Shares of Express Inc. (NYSE: EXPR) gained sharply on Wednesday after the specialty retailer handed better-than-expected revenue for the fiscal second quarter. Earnings also matched Street’s consensus estimates. Encouraged by higher sales and growing customer traffic, the retailer also lifted its full-year earnings outlook. Same-store-sales rose 6% in the recently concluded quarter. E-commerce sales jumped [...]
Shares of DSW Inc. (NYSE: DSW) rallied on Tuesday after the footwear retailer reported 15% increase in fiscal second quarter net income, aided by higher sales. For the quarter which ended August 3, the Columbus OH based company posted a profit of $33.7 million or 73 cents a share compared to a net income of [...]
Generic drugmaker, Akorn Inc. (NASDAQ: AKRX) has agreed to acquire its smaller rival Hi-Tech Pharmacal Co. (NASDAQ: HITK) in deal valued at $640 million. The acquisition will allow Akorn to gain traction in the eye-care drug market by expanding its portfolio, which includes ointments and oral liquids. According to the terms of the deal, Akorn [...]
Sanderson Farms Inc. (NASDAQ: SAFM) reported sharp jump in fiscal third quarter earnings. The poultry producer’s bottom line was bolstered by higher prices of chicken products. In the latest period, overall poultry prices increased 12% while prices of boneless chicken breasts soared 32% from the year-earlier quarter. The earnings stood at $67.9 million or $2.95 [...]
Luxury jewelry retailer, Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF) reported on Tuesday that fiscal second quarter earnings rose 16%, aided by strong sales growth in Asia Pacific and improved margin. The Company also raised its full-year earnings guidance. Tiffany now expects earnings to be in the range of $3.50 to $3.60 a share up from its [...]
Equity research firm, Oppenheimer downgraded Dick’s Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS) to a “market-perform” from a “outperform”, citing continuation of weak sales trend and certain “acute products issues” which the company will have to pay attention to. The price target on the stock was slashed to $44 from $56. Earlier on Wednesday, Deutsche Bank reiterated a [...]
Specialty retailer for women’s apparels and accessories, Ann Inc. (NYSE: ANN) said on Friday that fiscal second quarter profit rose 16%, aided by higher sales at its Loft and Ann Taylor stores. However, the retailer, just like its peers, slashed the full-year outlook. For the latest period, the adjusted earnings stood at 76 cents a [...]
Although GameStop Corp.’s (NYSE: GME) fiscal second-quarter sales and profit fell amid growing trend of mobile based games over consoles, shares rallied on Thursday after the company raised its full-year outlook. Both earnings and revenue for the latest period were also better-than-expected. For the full-fiscal year, the Company now expects earnings to be in the [...]
The teen apparel retailer, Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF) reported 33% plunge in fiscal second-quarter profit. The retailer’s earnings and revenue also missed Wall Street’s expectation by a wide margin. Speaking to analysts in a conference call, Abercrombie & Fitch’s CEO Mike Jefferies said that weakness in female apparel business and lower customer traffic [...]
Shares of American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE: AEO) were hammered on Wednesday after the teen apparel chain provided a very disappointing fiscal third quarter earnings outlook even as it said that it will continue selling its products at discounted prices to push sales during the back-to-school season. For the fiscal third quarter, American Eagle Outfitters anticipates [...] |
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