Earnings Roundup

General Motors Co (NYSE: GM) reported its Q1 profit at $3.2 billion, or $1.77 per share, from $865 million, or $0.55 per share, in the year-earlier period. The latest quarter earnings included special items of $0.82 per share. The company's revenue surged to $36.2 billion, from $31.5 billion....

Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX) reported better-than-expected adjusted profit for the first quarter on Wednesday. The company's quarterly profit dropped to $653 million, or $0.59 per share, from $725 million, or $0.62 per share, in the year-ago quarter. The company's adjusted earnings came in at $0.58...

Humana Inc (NYSE: HUM) reported a 22% rise in its first-quarter profit. Humana reported its quarterly net income at $315.2 million, or $1.86 per share, up from $258.8 million, or $1.52 per share, in the year-ago period. The company's revenue came in at $9.2 billion. However, analysts were expecting...

Exxon Mobil Corp (NYSE: XOM) reported upbeat results for the first quarter. The company's profit surged to $10.65 billion, or $2.14 per share, from $6.3 billion, or $1.33 per share, in the year-earlier period. The company's revenue increased to $114 billion, from $90.3 billion. However, analysts...

WellPoint Inc (NYSE: WLP) reported a 6% rise in its first-quarter net profit. WLP's net profit came in at $927 million, or $2.44 per share, up from $877 million, or $1.96 per share, in the year-ago period. The latest quarter results included an investment gain of $0.09 per share. Excluding one-time...

3M Co (NYSE: MMM) reported upbeat Q1 earnings and raised 2011 profit projections. The company's Q1 profit came in at $1.08 billion, or $1.49 per share, up from $930 million, or $1.29 per share, in the year-earlier period. The company's revenue surged to $7.31 billion from $6.35 billion. However,...

Botox-maker Allergan Inc (NYSE: AGN) reported its first-quarter earnings at $168 million, or $0.55 a share, up from $44.7 million, or $0.15 a share, for the same period a year ago. Excluding certain items, Allergan would have posted adjusted earnings of $0.65 per share. AGN’s revenues for the...

Macy's Inc (NYSE: M) has raised its earnings outlook for 2010 to $1.75-$1.80 a share from $1.55-$1.60, while upping its same-store sales growth projections to 3%-3.5% from the previous guidance of 1%-2%. Analysts expect the department store chain to earn $1.77 a share in 2010. M said that it...

Pulte Homes (NYSE: PHM) today reported its Q4 losses at $0.31 per share, as compared to the analyst expectations of losses of $0.19 per share. PHM’s revenues for the quarter came in at $1.73 billion versus the Street view of $1.50 billion. Pulte Homes’ 52-week trading range is $7.71-$13.59. PHM’s...

The companies reporting before the bell are: Chevron (NYSE: CVX): Analysts forecast the energy company to post earnings of $1.70 a share on revenues of $40.45 billion. This reflects an 11% downturn in revenues from the year-ago period. Read more about this company here. Fortune Brands (NYSE:...