As a result, mining and financials companies, which
both reported strong profit growth, account for a much larger share of listed companies» profits than of GOS.
Not exact matches
IBT Education has
reported a five per cent drop in net
profit to $ 14.1 million for the half - year to December 2005 but has forecast
strong profit growth in the current six - month period.
Nike (NKE) had another
strong quarter — highlighted by
strong demand for athletic apparel and
growth in the company's e-commerce business — and the footwear giant is expected to
report profit and sales that outpace Wall Street's expectations.
Also
reporting this week is cloud software giant Salesforce (CRM), which is expected to
report strong second - quarter
profit after previously struggling to post much of a
profit despite impressive revenue
growth.
The Miami - based chain on Thursday
reported a higher quarterly
profit on
growth overseas, with particularly
strong results Asia.
The world's biggest retailer
reported strong holiday sales Tuesday but said online sales
growth slowed during the quarter, marking a turn from three quarters of booming online
growth, and that its
profit margin came under fresh pressure.
The deal comes one day after Amazon
reported strong fourth - quarter
profit growth and a 42 percent rise in revenue, but its shares dipped in after - hours trade on concerns about its
profit margins.
New York Times Co. on Thursday
reported a 66 percent surge in
profit for the first quarter from last year on higher revenues reflecting
strong growth in the company's digital subscription business.
Wall Street is forecasting the
strongest growth in seven years for S&P 500 companies, and the hope has been that healthy
profit reports will steady the market following a rough couple of months.
The
strong growth observed in the national accounting measure of
profits has also been reflected in financial measures of corporate earnings such as «as
reported» earnings and «operating» earnings (Graph A3).
The telecommunications sector recorded particularly
strong growth in net
profits, with Telstra
reporting an increase of 44 per cent on the same period last year.
FRANCE: Spirited
growth buoys upbeat Pernod Pernod Ricard has
reported a 20 % leap in underlying first - half
profits thanks to a
strong performance from its spirits brands.
8.56 am: Trade Me has
reported a small up tick in
profit, buoyed by
strong growth in its classifieds business.
Helped by a
strong performance from its cognac division, French drinks group Remy Cointreau has
reported a 7.2 % organic
growth (2.2 % on a published basis) in operating
profit to Eur140m for the year ended March 31st 2010 on turnover of Eur807.8 m, up by 12 % organically (13.1 % published).
Mead Johnson Nutrition Co., the maker of Enfamil baby formula,
reported a 15 percent rise in quarterly
profit, mainly due to
strong volume
growth in China and Hong Kong.