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Earnings highlights: Aflac, Avon, BP, Hershey, Kellogg, Nintendo, P&G, Sprint ...

Trey Thoelcke — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:10:00 EST

Filed under: Daimler (DAI), Sprint Nextel Corp (S), AFLAC Inc (AFL), Avon Products (AVP), Kellogg Co (K), Hershey Co (HSY), Procter and Gamble (PG), BP p.l.c. ADS (BP), McGraw-Hill Companies (MHP), General Dynamics Corp (GD), Nintendo (NTDOY)

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

Aflac Inc. (NYSE: AFL) reported strong Q3 results, declared a dividend, and offered guidance for Q4.
Avon Products Inc. (NYSE: AVP) Q3 earnings slumped and revenue was hurt by currency translations.
BP (NYSE: BP) shares leaped higher after it reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings.
Daimler AG (NYSE: DAI) reported that it returned to profitability in Q3 but warned of decreasing revenue.
General Dynamics Corp. (NYSE: GD) Q3 earnings beat expectations and it lifted its earnings outlook.
Hershey Co. (NYSE: HSY) posted strong Q3 earnings and expects full-year earnings ahead of forecasts.

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Halloween stocks offer investors a chance at financial treats

David Schepp — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:40:00 EST

Filed under: Earnings Reports, Forecasts, Products and Services, Consumer Experience, Wal-Mart (WMT), Netflix, Inc. (NFLX), Target Corp. (TGT), Hershey Co (HSY), Costco Wholesale (COST), Hormel Foods (HRL), Kraft Foods'A' (KFT), DJIA, Stocks to Buy, Recession

Halloween, though not the blockbuster holiday that Christmas is, still results in some additional spending on the part of consumers as they stock up on candy and costumes, and maybe take in a scary movie or two. With those treats in mind here are some stocks that may give investors sweet dreams -- and hopefully not nightmares.

As is well known, candy is all the rage at Halloween, and among the largest candy stocks are Hershey Co. (NYSE: HSY) and Cadbury PLC (NYSE: CBY). Last week, Hershey reported third-quarter earnings rose 30% despite weaker volumes affected by higher prices for its sweets. Last year's numbers also included special charges. Still the company said it expects full-year earnings to be ahead of Wall Street forecasts. In 2010, the Pennsylvania company said it expects earnings excluding items to rise 6% to 8%. The stock has a forward-looking price-to-earnings ratio of 16 and a current dividend yield of 3.1%.

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Cadbury to update investors tomorrow

Eric Buscemi — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 16:45:00 EST

Filed under: Rumors, Conventions and Conferences, Hershey Co (HSY), Wrigley, (Wm) Jr (WWY), Kraft Foods'A' (KFT)

Tomorrow morning, confectionary company Cadbury Schweppes plc (NYSE: CSG) will update its investors on a slate of issues that range from a spin-off of its U.S. drinks unit to taking austerity measures to cut costs. Cadbury is trying to recover from a salmonella scare last year, declines in its U.K. chocolate market share, and an increase in the cost of raw materials.

An overview of what could be discussed:

Sale of U.S. drinks business: The company is expected to announce a sale of its U.S. drinks business, which includes 7-Up and Snapple. The New York Times reported that it is currently unclear which bidder is in the lead for the unit - bids came from a group led by Cott, a consortium that included Thomas H. Lee Partners and TPG and a third consortium led by Blackstone Group and KKR. Other possible candidates for the unit could include The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) or Tootsie Roll Industries Inc (NYSE: TR), in a deal that could value the unit as high as $16B. Other sources believe Kraft Foods Inc (NYSE: KFT) and Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company (NYSE: WWY) could be potential bidders; Kraft, JP Morgan believes, would have an edge over Wrigley due to greater funding, flexibility and synergies.

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