Not exact matches
Rising inventories are partly
due to soaring U.S. production
, which jumped by a quarter in the last two years to 10.6 million bpd.
However, that's
due in part to a high comparative base from the second
quarter last
year, when the U.K.'s unexpected decision to leave the EU caused a huge surge in trading in the last week of June.
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.
The Swiss food giant saw organic growth of 2.4 percent for the
year, at the «low end» of expectations,
due to a slower growth of 1.9 percent in their fourth
quarter, according to the company's press release.
Private equity returns remained strong but were lower than the prior
year quarter, while income from our fixed income investment portfolio increased
due to a higher average level of fixed maturity investments and higher short - term interest rates.
The aluminum - cased N1, which runs on Google's Android Lollipop operating software but features Nokia's new Z Launcher intelligent home screen interface, is
due to be in stores in China in the first
quarter of next
year for an estimated price of $ 249 before taxes, with sales to other markets to follow.
Alcoa, in particular, likely suffered from plummeting aluminum prices
due to huge supply in China last
quarter and is expected to report profit declines from a
year earlier.
The findings correlate with an uneven
year for business in 2015,
due to stock market volatility in the third
quarter, which ended a long bull run in the wake of weakening global economies and a devaluing of China's currency.
On Tuesday, reporting fourth
quarter results, Verizon conceded that it would see no growth in wireless service revenue this
year due to the increasingly fierce price wars roiling the market.
The first
quarter year over
year revenue comparison was negatively impacted by approximately $ 184,000
due to the adoption of the new revenue recognition standard (ASC Topic 606) as well as the loss of a large customer, representing revenue of approximately $ 800,000 in the current
quarter, which was previously announced as lost in Q4 2017.
May 1 - Freddie Mac, the No. 2 U.S. mortgage finance company, said net income in the first
quarter grew to $ 2.93 billion from $ 2.21 billion a
year ago
due to gains on its derivatives and growth in its apartments business.
Millner also pointed out that the
quarter came a
year after a mass shooting at a nightclub in Orlando, Florida, which led to an increase in gun sales
due to worries that about potential new gun restrictions.
Equifax reported that revenue ticked up 4 %
year - over-
year in the third
quarter to a less - than expected $ 835 million and that net income plunged 27 % to $ 96 million
due to the initial costs related to the most damaging consumer data hack in US history.
Numerous banks have seen tax write - downs in the billions in their fourth
quarter results
due to the Republican - led tax overhaul passed in December of last
year, though the losses are expected to be one - offs.
GameStop shares were down as much as 20 percent Tuesday morning as the company issued a weaker - than - expected forecast for the fourth
quarter and full
year due to declines in video game sales.
Numerous banks have seen one - off tax write - downs in the billions in their fourth
quarter profits
due to the Republican - led tax overhaul passed in December of last
year.
The company said Wednesday that its first -
quarter numbers include a $ 22 million hit
due to foreign currency headwinds while the cost of its revenues increased by 46 %
year - over-
year, to $ 679 million.
Sales dived by 9 % in first
quarter of its financial
year, largely
due to one big problem: A crackdown on corruption in China, which has led to plummeting sales in China for luxury brands and premium spirit makers.
The decline came after management said on a conference call that its first -
quarter profit will be «the high - water mark for the
year»
due to higher investment spending.
While first -
quarter corporate profits are expected to have notched their best growth in seven
years, largely
due to lower taxes, investors have focused on cost warnings from companies.
But the association predicts the pace of sales will cool
due to several factors, including a five -
year qualifying rate for a mortgage that is forecast to reach 5.70 per cent by the fourth
quarter of 2019.
Morgan Stanley dethroned its rival Goldman Sachs from the top of the world's M&A rankings in the first
quarter of 2018,
due to a consistent pipeline of megadeals in the first three months of the
year, writes James Fontanella - Khan.
Commentary: «Revenues were up 8.3 % for the third
quarter versus the prior -
year period,
due primarily to higher commodity prices impacting the Company's supply chain revenues, higher same store sales in both domestic and international stores, store count growth in international markets and the positive impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates.»
GDP grew by 0.55 percent in the second
quarter of the
year, which, although a meager growth rate, was welcomed because it signaled Nigeria's exit from the recession that it plunged into
due to the oil price crash.
Pepsi last
quarter slashed its full -
year outlook as sales in the region dropped,
due to slowing sales of Gatorade and in convenience stores broadly.
On our shores, the
year - earlier period benefited from the launch of All Day Breakfast (that
quarter also had an extra day of sales
due to leap
year), so we expected comps here to be negative.
Due to the conditions, D.R. Horton said it expects per - share earnings for the third
quarter of 93 cents, and lowered its per - share view for the
year to $ 3.65 or more on 50,000 homes closed.
Last
year, that commodity contributed 53 % of its gross profit and it supplied nearly 75 % of the total during the first
quarter of 2017
due to a spike in steelmaking coal prices.
Accordingly, our April forecast anticipated a significant slowdown in growth for the second
quarter and a decent pickup in the second half of the
year, in part
due to the government's fiscal plan.
Despite steady economic growth, the US stock market suffered through five
quarters of earnings recession, in which S&P 500 earnings fell
year - on -
year due to falling oil prices and a strong US Dollar, returning to growth in the third
quarter of 2016.
Eli Lilly and Co lifted its full -
year profit forecast on Tuesday after comfortably beating estimates for the first
quarter, largely
due to strong sales of its diabetes and cancer drugs and lower expenses.
Carbon Tracker, the analyst house which pioneered the stranded asset or «carbon bubble» theory, has warned a
quarter of global oil refining capacity could become unviable and be forced to shut down within 20
years due to falling demand.
«We are raising full
year EPS guidance today
due to the strength of our underlying operating performance of our first two
quarters, despite the challenges facing Walmart U.S. in the short term, and the current economy,» said Tom Schoewe, executive vice president and chief financial officer.
BEIJING Aluminum Corp of China Ltd, known as Chalco, said on Monday that first -
quarter net profits fell by 19.4 percent from a
year ago
due to lower aluminum prices but one - off gains helped it avoid a much worse result.
Mr Grantley said new figures from Urbis showing a rapid contraction in new Brisbane apartment market sales to just 302 sales in the March
quarter, down 37 per cent on the previous
quarter and well down from the 1032 sales in the previous corresponding period last
year, was also
due to tightening in available new apartment stock for sale.
Management of the company, the Audit and Risk Committee (the «Committee») and the Board have concluded that the company's audited financial statements for the
year ended, and unaudited financial statements for the
quarter ended, December 31, 2014 included in the company's Annual Report on Form 10 - K and the unaudited financial statements included in the company's Quarterly Report on Form 10 - Q for the
quarter ended March 31, 2015 should no longer be relied upon
due to the misstatements described in the company's Form 8 - K filed today.
Initial second -
quarter GDP numbers are
due on July 28 and may prove pivotal in the Fed's decisions for the balance of the
year.
Cost of goods sold (COGS) per hectoliter decreased 2.5 percent for the
year and 2.8 percent for the
quarter, driven by supply chain cost savings and lower commodity costs, partially offset by lower fixed - cost absorption
due to lower volumes.
Depreciation expense in the
quarter was 27 basis points higher as a percentage of sales basis compared to last
year due to increased new units and remodels.
«TV shipment growth in China was strong in the fourth
quarter,
due to sell - in for the Chinese New
Year Holidays, which runs counter to the very weak conditions in other emerging markets,» said Paul Gagnon, director of TV research for IHS Technology.
Fourth
quarter same — fourth
quarter restaurant labor expenses were 50 basis points lower than last
year on a percentage of sales basis
due to increased productivity and lower restaurant manager incentive compensation expense.
On July 20, 2012, Microsoft posted its first quarterly loss ever, despite earning record revenues for the
quarter and fiscal
year, with a net loss of $ 492 million
due to a writedown related to the advertising company aQuantive, which had been acquired for $ 6.2 billion back in 2007.
Adjusted net earnings for the
quarter fell to $ 238 million from $ 923 million in the same
quarter a
year ago primarily
due to lower metal prices and lower gold sales volumes.
«We expect demand to outstrip supply for iPhone X over the next two
quarters, but demand could potentially slow down starting in the June 2018
quarter due to anticipation of new devices later in the
year,» wrote the analysts.
SEOUL, April 27 (Korea Bizwire)-- Hyundai Steel Co., South Korea's second - biggest steelmaker by sales, said Friday that its first -
quarter net profit plunged 48.2 percent from a
year earlier
due to a base effect.
Then, you need to make quarterly estimated tax payments... Starting with the first
quarter, the
due dates are April 15, June 15, September 15, and January 15 (of the next
year).
Common shareholders» net income from Continuing Operations of $ 32.2 million was down 37 % compared to the same
quarter in 2015, primarily
due to total pre-tax provisions for credit losses of $ 39.7 million, up from $ 7.4 million last
year.
Shares of BMW AG were losing around 2 percent in the early morning trading in Germany after the luxury carmaker reported Friday that its first -
quarter pre-tax profit edged down on weak revenues
due to currency effects, while net profit increased from last
year.
Revenues from trust and wealth management were materially higher compared to a
year earlier mainly
due to the addition of McLean & Partners Wealth Management, acquired in the third
quarter of 2013.
The financing needs coming
due in the first
quarter «imply that euro area banks will not have extra money as a result of the three -
year auction to purchase European sovereign bonds, using a carry - trade strategy, because the amount of fresh cash is less than the amount of bank debt that will mature during the
quarter», Powell wrote recently.