PowerOptions WeBlog

Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) announced that its first quarter profit more than doubled. For the first quarter, which ended March 31, the company said its net earnings were $39.1 million, which amounts to $1.92 per share. During the same quarter a year ago, the company earned $17.1 million, or $0.85 per share. This was huge growth […]

Fast food giant McDonald’s (MCD) announced a 24% jump in first quarter profits for its January through March quarter. The company is one of several international businesses that have benefited from geographic diversity and the weak dollar, in light of US economic challenges.
The company, based on Oakbrook, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, said it earned […]

Houston based Mitchum Industries (MIND), a geophysical equipment maker, announced fourth quarter and annual 2008 record earnings results. The company smashed analyst estimates of 27 cents per share for its fourth quarter by earning 32 cents per share. Net income was $3.3, which smashed last year’s fourth quarter earnings of $730,000 and 7 cents per […]

New York based Paychex (PAYX) met Wall Street estimates by netting 39 cents per share during its fiscal 3rd quarter. Profits were up 13% for the quarter, which matched analyst expectations. The company, known as a payroll processor, is fast turning into a full service human resource specialist.
Revenue for its third quarter was $532.2 million, […]

San Jose based Adobe Systems Incorporated (ADBE) has seemed invincible to economic trouble as the company continues to operate with a steady resolve and constant ability to make money. As one of the earlier fiscal first quarter earnings announcers, the company helped inspire hope in the stock trading markets that some companies thrived during the […]

Blockbuster Video (BBI) has been generating a lot of business among stock research analysts as of late. The company recently reported a strong fourth quarter earnings season. Analysts had widely expected 17 cents per share profit for the company, and it beat those estimates with 18 cents per share earnings.
The leading contributor to the surprise […]

IBM has helped inspired strong equities buying the last couple days by announcing a strong outlook for its 2008 earnings as well as an increase in its stock repurchase program. Both of these announcements helping ignite stock trading as they gave the stock help from investors looking to be inspired. The strong earnings come in […]

SanDisk Corporation (SNDK), a Milpitas, California based company saw a huge fourth quarter profit boost. The company reported an income of $105.81 million for the fourth quarter, which amounts to 45 cents per share. The news was especially good for SanDisk who experienced a $35.14 million, 17 cents per share, loss during the fourth quarter […]

As the US nears a potential recession, many consumer markets have seen dwindling demand. Leading printer maker Lexmark International (LXK) has certainly not been unaffected by the market struggles. The Kentucky based company saw sales decline during the fourth quarter. Despite the sales drop. The company did manage to post a 10% growth in profits, […]

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. (AMTD) said its quarterly net income jumped 65% as volatile markets contributed to higher client trading, while the online broker also lifted its profit outlook.
The company said its fiscal first-quarter earnings rose to $240.8 million, or 40 cents a share, from $145.6 million, or 24 cents a share, a year earlier, […]