The company widened its loss to $ 293.2 million, or a loss of $ 2.09 per share, in the second
quarter of the year compared with the loss of $ 184.2 million, or a loss of $ 1.45 per share, in the second quarter of 2015.
Moreover, 14 percent fewer consumers had a bankruptcy notation added to their credit reports in the third
quarter of this year compared to the same quarter in 2014.
Derivatives trading platform provider Plus500 posted a 284 % increase in revenues in the first
quarter of this year compared to the previous year, largely due to high levels of interest in its cryptocurrency CFDs offerings.
Kobo customers read 34 per cent more in the first
quarter of this year compared to the first quarter of last year.
New commercial loans jumped 12 percent in the first
quarter of the year compared with the same period a year earlier, continuing the upward trend from late 2009.
Manhattan luxury real estate sales fell by 25 percent in the first
quarter of this year compared to the same period one year ago.
Rental transactions, largely those of investors renting out their units, surged by 25.7 per cent in the second
quarter of this year compared to the same three - month period of 2013.
Home prices in San Francisco increased nearly 24 percent in the first
quarter of this year compared to a year ago.
New commercial loans jumped 12 percent in the first
quarter of the year compared with the same period a year earlier, continuing the upward trend from late 2009, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.
Not exact matches
Netbacks, profit after subtracting transport and other expenses, averaged C$ 16.80 per barrel
of oil equivalent in the first
quarter,
compared with C$ 21.25 a
year earlier.
Nanos Research, which conducts a weekly survey for Bloomberg, found that almost a
quarter of respondents at the end
of September said their personal financial situation had worsened over the past
year,
compared with about 20 per cent in early August.
Aetna's net income was $ 1.21 billion, or $ 3.67 per share, in the first
quarter ended March 31,
compared with a loss
of $ 381 million, or $ 1.11 per share, a
year earlier that was related to costs for its failed deal to buy Humana.
Pacific Crest analyst Andy Hargreaves estimated that the top 8 cable companies lost 463,000 subscribers in the second
quarter of 2015
compared to a decline
of 141,000 for the second
quarter last
year.
Continental posted net income
of $ 233.9 million, or 63 cents per share,
compared with $ 469,000, or less than a penny per share, in the
year - ago
quarter, when oil prices plummeted - and the company's production costs were higher.
Union Pacific's freight revenues actually fell 1 % in the first
quarter compared with the first three months
of 2014, the first such decline in six
years.
Mobile payment accounted for approximately 56 %
of Company sales in the first
quarter of 2018, as
compared to 31 % in the prior
year period.
REBIT margin, which corresponds to recurring operating income as a percentage
of sales, rose to 12.8 % in first -
quarter 2018
compared to 11.3 % in the corresponding prior -
year period.
Leightman Research Group data released Monday was roughly in line: Leightman estimated that the 13 top cable providers lost about 470,000 video customers in the second
quarter,
compared to a loss
of 350,000 for the corresponding
quarter last
year.
Total upstream production came in at 689,400 barrels
of oil equivalent per day in the first
quarter,
compared to 725,100 boe / d in the prior
year quarter, as oilsands output fell to 404,800 barrels per day from 448,500 bpd.
But it still recorded only 1.59 million new users,
compared with estimates
of 1.62 million — and sharply lower than the 1.9 million it signed up in the same
quarter last
year.
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.
In the first
quarter of 2013, for example, U.S. venture capital firms raised $ 2.9 billion from 44 funds — a decrease
of 33 percent
compared to the same
quarter last
year, according to the NVCA and Thomson Reuters.
According to the Bureau
of Labor Statistics, at the end
of the first
quarter of 2015, real hourly compensation was up 1.8 % over the previous
year and jumped at an annualized rate
of 5.5 %
compared to the last
quarter of 2014.
The drop isn't devastating, but it is significant: while fitness tracker sales slumped 7 % in the first
quarter of 2017
compared to the same timeframe one
year ago, smartwatches boomed by 25 %, the vast majority
of which were Apple Watches.
«We typically don't go into this level
of detail but I think it's important this
quarter to give you additional color, and maybe the two most important messages are that we believe iPhone revenue will grow double - digits as
compared to last
year during the March
quarter and also and, importantly, that iPhone sell - through growth on a
year - over-
year basis will be actually accelerating during the March
quarter as
compared to the December,» chief financial officer Luca Maestri said.
Net income
of $ 669 million after - tax increased $ 52 million due to higher core income, partially offset by net realized investment losses as
compared to net realized investment gains in the prior
year quarter.
WellCare's net income rose more than $ 100 million in the third
quarter of 2017
compared to the same time period last
year thanks to stellar growth in its Medicare business and much lower - than - expected medical costs for its Medicaid plan holders relative to their premiums.
A 2014 survey conducted by Powersports Business magazine and RBC Capital Markets indicates retailers that sell BRP vehicles are outperforming their competitors: 32 %
of BRP dealers reported an increase in motorcycle sales
of at least 20 % in the fourth
quarter of last
year (
compared with 13 % for dealers overall), and 42 %
of BRP dealers expect another 20 % jump in sales for 2015.
NEW YORK --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Travelers Companies, Inc. today reported net income
of $ 669 million, or $ 2.42 per diluted share, for the
quarter ended March 31, 2018,
compared to $ 617 million, or $ 2.17 per diluted share, in the prior
year quarter.
That
compares to 31 rounds
of at least $ 100 million rounds last
quarter, and just 16 a
year ago.
The total amount
of North American sales made through Groupon rose 30 percent in the second
quarter compared to the same
quarter a
year ago, according to the financial statement released Wednesday.
Oil major Royal Dutch Shell posted fourth -
quarter earnings
of $ 1.0 billion,
compared with $ 1.8 billion for the same
quarter a
year ago.
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.
Netflix stock is up around 790 % in the past two
years, with profits jumping to $ 71 million in the second
quarter of 2014
compared to $ 30 million the
year before.
Operating profit fell 8 percent to 12.4 billion Danish crowns ($ 2.00 billion) in the January to March
quarter compared with a
year ago, hit by the depreciation
of the U.S. dollar, but beat an average 11.8 billion crown forecast in a Reuters poll
of analysts.
Sales in central London have tanked 41 percent in the first
quarter of this
year to just 3406 sales
compared with the previous
year, data from real estate investment adviser London Central Portfolio showed Monday.
Operating profit fell 8 percent to 12.4 billion Danish crowns ($ 2.00 billion) in the January to March
quarter compared with a
year ago, hit by the depreciation
of the U.S. dollar.
For the fourth
quarter, it posted a loss
of $ 511 million,
compared to a loss
of $ 8.7 million for the same
quarter a
year earlier.
Debt to equity for the first
quarter of 2018 was 199 %
compared with 191 % at
year - end 2017, and just below Ryder's long - term target range
of 200 % to 250 %.
Cannabis oil sales accounted 23 per cent
of Canopy's revenue for the latest
quarter,
compared to 13 per cent in the same period a
year ago.
As well, the company's gross margins before fair value adjustments shrunk from 58 per cent
of sales or $ 12.5 million,
compared to 64 per cent
of sales or $ 6.2 million in the fiscal third
quarter a
year ago.
Taxpayers» strategy in late 2012 that aimed at avoiding federal income tax hikes in 2013 produced a 10.8 % jump in state personal income tax collections in the fourth
quarter of 2012
compared to the same period the previous
year, researchers found.
Net income attributable to shareholders in the
quarter, based on a current cost
of supplies (CCS) and excluding identified items, rose to $ 5.322 billion from a
year ago,
compared with a company - provided analysts» consensus
of $ 5.277 billion.
New data from the U.S. Department
of Commerce shows that foreign travel to the U.S. dropped 4.2 % in the first
quarter of 2017
compared to last
year.
In the first
quarter of 2018, T - Mobile reported revenue
of $ 46.66 per user,
compared with $ 47.53 in the
year - ago
quarter.
We reported first
quarter 2018 revenues
of $ 607.8 million, an increase
of $ 88.4 million,
compared to revenues
of $ 519.4 million for the prior -
year first
quarter.
The chain has seen nine consecutive
quarters of growth, with profits up 60 %
compared to a
year ago.
Even though the average American's 401 (k) balance rose 2 % since the first
quarter of the
year, the average account was still down 2.5 % for the three months ending in June
compared to a
year ago, according to a Fidelity analysis
of 14.2 million people through the end
of June.
Economists polled by Reuters said they thought the euro zone economy grew 2.5 percent
year - on -
year in the first three months
of 2018,
compared with a 2.7 percent increase in the previous
quarter.
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.