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Closing Bell: Better Than It Could Have Been (NILE, GRMN, SKIL, BWLD, DDSS, LEAP. PCS)

Posted Feb 12th 2010 4:00PM by Jon Ogg (RSS feed)
Filed under: Garmin Ltd (GRMN)

Today was one of those weak days where you would tell yourself, "this could have been much worse." China tightened its reserve requirements again ahead of its long week off for the Chinese New Year. Greek concerns were back out that its recession might hamper a bailout. University of Michigan sentiment surveys showed a decline versus just a month ago. And the bias is still sour... Yet today's move was not as bad as it could have been.

Here were the unofficial closing bell levels:

Dow 10,100.66 -43.53 (-0.43%)
S&P 500 1,075.88 -2.59 (-0.24%)
Nasdaq 2,183.53 +6.12 (0.28%)

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Earnings highlights: Dell, Sears, Tiffany, Talbots, Smithfield, TiVo, Rio Tinto and others

Posted Aug 30th 2008 12:10PM by Trey Thoelcke (RSS feed)
Filed under: Earnings Reports, Dell (DELL), JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Tiffany and Co (TIF), Sears Holdings (SHLD), Smithfield Foods (SFD), Marvell Technology Group (MRVL), Rio Tinto plc ADS (RIO)

Here are some highlights from this past week's earnings coverage from BloggingStocks:

Big Lots Inc. (NYSE: BIG) Q2 profits topped expectations, but it warned of weak sales in the second half.
China Petroleum and Chemical Corp. (NYSE: SNP) first-half profits tanked due to government price controls.
Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL ) fell short of Q2 earnings estimates, surprising even Jim Cramer.
Dillard's Inc. (NYSE: DDS) beat analysts' expectations despite widening its Q2 net loss.
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ: GILT) missed Q2 expectations and a merger fell through.
J. Crew Group Inc. (NYSE: JCG) Q2 net income slipped on lower sales and gross margins.
JP Morgan & Chase Co. (NYSE: JPM) earnings have been hurt by investments in Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac.
LDK Solar Co. (NYSE: LDK) raised its 2009 revenue guidance on reaching peak silicon wafer capacity.
Marvell Technology Group (NASDAQ: MRVL) beat Q2 expectations but gave a conservative Q3 outlook.
Rio Tinto Group (NYSE: RTP) first-half profits more than doubled on its acquisition of Alcan.
Sanderson Farms Inc. (NASDAQ: SAFM) swung to a Q3 loss due in part to rising commodities prices.
Sears Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: SHLD) Q2 earnings plunged more than expected on further sluggish sales.
SkillSoft PLC (NASDAQ: SKIL) beat Q2 expectations and offered Q3 and full-year guidance.
Smithfield Foods Inc. (NYSE: SFD) swung to a Q1 loss due in part to rising commodities prices.
Talbots Inc. (NYSE: TLB) nearly doubled its Q2 loss due to lower sales and restructuring charges.
Thornburg Mortgage Inc. (NYSE: TMA) posted a Q2 profit but warned of possible collapse on margin calls.
Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF) doubled its Q2 profit on strong international sales, and raised its guidance.
TiVo Inc. (NASDAQ: TIVO) unexpectedly swung to a Q2 profit but forcast another loss in Q3.

Upcoming quarterly reports include Guess (NYSE: GES), Collective Brands (NYSE: PSS), H&R Block, (NYSE: HRB), Staples (NASDAQ: SPLS), Ciena (NASDAQ: CIEN), Toll Brothers (NYSE: TOL); and National Semiconductor (NASDAQ: NSM).

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SkillSoft (SKIL): Shares cycle in bullish 'flag' consolidation pattern

Posted Aug 27th 2008 9:55AM by Larry Schutts (RSS feed)
Filed under: Earnings Reports, Yahoo! (YHOO), International Business Machines (IBM), Merck and Co (MRK), Technical Analysis, Stocks to Buy

SkillSoft PLC (NASDAQ: SKIL) provides on-demand Internet-based training courses for professionals in business and information technology (IT). The company catalog includes more than 6,600 courses addressing such issues as project management, sales, business strategy, finance, regulatory compliance, operating systems, network technologies and Web design. SkillSoft also offers online coaching for more than 100 IT certification exams and provides access to some 19,000 engineering, IT, and business books online. Clients include IBM (NYSE: IBM), Merck (NYSE: MRK) and Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO).

The firm pleased investors last week, when it reported Q2 EPS of ten cents and revenues of $83.3 million. Analysts had been expecting seven cents and $82.4 million. Management also guided Q3 EPS to 9-10 cents (nine cent consensus), Q3 revenues to $84.0-$85.5 million ($84.83M consensus), FY09 EPS to 35-38 cents (34 cent consensus) and FY09 revenues to $335-$338 million ($336.43M consensus).

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Analyst initiations: ABCW, TOMO and SKIL

Posted Mar 7th 2008 11:55AM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: Analyst Reports, Analyst Initiations

MOST NOTEWORTHY: Anchor Bancorp, TomoTherapy and Skillsoft Corp were today's noteworthy initiations:

Keefe Bruyette initiated Anchor Bancorp (NASDAQ: ABCW) with a Market Perform rating and $18 target, as they prefer to wait for credit and capital concerns to subside.
Jefferies believes TomoTherapy (NASDAQ: TOMO) should trade higher based on the company's strong new order growth and would be buyers at current levels. The firm started shares with a Buy rating and $17 target.
Skillsoft (NASDAQ: SKIL) was assumed with an Outperform rating at William Blair, as they believe the NETg acquisition will drive significant operating margin improvement in the coming years.

OTHER INITIATIONS:

Lehman reinstated MarkWest Energy (NYSE: MWE) with an Overweight rating.
Friedman Billings initiated C.R. Bard (NYSE: BCR) with a Market Perform rating and $102 target.
Wachovia initiated Cooper Industries (NYSE: CBE) and Thomas & Betts (NYSE: TNB) with Market Perform ratings.

Earnings highlights: Revised forecasts for Merck, Comcast, Target, ConAgra

Posted Dec 9th 2007 9:40AM by Trey Thoelcke (RSS feed)
Filed under: Earnings Reports, Forecasts, Dell (DELL), Target Corp. (TGT), Krispy Kreme Doughnuts (KKD), Comcast Cl'A' (CMCSA), ConAgra Foods (CAG), Merck and Co (MRK), Toll Brothers (TOL), Palm Inc (PALM)

Here are a few highlights of this past week's earnings coverage from BloggingStocks:

Big Lots Inc. (NYSE: BIG) reported a record quarter due in part to improved distribution.
Blyth Inc. (NYSE: BTH) trounced EPS estimates and raised its guidance.
ConAgra Foods Inc. (NYSE: CAG) raised its earnings forecast for Q2 on strength in merchandising.
Donaldson Co. (NYSE: DCI) beat estimates due to strength in international markets.
J. Crew Group (NYSE: JCG) posted a solid quarter due to strength in both store and direct sales.
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. (NYSE: KKD) narrowed its loss, but foresees further store closures.
Liquidity Services Inc. (NASDAQ: LQDT) posted a strong quarter, benefiting from the sluggish economy.
Merck & Co. Inc.'s (NYSE: MRK) earnings forecasts for 2007 and 2008 fall short of expectations.
Netezza Corp. (NYSE: NZ) beat expectations of both earnings and revenue.
Palm Inc. (NASDAQ: PALM) forecast a loss for the current quarter due to product delays.
Royal Bank of Scotland's (NYSE: RBS) better-than-expected forecast buoyed European banks.
SeaChange International (NASDAQ: SEAC) reported a profit when analysts expected a loss.
Sigma Designs (NASDAQ: SIGM) had a "blowout" quarter, beating even the most optimistic analyst.
SkillSoft (NASDAQ: SKIL) beat expectations of both earnings and revenue.
Toll Brothers Inc. (NYSE: TOL) posted a lower-than-expected loss, its first quarterly loss in 21 years.

Also, Brian White looks at how loss of market share contributed to Dell Inc.'s (NASDAQ: DELL) recent results. Both Douglas McIntyre and Jim Cramer mull the effect on the cable industries of Comcast Corp.'s (NASDAQ: CMCSA) lowered guidance. And Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) is among retailers warning about earnings in the current quarter.

Upcoming results to watch for include: H&R Block (NYSE: HRB), Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR), Costco (NASDAQ: COST), and Lehman Bros. (NYSE: LEH).

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SkillSoft (SKIL): Shares trade in bullish 'flag'

Posted Dec 4th 2007 4:45PM by Larry Schutts (RSS feed)
Filed under: Earnings Reports, Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades, Yahoo! (YHOO), International Business Machines (IBM), Merck and Co (MRK), Technical Analysis, Stocks to Buy

SkillSoft (NASDAQ: SKIL) provides on-demand internet-based training courses for professionals in business and information technology (IT). The company catalog includes more than 6,000 courses addressing such issues as project management, sales, business strategy, finance, regulatory compliance, operating systems, network technologies and web design. SkillSoft also offers online coaching for more than 100 IT certification exams and provides access to some 14,000 engineering, IT, and business books online. Clients include IBM (NYSE: IBM), Merck (NYSE: MRK) and Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO).