earnings results

Ingersoll-Rand (NYSE: IR) has posted its Q4 earnings ex-items at $0.48 per share, as compared to the consensus of $0.53. IR’s revenues for the quarter came at $3.13 billion, versus the Street view of $3.34 billion. Ingersoll-Rand has forecasted its Q1 EPS at $0.15-$0.20 ex-items on revenues of $3...

Fourth-quarter profits at the world’s largest soft-drink maker, Coca-Cola Co (NYSE: KO), jumped 55% on rising volume in markets such as China and India. Lower costs also played a critical part in giving a boost to KO’s profits. The Atlanta-based company said its net income for the quarter rose to $...

NYSE Euronext (NYSE: NYX) swung to net profits in Q4 as its cost-cutting efforts offset a decline in share trading volumes and market share. Trans-Atlantic stock-exchange operator NYX posted net profits of $172 million for the three months ended December 31, as compared to net losses of $1.34...

Hasbro Inc (NYSE: HAS) announced a 77% jump in its fourth-quarter earnings, handily beating analyst expectations, on strength in the company's revenues. The second largest toymaker after Mattel, Hasbro said it earned $165.6 million, or $1.09 a share, on sales of $1.38 billion in the quarter. In the...

Littelfuse (NASDAQ: LFUS) reported its Q4 EPS at $0.53, as compared to the consensus expectation of $0.50. LFUS’s revenues for the quarter came in at $127.9 million, falling short of the Street view of $128.03 million. LFUS has projected its EPS for the current quarter at $0.50-$0.62 and revenues...

MasterCard (NYSE: MA) has reported its Q4 EPS ex-items at $2.43, falling short of the consensus of $2.46. MA’s sales for the quarter rose 6% to $1.3 billion, just meeting the Street view of $1.3 billion. The company’s sales were driven by a 6.7% jump in transactions processed during the quarter to...

Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has reported its Q4 EPS at $1.19 as compared to the consensus expectations of $1.26. NOC’s revenues for the quarter came at $8.93 billion, missing the Street view of $9 billion. The company has projected its EPS for FY10 at $5.70-$5.95, exceeding the consensus view of...

The start of the earnings season was power-packed for media stocks, with heavyweights such as News Corp (NASDAQ: NWSA), Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) and Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) posting impressive results. Media conglomerate TWX swung to fourth-quarter profits and the results showed strong performances...

Black & Decker (NYSE: BDK) reported its Q4 EPS at $1.24, excluding expenses related to the proposed merger with The Stanley Works. Earnings handily beat the consensus expectation of $0.77. BDK’s revenues for the quarter came at $1.3 billion, as compared to the Street view of $1.2 billion. BDK...

The fourth-quarter net income at Lexmark International Group Inc (NYSE: LXK) rose to $59.8 million, or $0.76 a share, from $18.1 million, or $0.23 a share, in the year-ago period. The printing and imaging group recorded an increase in its adjusted earnings to $1.16 a share from $0.75, as compared...

Appliance-maker Whirlpool Corp (NHYSE: WHR) said fourth-quarter net earnings rose to $95 million, or $1.24 a share, from $44 million, or $0.60 per share, earned a year before. WHR’s results included a charge of $46 million, or $0.40 a share, tied to an earlier legal action. Analysts were expecting...

DR Horton (NYSE: DHI) reported its Q1 EPS at $0.60 with items, as compared to consensus expectations for a loss of $0.13. DHI reported a tax benefit of $149.2 million for the quarter, versus a tax provision of $1.3 million in the year ago quarter. DHI’s results for the current quarter included $1....

Dow Chemical Co (NYSE: DOW) reported its fourth-quarter net earnings at $172 million before certain items are paid, or $0.18 a share, as compared to a loss of $1.55 billion, or $1.68 a share, in the same period the previous year. DOW’s sales rose 15% to $12.5 billion The Midland, Michigan-based...

Emerson Electric (NYSE: EMR) reported its Q1 EPS at $0.56, versus the consensus expectation of $0.42. EMR’s revenues for the quarter came at $5 billion as compared to the Street view of $4.69 billion. The results reflected a year-over-year decline of 7% in both sales and diluted earnings per share...

Maxim Integrated (NASDAQ: MXIM) gained 2.54% in early morning trading after reporting better-than-expected Q2 results. MXIM, which develops integrated circuits, reported its EPS for the quarter at $0.19, exceeding the consensus expectations of $0.18. The company's profits were driven by a drop in...