year's awards are open to all Australian business women that meet the entry criteria
in the following categories: * Westpac Group Business Owner Award (owners with a 50 per
cent share or more
in a business, with responsibility for key management decision making); * Australian Government Private and Corporate Sector Award (employees
in the private and corporate sectors, or owners with less than a 50 per
cent share
of a business); * Hudson Community and Government Award (employees
of government departments, statutory bodies and not - for -
profit organisations); * Panasonic Young Business Women's Award (women aged 30 years and under, with any
of the above criteria).
Perth - based apartment developer Finbar Group has flagged a near - 70 per
cent fall
in net
profit for FY16, on the back
of investment property impairments.
Shares
in engineering firm Monadelphous Group fell sharply today after it posted a 27 per
cent slide
in profit on the back
of lower activity
in the resources and energy sectors and predicted contracting margins would remain under pressure.
Gold and nickel producer Independence Group has raised its full - year
profit by 60.7 per
cent to $ 46.6 million on the back
of the production commencement at Tropicana and an improved nickel price
in the second half
of the year.
Mid-tier iron ore miner Mineral Resources has increased its full - year net
profit by 28 per
cent to $ 231 million, with the help
of a 93 per
cent increase
in iron ore export volumes.
Engineering services company RCR Tomlinson has increased
profit by 3.9 per
cent to $ 19 million for the six months to December, on the back
of sales
in the infrastructure and energy markets.
Mining services company Ausdrill has suffered a 148.5 per
cent fall
in full - year
profit to make a loss
of $ 43.9 million, on the back
of $ 77.9 million
in write - downs and impairment charges as a result
of the diminished outlook for mining services.
Earnings per share came
in at 50
cents, adjusted, topping the Thomson Reuters consensus that called for a
profit of 43
cents a share.
Gold and nickel producer Independence Group has posted a 264 per
cent increase
in profit for the six months to December, on the back
of increased production from its Jaguar and Tropicana operations and at lower costs.
Engineering and construction contractor Decmil Group has posted a 4.9 per
cent fall
in first - half
profit to $ 24.3 million as a result
of lower construction margins
in the tough market.
Waste management company Tox Free Solutions has announced a 60 per
cent increase
in net
profit to 21.7 million on the back
of a 30 per
cent rise
in revenue to $ 369.9 million.
Perth - based waste management company Tox Free Solutions has posted a 30 per
cent boost
in first - half
profit to $ 12.4 million on the back
of improvements
in its industrial services operations.
Samsung's
profit plunged 60 per
cent in its latest quarter because
of slowing phone sales.
That compared with a
profit of $ 232 million or 58
cents per share on $ 10.40 billion
in revenue
in the same quarter last year.
Net loss attributable to Hasbro was $ 112.5 million, or 90
cents per share,
in the first quarter ended April 1, compared with a
profit of $ 68.6 million, or 54
cents per share, a year earlier.
The Calgary - based company reported a net loss
of C $ 164 million, or a loss
of 33 Canadian
cents per share,
in its fiscal second quarter ended Feb. 28, compared with a
profit of C $ 147 million, or 30 Canadian
cents...
(The reason for the jump: Amazon analysts and shareholders had braced for an expected loss
of 13
cents per share, but the mega-retailer reported instead that it was
in the black for the quarter — a 17
cents per share
profit.)
John Boyd opened a winery
in 1972 with prices
of $ 1 to $ 1.50 a bottle — low enough to grab market share but high enough to cover variable costs (which he figured at about 35
cents a bottle) and make a
profit.
Its stock, which surged for years despite narrow
profits, has dropped 18 per
cent in 2014 to about $ 326,
in part because investors have been losing patience with its habit
of plowing revenue back into new ventures.
Couche - Tard, which keeps its books
in U.S. dollars, reported a
profit of US$ 146.4 million
in its latest quarter, or 77
cents per diluted share for the 12 weeks ended April 28 compared with a
profit of $ 117.8 million or 65
cents per share a year ago.
The company reported earnings
of 19
cents per share on revenue
of $ 409.3 million
in the third quarter, compared with an expected
profit of 10
cents a share on $ 358.7 million
in revenue.
Cenovus reported fourth - quarter net income
of $ 620 million or 50
cents per share on Thursday, well ahead
of $ 91 million, or 11
cents per share,
in the year - earlier period, thanks to better refinery
profits, stronger oil prices and production that almost doubled after it bought out its oilsands partner, Houston - based ConocoPhillips, last year.
The quarterly
profit amounted to 76
cents per diluted share, down 24 per
cent from $ 532 million, or 93
cents,
in the same quarter
of 2013.
Higher costs will hurt its ability to grow
profits in the first three months
of the year, it said, forecasting earnings
of between 60 and 80
cents a share, below the 83
cents a share forecast by analysts polled by Thomson Reuters.
CGI (TSX: GIB.A) said the net loss
in its fiscal 2012 fourth quarter was just under $ 170 million or 58
cents per diluted share, compared with a
profit of $ 69.6 million or 26
cents per share
in the year - earlier period.
Analysts had expected an adjusted
profit of five
cents per share and $ 209.3 million
in revenue, according to Thomson Reuters.
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development estimated that these kinds
of profit - shifting practices amounted to about US$ 100 billion - US$ 240 billion
in lost tax revenue each year, equivalent to up to 10 per
cent of global corporate income tax revenue.
HSBC Canada reported a fall
in profits, before income tax expenses,
of $ 206 million for the fourth quarter, down 18 per
cent from a year earlier.
For fiscal 2017 as a whole, each
of the five biggest Canadian lenders reported record annual
profits for a collective total
of $ 40.3 billion
in net income, up nearly 13 per
cent from a year earlier.