At Manchester Airport, passenger numbers in January 2016 were up 7.8 per
cent up year - on - year, mainly due to a range of new destinations — there are now more destinations (over 210) offered than at any other point in the airport's 78 year history, and more than London Heathrow.
With rooms costing an average $ 131 per night, they are 21 per
cent up year on year, according to recent analysis by HRS.
Record second quarter revenue of $ 1.63 bn was 11 per
cent up year - on - year.
Not exact matches
And if U.S. giant Verizon provides coast - to - coast service north of the border, it could snatch
up as much as 10 or 15 per
cent of the market after a few
years, he said.
The coffee chain posted fiscal third - quarter earnings excluding items of 55
cents a share,
up from 43
cents a share in the
year - earlier period.
SSL, which also owns Scholl, said sales were
up 22 per
cent to # 320million in the half
year to the end of September.
Just three per
cent of British households own a smart thermostat,
up from two per
cent last
year, while a similar two per
cent own phone - controlled lights — the same amount as a
year earlier.
Revenue was US$ 29.79 billion,
up more than four per
cent from a
year ago and in line with analyst expectations.
For the quarter ended July 20, Dick's adjusted earnings were 96
cents a share,
up from 82
cents a
year ago, but less than the $ 1.00 expected by Wall Street and even its own forecast of $ 1.02 a share to $ 1.07 a share.
This is
up 6
cents from a week ago, 30
cents from a month ago and 97
cents from a
year ago.
Net income at Verizon Communications was US$ 2.25 billion, or 78
cents per share,
up 23 per
cent from a
year ago, the company said Thursday.
New vehicle sales in Western Australia registered a slight increase in March compared with the same month last
year, while sales for the 12 months to March were
up 5.3 per
cent on the prior
year, according to the latest data from the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries.
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.
A «currently discussed» option is for first home buyers to receive interest rates at two per
cent below the standard variable rate for
up to two or three
years.
On Wednesday afternoon, the benchmark U.S. 10 -
year bond was yielding 2.35 per
cent,
up 15 basis points from before the Fed statement and
up sharply from about 1.6 per
cent at the beginning of May.
In July, the Bank of Canada estimated that 47 per
cent of residential mortgages with the Big Six banks will be
up for renewal in less than a
year, with another 31 per
cent due in the next one to three
years.
New vehicle sales in Western Australia were down 15.8 per
cent in May, adding to a sharp decline in
year - to - date activity, though one bright spot was a pick -
up in sales of luxury marques.
Motor vehicles sales in Western Australia for the
year to November are down 8.5 per
cent on the same period last
year, with sports utility vehicles the only part of the market that held
up.
Last
year, the Bank of Canada estimated that 31 per
cent of residential mortgages with the Big Six bank lenders are
up for renewal in the next one to three
years.
Apartment units posted the largest
year - on -
year price gains in March,
up 17.8 per
cent, followed by townhouse / row units at 9.4 per
cent.
Since 2005, Couche - Tard's earnings per share have gone
up every
year except one, rising from 12
cents to $ 1.20 over that period.
The company, which also announced an
up to $ 200 million share buyback, posted a net loss of $ 41.7 million, or five
cents per share, compared with a profit of $ 3.1 million, or breakeven, a
year earlier.
Belarusian Potash Co. supplied about 42 per
cent of the world's potash exports before it broke
up and sent prices to a four -
year low as major buyers like China and India waited to see how far prices would fall.
The company is also disclosing that it generated $ 317 million in revenue in 2012 and that it had more than 218 million active users as of the end of June,
up 44 per
cent from 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.
Home values in Perth were
up 0.2 per
cent over the past three months, but were 3.1 per
cent lower
year - on -
year.
Mobile banking was the route of choice for 17 per
cent of those surveyed,
up from five per
cent four
years earlier.
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.
On an adjusted basis, Restaurant Brands, which also owns Burger King and Popeyes, says it earned 66
cents per share for the quarter,
up from 36
cents per share a
year ago.
Analyst Drew McReynolds of RBC Dominion Securities Inc. wrote that wireless revenue was
up 18 per
cent from last
year and internet was
up 5.9 per
cent.
«Compensation went
up for every single executive save one on a
year - over-
year basis and shareholders saw an 80 per
cent decline.»
On an adjusted basis to remove one - time items such as the tax charge, Canada's biggest lenders earned roughly $ 11.3 billion,
up approximately 12.59 per
cent from a
year ago
TD's domestic earnings were $ 1.76 billion in the first quarter,
up 12 per
cent from a
year earlier.
BMO's U.S. personal and commercial banking division reported net income of $ 310 million,
up 24 per
cent from a
year earlier.
Earnings per share are expected to be 52
cents,
up from 43
cents a
year earlier, on revenue of about $ 4.37 billion, according to FactSet estimates.
Ramelius Resources has enjoyed a fruitful
year, with profit
up 71 per
cent on the back of increased production and lower costs.
TD forecasts home prices will soar between 20 per
cent and 25 per
cent overall this
year, and tick
up as much as five per
cent next
year.
Net income attributable to AT&T in the fourth quarter was $ 19.0 billion, or $ 3.08 per share, in the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31,
up from $ 2.4 billion, or 39
cents a share, in the
year - earlier period.
TORONTO — Realtors say home sales in the Greater Toronto Area shot
up 21 per
cent in August compared with last
year, with strength in all major housing categories.
Nedlands - based TFS Corporation has achieved a record full -
year profit of $ 82.5 million,
up 48 per
cent on the back of increased plantation asset ownership.
According to TD, roughly 17 per
cent of homes in the region were resold within two
years as of March 2016,
up from nine per
cent a
year earlier.
That was
up from $ 1.69 billion, or 59
cents per share, a
year earlier.
RBC's Canadian residential mortgage portfolio was $ 258 billion in the latest quarter,
up 5.7 per
cent from $ 244 billion in the same quarter a
year ago.
Given the average professional service business runs on profit margins of around 10 percent, having clients not pay you for 100 days means you're eating
up every
cent of profit for a
year worth of hard work to cover their bad behavior.
CIBC's wealth management business reported net income of $ 117 million for the second quarter,
up $ 26 million or 29 per
cent from the same period a
year ago.
The world's largest producer of gasoline engines posted earnings on Wednesday, delivering a 1 -
cent earnings beat off of an 83 -
cent basis and revenue
up just 1.2 percent
year over
year.
Excluding such items, CIBC's adjusted net income was $ 887 million, or $ 2.17
cents per share,
up three per
cent year over
year and ahead of analysts» expectations of $ 2.07 per share.
In a market update on Tuesday, the Perth - based integrated screening and verification company said quarterly revenues lifted to a record $ 3.3 m in the third quarter of this financial
year,
up 21 per
cent on the same quarter last
year.
Revenue was $ 4.61 billion,
up from $ 3.54 billion a
year ago and above analyst estimates, as oilsands volumes nearly doubled as a result of Cenovus buying out its 50 per
cent partner, ConocoPhillips, in May of last
year.
However, excluding non-recurring items, Couche - Tard said it earned 61
cents per share,
up from 57
cents a
year ago.