Earnings Roundup

Dollar General Corp (NYSE: DG) reported a 15% rise in its fiscal first-quarter profit on Wednesday. Dollar General reported its quarterly earnings at $157 million, or $0.45 per share, up from $136 million, or $0.39 per share, in the year-earlier period. Its adjusted net income surged to $0.48 per...

Graham Corporation (AMEX: GHM) reported upbeat Q4 results on Friday. Graham reported its quarterly net income at $2.7 million, or $0.27 per, up from $0.6 million, or $0.06 per share, in the year-ago period. Its net sales surged 88% to $25.9 million from $13.8 million. However, analysts were...

H.J. Heinz Co (NYSE: HNZ) reported its fourth-quarter profit at $223.9 million, or $0.70 per share, up from $192.4 million, or $0.61 per share, in the year-earlier period. Its income from continuing operations climbed to $0.69 per share from $0.60 per share. Breaking out closing costs of $0.02 per...

Costco Wholesale Corp (NASDAQ: COST) reported a 5.9% rise in its fiscal third-quarter net profit on Wednesday. Costco reported its quarterly net profit at $324 million, or $0.73 per share, up from $306 million, or $0.68 per share, in the year-earlier period. Its revenue surged 16% to $20.19 billion...

Medtronic Inc (NYSE: MDT) reported a 19% drop in its fourth quarter net income on Tuesday. Medtronic reported its Q4 profit at $776 million, or $0.72 per share, down from $954 million, or $0.86 per share, in the year-ago period. Excluding restructuring and other costs of $198 million, Medtronic's...

Perry Ellis International Inc (NASDAQ: PERY) reported upbeat quarterly results and lifted its earnings guidance for the year. Perry Ellis reported its Q1 net income at $15.4 million, or $0.99 per share, up from $11.2 million, or $0.81 per share, in the year-ago period. Excluding items, PERY's...

E-Commerce China Dangdang Inc (NYSE: DANG) reported a 203.6% surge in its net income for the first quarter on Friday. Dangdang reported its net income at RMB3.1 million ($0.5 million). Its total net revenue rose 53.5% y/y to RMB687.6 million ($105.0 million). DANG's adjusted EBITDA rose 27.7% y/y...

Williams-Sonoma Inc (NYSE: WSM) reported a 62% rise in its fiscal first-quarter net income. Williams-Sonoma reported a quarterly profit at $31.6 million, or $0.29 per share, versus $19.5 million, or $0.18 per share, in the year-ago period. Its adjusted earnings came in at $0.30 per share. The...

Staples Inc (NASDAQ: SPLS) reported downbeat first-quarter results and lowered its profit projections for the year. The group's net profit surged 5% to $198.2 million, or $0.28 per share, from $188.8 million, or $0.26 per share, in the year-earlier period. Its revenue increased 1.9% to $6.17...

Home Depot Inc (NYSE: HD) reported a 12% rise in its fiscal first-quarter net income and raised its earnings forecast for the fiscal year. The retailer reported its quarterly earnings at $812 million, or $0.50 per share, up from $725 million, or $0.43 per share, in the year-ago quarter. Its shares...

Lowe's Companies (NYSE: LOW) reported a 5.7% decline in its fiscal first-quarter net income. The company's quarterly profit dropped to $461 million, from $489 million, in the year-ago period. Its earnings per share came in at $0.34 per share. Its shares outstanding dropped 7.8% to 1.33 billion. The...

Kohl's Corp (NYSE: KSS) reported its Q1 earnings at $211 million, or $0.73 per share, versus $199 million, or $0.64 per share, in the year-earlier period. Its sales surged to $4.16 billion from $4.04 billion. However, analysts were expecting earnings of $0.73 per share on sales of $4.16 billion....

Macy's Inc (NYSE: M) reported its Q1 profit at $131 million, or $0.30 per share, from $23 million, or $0.05 per share, in the year-earlier period. The company's sales increased 5.7% to $5.89 billion. Its same-store sales surged 5.4%. However, analysts were expecting earnings of $0.18 per share....

Dean Foods Co (NYSE: DF) reported a 41% decline in its first-quarter profit on Tuesday. The company reported its Q1 profit at $25.3 million, or $0.14 per share, compared with $43.2 million, or $0.24 per share, in the year-earlier period. The company's net sales increased 3% to $3.05 billion....

Sysco Corp (NYSE: SYY) reported its FQ3 profit at $258.5 million, or $0.44 per share, from $247.6 million, or $0.42 per share, in the year-earlier period. The company's sales jumped to $9.76 billion from $8.95 billion. However, analysts were expecting earnings of $0.41 per share on sales of $9.45...